Toasted Almond Cupcakes with Caramel Frosting

Name: Toasted Almond Cupcakes with Caramel Frosting
Prep time: 2 h 5 min
Cook time: 2 h 5 min
Total time: 2 h 5 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon almond extract; 355 milliliters sliced almonds; 237 milliliters packed brown sugar; 118 milliliters butter or margarine; 59 milliliters milk; 1 cup Baking; 473 milliliters powdered sugar; 1 box Betty white cake mix

Toasted Almond Cupcakes with Caramel Frosting might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe covers 5% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe makes 24 servings with 251 calories, 3g of protein, and 10g of fat each. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 2 hours and 5 minutes. This recipe is typical of American cuisine. If you have almond extract, baking cups, brown sugar, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

Heat oven to 350F (325F for dark or nonstick pans).

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Oven

Place Reynolds Baking Cups in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups. In shallow pan, toast almonds 6 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until golden brown. Cool 15 minutes. Reserve 1 cup almonds for garnish. In food processor, grind remaining almonds until finely ground.

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Almonds

Toast

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Food Processor

Muffin Liners

Frying Pan

In large bowl, beat cake mix, water, oil, whole eggs and almond extract with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, then on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Fold in ground almonds. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups.

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Almond Extract

Almond Meal

Egg

Cake Mix

Water

Cooking Oil

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Hand Mixer

Muffin Liners

Bowl

Bake and cool as directed on box for cupcakes.

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Cupcakes

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Oven

In 2-quart saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Stir in brown sugar.

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Brown Sugar

Butter

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Sauce Pan

Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Reduce heat to low; boil and stir 2 minutes. Stir in milk.

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Milk

Heat to boiling.

Remove from heat. Cool to lukewarm, about 30 minutes.

Gradually stir powdered sugar into brown sugar mixture.

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Powdered Sugar

Brown Sugar

Place saucepan of frosting in bowl of cold water. Beat with spoon until smooth and spreadable. If frosting becomes too stiff, stir in additional milk, 1 teaspoon at a time. Frost a few cupcakes at a time with 1 tablespoon frosting each; press reserved almonds lightly into frosting. Store loosely covered.

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Cupcakes

Frosting