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Spiced Chocolate Cupcakes with Caramel Buttercream

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Pillsbury Kitchens
Updated Aug 18, 2023
Bake-Off® Contest 45, 2012
Lori Falce
Osceola Mills, Pennsylvania
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Surprise! There's a cayenne kick hiding in these fudgy brownie cupcakes smothered in a delightful caramel and whipped cream frosting.

Spiced Chocolate Cupcakes with Caramel Buttercream

  • Prep Time 30 min
  • Total 1 hr 30 min
  • Ingredients 13
  • Servings 18
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Ingredients

  • 1 box Pillsbury™ Family Size Chocolate Fudge Brownie Mix
  • 2/3 cup Crisco® Pure Canola Oil
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 3/4 cup butter, softened
  • 3/4 cup caramel syrup
  • 3 cups powdered sugar
  • 1/4 cup heavy whipped cream, if desired*
  • 18 Hershey's® Mini Kisses® milk chocolates

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 350°F. Place paper baking cup in each of 18 regular-size muffin cups. In large bowl, stir brownie mix, oil, water, vanilla, cayenne and eggs 50 strokes with spoon. Divide batter evenly among cups. In small bowl, mix 2 teaspoons of the cinnamon and granulated sugar. Sprinkle evenly over batter in cups.
  • Step 
    2
    Bake 17 to 23 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes; remove from pans to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
  • Step 
    3
    In large bowl, beat butter, 1/2 cup of the caramel syrup and remaining 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Beat in powdered sugar until smooth. *For softer frosting, add whipping cream 1 tablespoon at a time for desired spreading consistency. Frost cupcakes; drizzle each with scant teaspoon caramel syrup. Top each cupcake with 1 milk chocolate candy. Store covered in refrigerator.

Nutrition

300 Calories
17g Total Fat
1g Protein
34g Total Carbohydrate
24g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
300
Calories from Fat
150
Total Fat
17g
26%
Saturated Fat
6g
30%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
50mg
17%
Sodium
120mg
5%
Potassium
15mg
0%
Total Carbohydrate
34g
11%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
24g
Protein
1g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
6%
6%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
0%
0%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 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 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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