Chocolate Salted Caramel Cupcakes

This super delicious cupcake speaks for its self!! Starting from the chocolaty cupcakes enhanced with a hint of coffee and ending With the velvety caramel sauce and the airy butter cream topped with a pinch of sea salt, for a subtle taste yet it also helps with all of the sweetness all the other components add to the cupcakes.

This are the perfect combination, Add a scoop of vanilla ice cream and you've  got yourself a well rounded desert. I also find this desert great for a romantic party of two :) just add a dash or two of Bourbon or Hennessy to the caramel sauce and your partner will sure to be impress!! 

{For the cupcake}

• 1 1/2 cups a/p flour
• 2/3 cup cocoa powder (Hershey's brand preferred)
• 1 1/3 cups sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 eggs 
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 2/3 cup milk
• 2/3 hot coffee 

Step.1

Sift the flour, coco powder,sugar, baking soda, baking powder and salt in a large bowl.

Step.2

Whisk in the vanilla, eggs one at a time, oil, milk and coffee making sure you add the hot coffee last. Mix well and pour in muffin tin lined with paper liners. Bake for 15 minutes in a 350 degrees preheated oven. 

{For the frosting}

• 2 sticks butter 
• 2 cups powder sugar 
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract

Whip the butter till light and fluffy. Add the powder sugar and vanilla. Mix till well combined.

{For the caramel sauce}

• 1 cup sugar 
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1/3 cup cold unsalted butter 
• 4 tablespoon water 
• 1/4 sea salt 

Step.1
Add the water and sugar to a heavy bottom sauce pan. Let the sugar dissolved and bubble till a golden brown.

Step.2
Add the butter and stir around till melted.

Step.3
Add the cream and mix for a few minutes. The sauce will have a very loose consistency as it gets cool it will get thicker. Store in a air tight container. Frost the cupcakes drizzle with sauce and top with a small pinch of sea salt. I also served mines with a good quality vanilla ice cream. enjoy.