Bulldog Cupcakes

Name: Bulldog Cupcakes
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 caramels; 1 teaspoon dark chocolate frosting; 1 vanilla cupcake with vanilla frosting; 1 small chocolate candy, sugar pearl, or chewy chocolate candy (such as Tootsie Rolls); 59 milliliters additional vanilla frosting for decorating

You can never have too many dessert recipes, so give Bulldog Cupcakes a try. This recipe covers 5% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains about 4g of protein, 19g of fat, and a total of 568 calories. This recipe serves 1. Head to the store and pick up additional vanilla frosting, vanilla cupcake, chocolate frosting, and a few other things to make it today. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free diet. This recipe is typical of American cuisine. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Add a thin layer of vanilla frosting to the top of the whole cupcake.

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Vanilla Frosting

Cupcakes

Place 2 caramels in a microwave-safe dish and Microwave on HIGH 2-3 seconds or until softened. Press caramels together and roll between the palms of hands to form into a ball.

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Caramel Candy

Roll

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Microwave

Roll or press out the caramel ball into a 1/8-inch in thickness on wax or parchment paper.

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Caramel

Roll

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Baking Paper

Cut out a circle using a 2 -inch round cutter, reserving excess caramel.

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Caramel

Place caramel circle on top of the cupcake to cover the entire top surface.

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Caramel

Cupcakes

Using a knife or tear drop-shaped cutter, cut 2 small triangular ears from the excess unused-rolled caramel.

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Caramel

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Knife

Place one ear at 11 oclock and the other at 1 oclock, and fold them inward, over the caramel circle that covers the cupcake.

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Caramel

Cupcakes

Fit a piping bag with a #12 tip. Fill with vanilla frosting. Pipe a round disk, the size of a quarter, on the bottom of the frosted cupcake near the 6 oclock position. (This can also be done with a small spatula.)

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Vanilla Frosting

Cupcakes

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Spatula

Place 2 caramels in a microwave-safe dish and Microwave on HIGH 2-3 seconds or until softened. Press together and roll between the palms of hands to form into a ball, then into a rope the length of the cupcakes diameter. Shape into a boomerang or a C and place upside down on the cupcake. The center of the rope should line up with the center of the cupcake and the two sides should arch downward.

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Caramel Candy

Cupcakes

Roll

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Microwave

Fill a small piping bag with dark chocolate frosting. Use a #2 or 3 tip and pipe 2 dots of dark chocolate frosting for the eyes or add mini candies, if preferred. Pipe eyebrows above the eyes.

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Chocolate Frosting