Chocolate Cupcakes with Salted Caramel Center Surprise
You can never have too many American recipes, so give Chocolate Cupcakes with Salted Caramel Center Surprise a try. This recipe serves 18. This recipe covers 3% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 282 calories, 3g of protein, and 8g of fat. It works well as an inexpensive dessert. A mixture of caramels, whipped chocolate ready-to-spread frosting, pretzel twists, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes.
Instructions
Place paper baking cup in each of 18 regular-size muffin cups. Make cake batter as directed on box. Fill muffin cups about 3/4 full.
Place caramel onto center of batter in each cup; press caramel into batter just until covered.
Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until tops spring back when touched lightly in center. Cool in pans 10 minutes; remove from pans to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
Place frosting in decorating bag fitted with round tip #2
Starting at outer edge of cupcakes, pipe frosting in spiral pattern, gradually elevating to a peak in center; garnish with pretzels.