Ultimate Salted Caramel Cupcakes

For salted caramel lovers only... brown sugar cupcakes are stuffed with caramel cream and topped with salted caramel frosting.

Ingredients

For the cupcakes:

• 2 cups all-purpose flour (be sure NOT to pack your flour)
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 cup whole milk
• 1/2 cup full-fat sour cream
• 1 stick unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
• 2 large eggs plus one large egg yolk, at room temperature
• 1/4 cup boiling hot water (should be very hot, and poured into measuring cup right after boiled)
• 1/2 cup thick, creamy caramel sauce (see post for references), optional

For the frosting:

• 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1 cup packed light brown sugar
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 and 1/4 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted

Decoration:

• 1/4 cup liquid caramel sauce, for drizzling, optional (see post for references)
• 1 teaspoon flaky sea salt
• 6 chewy caramel candies, cut in half (see post for references)

Instructions

For full instructions kindly visit bakerbynature.com.

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