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Chocolate Caramel Cupcake
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Chocolate Caramel Cupcake

Recipe by SMDifficulty: Easy
Servings

18

servings
Prep time

25

minutes
Cooking time

20

minutes

This chocolate cupcake is the perfect combination of sweet and salty! We like to call it our movie night cupcake as it has chocolate covered caramel pretzels and popcorn on top of the caramel buttercream frosting! Drizzled with more melted chocolate and caramel sauce.

Ingredients

  • Topping:

  • * 1 bag Hals New York Original Pretzels, crushed
    * 1 bag Hals New York Sweet & Salty popcorn
    * 1/4 cup semi sweet chocolate chips, melted
    * 1/4 cup caramel sauce

  • Caramel Buttercream:

  • * 2 sticks unsalted butter, softened
    * 4 cups powder sugar
    * 1/3 cup caramel sauce
    * 1 tbsp heavy cream

  • Chocolate Cupcake:

  • * 2Ā cups sugar
    * 1 2/3 cup flour
    * 2/3 cup cocoa powder
    * 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
    * 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
    * 1/4 tsp salt
    * 3/4Ā cup milk
    * 1/2 cup vegetable oil
    * 1 tsp vanilla extract
    * 1/2 cup boiling water

  • Filling:

  • * 1/2 cup semi sweet chocolate chips, melted

Directions

  • In a medium bowl combine pretzels and popcorn. Set aside. In a small bowl melt chocolate chips. In two pipping bags put caramel sauce in one and chocolate sauce in the other. Drizzle both sauces over crushed pretzels and popcorn to liking and mix together. Set aside.
  • Make buttercream by beating butter for 2 minutes till fluffy. Add powder sugar and mix together. Add caramel sauce and heavy cream, and whip till smooth. Place in a piping bag and put in fridge while making the cupcakes.
  • Make cupcakes by combining all dry ingredients in a stand-in mixing bowl. Add all wet ingredients to the bowl one at a time, reserving boiling water till the end. Mix together till smooth. Add boiling water and mix for another minute. Fill lined cupcake pan about 3/4 way full. Bake for 20 minutes. Remove from oven and put on cooling rack for 45 minutes. Take frosting out of the fridge.
  • While cupcakes are cooling, melt chocolate chips in a small bowl for the center of the cupcake. Add to a piping bag. Scoop out small hole in center of the cupcakes and fill with chocolate. Pipe frosting on top. Add chocolate caramel pretzels and popcorn to the top of each cupcake and enjoy!

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