Description
Indulge in the decadent delight of Irresistible Salted Caramel Lava Cupcakes. These moist chocolate cupcakes hide a gooey salted caramel surprise inside and are topped with a luscious chocolate ganache frosting. Perfect for satisfying your sweet cravings!
Ingredients
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Dry Ingredients:
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
Wet Ingredients:
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup buttermilk
- ½ cup hot water
Additional:
- 12 soft caramel candies or ½ cup thick salted caramel sauce
- ½ teaspoon flaky sea salt
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat and Prepare: Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a muffin pan. Whisk dry ingredients together in a bowl.
- Mix Batter: Cream butter and sugar, add eggs and vanilla. Alternate mixing dry ingredients and buttermilk into the batter.
- Fill Cupcake Liners: Fill liners halfway, add caramel, then cover with batter. Bake for 18–20 minutes.
- Make Ganache: Heat cream, pour over chocolate chips, stir until smooth. Chill, then beat with powdered sugar.
- Frost Cupcakes: Frost cooled cupcakes with ganache and drizzle with extra salted caramel.
Notes
- Use store-bought or homemade salted caramel sauce.
- Cupcakes can be made in advance and stored airtight.
- For an extra treat, serve warm with vanilla ice cream.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 360
- Sugar: 34 g
- Sodium: 210 mg
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 48 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 55 mg
