Top your favorite Chocolate Cupcakes with some sweet Caramel Toffee Frosting! Bring these to your next bake sale or bbq and I bet they will be gone quickly!
I go through stretches of making lots of cupcakes, then months of no cupcakes ever.
Does anyone else have dessert swings like me?
Some months we eat cookies every night. Some months it’s all about rice krispie treats. And some months I seem to make a lot of cupcakes.
One thing is pretty constant. My favorite chocolate cupcake recipe as the base. I’ve tried lots of different versions, but why change something delicious? These don’t dome up like a traditional boxed mix…instead they keep a pretty flat top. Which is fine since I like to pile on the frosting!
I made this recipe months ago. My daughter was having her birthday party and she wanted some cupcakes (of course)! I tend to try out new recipes in situations like this. I made a batch of my favorite chocolate cupcake recipe. Then I made two flavors of frosting. The first was this Butterfinger frosting (YUM). And the second was this creamy caramel frosting topped with toffee and chocolate chips!
And that is today’s recipe. I added caramel sauce (I used caramel ice cream topping) to my standard buttercream frosting. Once piped high onto the cupcakes, I added some Heath toffee bits and mini chocolate chips!
Then I decided they needed more caramel. Cause more caramel is ALWAYS a good idea!
I think you might want to make these for your next potluck. I’m pretty sure that your friends and family will thank you. With their mouths full of cupcakes!
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Chocolate Cupcakes {Caramel Toffee Frosting}
Ingredients
- ½ batch [chocolate cupcake recipe], prepared and cooled
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- 3 Tbsp caramel sauce (I use caramel ice cream topping)
- 1 Tbsp milk
- 2 cup powdered sugar
- 2 Tbsp Heath toffee bits
- 2 Tbsp mini chocolate chips
- caramel sauce, for garnish
Instructions
- Prepare and cool chocolate cupcakes according to [directions].
- In a large mixing bowl, beat butter, 3 Tbsp caramel sauce, milk and powdered sugar on medium high speed for about 4 minutes, until light and fluffy. Pipe onto cooled cupcakes.
- Top immediately with toffee bits and mini chocolate chips. Add a drizzle of caramel if desired.
I love everything about these cupcakes! 🙂 Next time we get together you have to bring me a dozen(or 2!) of these!!
I’m loving the term “dessert swings.” Yes, I’m always craving one thing every single night for at least a week. These cupcakes look so good.
Thank you Jennie 🙂
I’M CUHRAAAZY about these cupcakes-esp. that frosting!!!!!
Caramel, toffee and chocolate — this flavor trio can do no wrong! Pinned.
Wow gorgeous! Love these pretty cupcakes. Anything with caramel, toffee and chocolate has my vote!
Thank you so much!!
Oh my gosh I LOVE toffee! And that drizzle…yum! These cupcakes are total perfection Aimee! Pinning, sharing, stumbling, loving!
Thanks for all the sharing Trish!!!