Chocolate Salted Caramel Cupcakes

By taniaf

Top with dark chocolate frosting and sea salt., fill with salted caramel filling

Ingredients

• 1.5 cups flour
• 3/4 cup Dutch cocoa powder
• 1.5 cups sugar
• 1.5 tsp baking soda
• 3/4 tsp baking powder
• 3/4 tsp salt
• 2 eggs
• 3/4 cup buttermilk
• 3 tbsp veg oil
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 3/4 cup warm water
• salted caramel filling

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350. Line muffin tins with papers. Whisk together flour, cocoa, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Add eggs, buttermilk, oil, vanilla, and water. With a mixer, beat on low speed, until smooth and combined.
Scoop batter into cups, fill 2/3 full. Bake, 15 minutes. Let cool completely.
To finish, core center with a paring knife, spoon a few tsps warm filling into center, sprinkle with fleur de sel. Replace cone, top with chocolate frosting. Garnish with fleur de sel.