I woke up this morning to a clean and fruit-fly-free kitchen but didn't muster the energy to bake until early evening.
Nevertheless, I finished a couple hours under the wire...
Ta-da! Martha's Chocolate Salted-Caramel Cupcakes.
The verdict from the two tasters so far (husband and me) is that they are very good. Very rich so as someone else commented, the minis may be the way to go (I made standard cupcakes). I had about two while in the process of baking/decorating and now feel pretty gross. And from someone who can usually down a staggering amount of sweets, that's saying something.
Deviating from the minis, I had to keep spooning caramel into the cakes before it seemed it was actually filling the holes created for the caramel.
I did have some extra caramel and since I was losing steam, I made a chocolate ganache icing and put some of the extra caramel in the middles to "level" the tops off.
Overall, I would make again. I could see this being a nice fall/winter cupcake. My favorite part was the caramel, so maybe I can just make a big batch of that? :-)
A big batch of caramel would be a great thing to have hanging around! Great job on getting the cupcakes done. They look good!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite part was the caramel, too! It was such fun to make that...like magic! I am not a chocolate fan (but my guys are), so I saved a little of that caramel just for me, yes, I did.
ReplyDeleteLove your photos! LOL on the foil wrapper comment you left for me...I checked all ingredients but forgot to check for that size cupcake wrapper so all I had was the foil ones left over from a 25th anniversary party a few years back, so HAD to go with that as it was late at night. Happy you enjoyed seeing them! Oh, and I must remember to add those to my list...more mini cupcake wrappers, something other than foil! I have a ton of those! :-)
Lovely cupcakes, glad you made it in time. The salted caramel is so good, isn't it? I had some left over and saving it for later to eat, preferably with a big spoon. :)
ReplyDeleteThe caramel was fun to make and I had a TON extra! Contemplating what to do with it....!
ReplyDeleteI had a ton of extra caramel too but I just left it sitting in the pot, which resulted in a huge mess :) Your cupcakes look terrific! I definitely agree that minis are the way to go with these as they are quite rich!
ReplyDeleteAs a member of the test kitchen I can attest to these cupcakes deliciousity...best enjoyed while still warm!
ReplyDeleteYour cupcakes look great! I didnt have luck with the caramel but i went ahead anyway.
ReplyDeleteWOW! Awesome awesome awesome cupcakes! The caramel sauce is killing me!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for baking along with me this month!
I am definitely looking forward to your "random acts" of cupcake creations in the future!
Fantastic job!
These cupcakes look amazing!
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