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    Home » Recipes » Cake and Cupcake Recipes

    Peanut Caramel Cupcakes

    Published: Mar 7, 2017 · Modified: Apr 20, 2019 by Emma Burton · This post may contain affiliate links · Leave a Comment

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    These Peanut Caramel Cupcakes are a soft and fluffy vanilla cupcake with a soft and gooey peanut caramel filling, topped with a peanut butter frosting. These cupcakes are soft, light and fluffy. They're sweet with hints of caramel and of course peanut. If you like peanut butter, these are for you!

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    For the cupcakes I used my trusty Vanilla Cupcakes recipe. I absolutely love this recipe as it always turns out light and fluffy vanilla cupcakes. I then wondered what it would be like if I added peanut butter to my caramel sauce. (I know it sounds weird but hear me out....).

    I made a batch of the caramel sauce and added the peanut butter hoping it would taste somewhat edible. Let me tell you, it's more than edible! I couldn't stop eating it! It tastes like  like a sweetened peanut butter with an undertone of rich caramel. Trust me when I say, you will love these!

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    These are then frosted with a creamy peanut butter frosting. The peanut butter helps balance out all the sweetness from the icing sugar to create a salty, sweet frosting that pairs beautifully with the gooey middle and soft, fluffy cupcake.

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    5 from 2 votes

    Peanut Caramel Cupcakes

    Soft and fluffy vanilla cupcake with a soft and gooey peanut caramel filling, topped with a peanut butter frosting.
    Prep Time30 minutes mins
    Cook Time15 minutes mins
    Total Time45 minutes mins
    Course: Dessert, Snack
    Cuisine: American
    Servings: 12 Cupcakes
    Calories: 476kcal
    Author: Emma Burton

    Ingredients

    Vanilla Cupcakes;

    • ½ Cup Butter, Softened (110g)
    • ½ Cup Caster Sugar (100g)
    • 2 Large Eggs
    • 1 and ½ Cups All Purpose Four (185g)
    • 1 and ½ teaspoon Baking Powder
    • 1 teaspoon Baking soda
    • ¼ teaspoon Salt
    • ¾ Cup Milk
    • 2 teaspoon - 1 Tbsp. Vanilla Extract, Depends on your personal tastes

    Peanut Caramel Filling;

    • ½ Cup Brown Sugar (110g)
    • ¼ Cup Butter, Melted (55g)
    • 3 Tbsp. Milk
    • ¼ Cup Peanut Butter (62g)

    Peanut Butter Frosting;

    • 2 Cups Icing Sugar (250g)
    • 2 Tbsp. Butter, Softened (20g.)
    • ⅓ Cup Peanut Butter (90g)
    • 2 Tbsp. Milk, Optional
    Metric - US Conventional

    Instructions

    Peanut Caramel Sauce;

    • Place the butter and brown sugar in a saucepan on a medium to high heat.
    • Once the butter has melted, add the milk and bring to the boil.
    • Boil for at least 2 minutes before removing from the heat.
    • Add in the peanut butter and stir until it is melted together.
    • Allow to cool while you make the vanilla cupcakes.
    • Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F) and line a muffin tray with cupcake cases.
    • Beat the butter and caster sugar together.
    • Add the eggs one at a time, beating in between each addition.
    • In a separate bowl mix the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt together.
    • Beginning and ending with the flour mixture, alternate adding the flour and milk to the butter mixture.
    • Once it is all combined add the vanilla extract and ensure it is mixed through.
    • Spoon in the mixture into the prepared cupcake cases and bake in the oven for around 15 minutes until the cupcakes spring back to the touch.
    • Allow to cool completely.

    For The Frosting;

    • Beat the butter and peanut butter together until smooth.
    • Add in the icing sugar half a cup at a time.
    • Add the milk if the mixture is too stiff to pipe or spread.
    • Fill the middle of each cupcake with some of the peanut caramel sauce.
    • Top each cupcake with the peanut butter frosting. You can do any design you wish or keep them simple like I did.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1Cupcake | Calories: 476kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 31g | Saturated Fat: 17g | Cholesterol: 94mg | Sodium: 458mg | Potassium: 137mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 47g | Vitamin A: 76IU | Calcium: 80mg | Iron: 1mg
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