TEXAS CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES

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"My husband remembers his mother making "little black cupcakes with caramel icing." I never thought caramel icing would taste good on chocolate cucpakes, boy, was I wrong. His mother passed down this recipe to me. It's to die for!" Submitted to Taste of Home by Cathy Bodkins

Provided by Courtly

Categories     Dessert

Time 45m

Yield 2 dozen, 24 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 15

2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 cup baking cocoa
1 cup water
1 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup butter, cubed
2 eggs
1/3 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup butter, cubed
1/4 cup milk
2 -2 1/4 cups confectioners' sugar

Steps:

  • In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, sugar, salt and baking soda. In a large saucepan over medium heat, bring cocoa, water, oil and butter to a boil. Gradually add to dry ingredients; mix well. Combine eggs, buttermilk and vanilla; gradully add to batter and mix well (batter will be very thin).
  • Fill paper lined muffin cups three-fourths full. Bake at 350 for 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
  • For icing, in a heavy saucepan, combine the brown sugar, butter and milk. Cook and stir over low heat until sugar is dissolved. Increase heat to medium. Do not stir. Cook for 3-6 minutes or until bubbles form in center of mixture and syrup turns to amber. Remove from the heat; transfer to a small mixing bowl. Cool to room temperature. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar. Spread over cupcakes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 335.6, Fat 17.5, SaturatedFat 6.3, Cholesterol 38.5, Sodium 192.5, Carbohydrate 44.3, Fiber 0.6, Sugar 35.5, Protein 2

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