Cream Soda Toffee Cupcakes
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 12 teaspoons baking powder
- 12 teaspoon baking soda
- 12 cup butter, softened
- 34 cup granulated sugar
- 14 cup packed brown sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 tablespoon molasses
- 1 12 teaspoons vanilla
- 12 cup buttermilk
- 12 cup cream soda (not diet)
- 34 cup toffee pieces
- brown butter frosting
- Preheat oven to 350F Line eighteen 2-1/2-inch muffin cups with paper bake cups; set aside.
- Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and 1/4 teaspoon salt; set aside.
- In large bowl beat butter with electric mixer on medium to high 30 seconds.
- Add sugars; beat until well combined.
- Beat in eggs, one at a time, on low until combined.
- Beat in molasses and vanilla.
- Alternately add flour mixture, buttermilk, and cream soda to butter mixture, beating on low speed after each addition until combined.
- Stir in 1/2 cup of the toffee.
- Fill cups 3/4 full.
- Bake about 18 minutes or until tops spring back when lightly touched.
- Cool in pans on racks 5 minutes.
- Remove from pans; cool.
- Frost; top with remaining toffee.
- Makes 18 cupcakes.
- Brown Butter Frosting: For brown butter, in saucepan heat 1/4 cup butter over medium-low heat until lightly browned, about 8 minutes; cool.
- In bowl beat 1/4 cup softened butter with mixer on medium 30 seconds.
- Add cooled brown butter; beat until combined.
- Add 2 cups powdered sugar, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla, 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg, and dash salt.
- Beat in 1 to 2 tablespoons buttermilk until spreadable.
- Use immediately.
- If frosting begins to set up, stir in a small amount of boiling water.
- Makes 1 1/4 cups frosting.
flour, baking powder, baking soda, butter, sugar, brown sugar, eggs, molasses, vanilla, buttermilk, cream soda, toffee, brown butter
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/cream-soda-toffee-cupcakes-365808 (may not work)