Salt caramel chocolate and toffee what more could you ask for?
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Salted Carmel Chocolate Cupcakes
2014-09-01 17:23:02
Salt caramel chocolate and toffee what more could you ask for?
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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size
4136g
Amount Per Serving
Calories 19377
Calories from Fat 12493
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 1421g
2186%
Saturated Fat 628g
3140%
Trans Fat 53g
Polyunsaturated Fat 202g
Monounsaturated Fat 492g
Cholesterol 3278mg
1093%
Sodium 9400mg
392%
Total Carbohydrates 1652g
551%
Dietary Fiber 76g
306%
Sugars 1189g
Protein 148g
Vitamin A
481%
Vitamin C
144%
Calcium
104%
Iron
376%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
What you need
- 1 box of Duncan Hines Classic Devil's Food Cake Mix
- 1 cup of butter milk
- 1/2 cup of vegetable oil
- 4 eggs
For the chocolate frosting
- 6 ounces semisweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
- 2 sticks (1/2 pound) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup plus 1 tablespoon confectioners’ sugar, sifted
For the caramel frosting
- 5 large egg whites
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 lb unsalted butter, chopped and softened
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 1/3 cup caramel sauce
For the decorations
- 2 cups of of Heath Bar Chips
- Heath Bar Miniatures, cut in half
- kosher salt
To make the chocolate cupcakes
- Preheat the oven to 350
- Line the muffin cups with paper liners
- Put the cake mix in your mixing bowl
- Add in the buttermilk, vegetable, oil, and eggs
- Beat until moistened – about 30 seconds
- Increase the speed to high and beat until thick – about another 2 mins
- Fold the heath bar into the batter
- Spoon the mix into the liners filling the cups about 2/3 of the way to the top.
- Bake for 15-20 mins – until a toothpick poked into the cupcake centers comes out clean.
- Remove the cupcakes from the baking plans and allow to cool completely before frosting.
To make the chocolate frosting
- In a microwave-safe bowl, heat the chocolate at high power in 30-second intervals, stirring, until most of the chocolate is melted.
- Stir until completely melted, then set aside to cool to room temperature.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle, beat the butter at medium speed until pale and fluffy.
- Add the egg yolk and vanilla and beat for 1 minute, scraping down the side of the bowl.
- At low speed, slowly beat in the confectioners’ sugar, about 1 minute.
To make the Carmel frosting
- Combine egg whites and sugar in a bowl placed over simmering water.
- Bring mixture to 150ºF while whisking constantly.
- Transfer egg mixture to stand mixer bowl fitted with a whisk attachment and beat on medium speed until mixture cools and doubles in volume.
- Add butter one piece at a time, mixing to incorporate after each addition.
- The mixture may appear to be almost curdled.
- Keep mixing and the icing will become even and smooth again.
- Add salt and vanilla and mix to combine.
- Mix in caramel sauce.
To decorate the cupcakes
- Frost the cupcakes with the chocolate frosting
- Roll the edges of the cupcake in the heath bar
- Put the Carmel frosting in a piping bag and add a small mound on top of the chocolate frosting
- Add a large piece heath of on the top
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