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Chocolate-Caramel Crumb Cupcakes

Pillsbury Kitchens
Updated Aug 18, 2023
Bake-Off® Contest 44, 2010
Carole Holt
Mendota Heights, Minnesota
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One bite, and you'll taste the surprising creamy caramel filling in these lusciously rich cupcakes.

Chocolate-Caramel Crumb Cupcakes

  • Prep Time 30 min
  • Total 1 hr 15 min
  • Ingredients 12
  • Servings 18
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Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup caramel ice cream topping
  • 4 oz cream cheese (half of 8-oz package), softened
  • 1 box Pillsbury™ Chocolate Fudge Brownie Mix
  • 1/4 cup baking cocoa
  • 2/3 cup mini chips semi-sweet chocolate
  • 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans
  • 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/3 cup Crisco® Pure Canola Oil
  • 1/3 cup sour cream
  • 3 eggs

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 350°F. Place paper baking cup in each of 18 regular-size muffin cups (2 3/4x1 1/4 inches). In small bowl, beat caramel topping and cream cheese with wire whisk until smooth; set aside.
  • Step 
    2
    In large bowl, stir together brownie mix, cocoa and chocolate chips. Remove 2/3 cup brownie mixture to another small bowl; stir in 1/4 cup brown sugar, butter and pecans until crumbly.
  • Step 
    3
    To remaining brownie mixture, add 1/3 cup brown sugar, oil, sour cream and eggs; stir 50 strokes with spoon. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups. Spoon about 1 tablespoon caramel mixture onto center of batter in each cup. Sprinkle crumb mixture evenly over tops.
  • Step 
    4
    Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted near edge comes out almost clean (center will be soft). Cool in pan 5 minutes; remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool 10 minutes. Serve warm or cool. Store covered in refrigerator.

Nutrition

290 Calories
15g Total Fat
3g Protein
35g Total Carbohydrate
26g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Cupcake
Calories
290
Calories from Fat
130
Total Fat
15g
23%
Saturated Fat
4 1/2g
22%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
40mg
14%
Sodium
140mg
6%
Potassium
80mg
2%
Total Carbohydrate
35g
12%
Dietary Fiber
1g
5%
Sugars
26g
Protein
3g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
4%
4%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
2%
2%
Iron
6%
6%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 3 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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