Caramel Filled Chocolate Cupcakes with Chocolate Buttercream
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This recipe was developed for Babble.com
Yield: Serves 6
Caramel Filled Chocolate Cupcakes with Chocolate Buttercream
Ingredients:
For the cake
1 package devil’s food cake cake mix
1 box cook and serve chocolate pudding mix
all ingredients for the cake mix plus one extra egg
1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
For the Frosting
2 sticks butter, softened
3/4 cup cocoa powder
1 lb or 4 cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 – 3 tablespoons milk
For Garnish
shaved semi-sweet baking chocolate (I used a cheese grater on my chocolate bar)
For the filling
Caramel Syrup
Directions:
1. Mix cake mix according to package directions, adding the pudding mix and the extra egg. Before pouring batter into cupcake liners fold in chocolate chips. Cook in cupcake liners according to package directions.
2. Let cupcakes cool, then fill with caramel syrup as shown in the directions below in the slide show.