Almond Cupcake with Salted Caramel Buttercream Frosting

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Description

A delicious cupcake with a to-die-for frosting! I came up with this for my friend’s wedding–she wanted something different for her wedding cake (cupcakes). It turned out so good that I had to share!

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 ¾ teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • ½ cup margarine, softened
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon almond extract
  • ¾ cup whole milk
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • ½ cup margarine
  • 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • ½ cup heavy cream, or as needed
  • 1 pinch salt
  • ¾ cup salted butter, softened
  • 2 cups confectioners’ sugar, sifted

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 12 cupcake cups with paper liners. In a bowl
  2. whisk together the flour and baking powder.
  3. In a mixing bowl
  4. thoroughly cream together the sugar and 1/2 cup of margarine until very well blended. Beat in the eggs
  5. one at a time
  6. until thoroughly combined
  7. and stir in the vanilla and almond extracts. Gradually beat in the flour mixture
  8. alternating with the milk
  9. in several additions. Spoon the batter into the prepared cupcake cups
  10. filling them about 2/3 full.
  11. Bake the cupcakes in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean
  12. 20 to 25 minutes.
  13. To make caramel
  14. Place the brown sugar
  15. 1/2 cup margarine
  16. corn syrup
  17. and vanilla into a large saucepan over medium heat
  18. and bring the mixture to a boil. Reduce heat
  19. and simmer until thickened
  20. 3 to 4 minutes; remove from heat and allow to cool to warm (not hot) temperature. Add the cream
  21. a little at a time
  22. until the caramel has the consistency of honey. Mix in the pinch of salt
  23. and allow to cool to room temperature.
  24. Beat the salted butter with confectioners’ sugar in a bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until the mixture is fluffy; slowly add and beat in the caramel
  25. a tablespoon at a time
  26. beating until the frosting is smooth.

Prep Time: 30 mins

Cook Time: 25 mins

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins

Servings: 12

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