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Soft, fluffy Cinnamon Cupcakes are a effective treat. Topped with a easy to make Salted Caramel Frosting, these are going to be a certain hit at your subsequent gathering.



Ingredients

  • FOR THE CINNAMON CUPCAKES
  • 165 g (1 1⁄4 cups / 5.8oz) plain (all-purp) flour
  • 25 g (0.9oz) corn flour (cornstarch)
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 2 teaspoon flooring cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 cup (150g / 5.3oz) faded brown sugar, packed
  • 115 g (1/2 cup / 1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
  • 2 huge eggs, room temp
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk, room temp
  • FOR THE SALTED CARAMEL SAUCE
  • 125 g (4.4oz) chewy caramels (notes)
  • 1/4 cup cream
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • FOR THE SALTED CARAMEL FROSTING
  • 170 g (3/4 cup / 1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar (notes)
  • 3/4 teaspoon natural vanilla extract
  • 1 3/4 cups icing (powdered / confectioners) sugar, sifted
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

Instructions

  • FOR THE CINNAMON CUPCAKES
  • Preheat the oven to 180C / 350F / 160C fan forced. Line 10 holes of a muffin tin with cupcake liners.
  • In a medium bowl, sift collectively the flour, cornflour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt and blend well.
  • In a stand mixer or with a hand held beater on low speed, beat the butter and sugar till very faded and fluffy (2 minutes ought to do) scraping down the facets of the bowl a pair of occasions during.
  • Add the eggs one at time, beating effectively between each. Scrape down the facets again, upload the vanilla beat for one more minute.
  • Switch to a spatula and fold via one third of the flour combination being cautious to now not overmix.
  • Add a half of the buttermilk till simply mixed through. Repeat flour, milk, final of the flour every time blending till simply simply combined.
  • Fill paper instances about ¾ full. Bake for round 20 minutes or till a toothpick comes out clean.
  • Remove from the oven and enable them to cool for 5 minutes earlier than elimination from the pans and setting them on cooling racks.
  • FOR THE EASY SALTED CARAMEL
  • Place the unwrapped caramels and cream in a saucepan over very low heat. Heat, stirring, till the caramels melt and the combination is smooth. Add the salt and stir through. Allow to cool earlier than using.
  • FOR THE SALTED CARAMEL FROSTING
  • Beat the butter, most of the cooled salted caramel sauce (reserving ¼ cup) and the brown sugar. Beat till absolutely combined, lightened and creamy.
  • Add the vanilla and beat via then upload the icing sugar ½ cup at a time till absolutely combined. Beat on medium excessive for about 2 minutes till delicate and fluffy. Add the added salt and beat through.
  • Pipe or unfold your frosting onto the cupcakes then make a bit divot within the higher with a spoon. Pour a bit of the remainder salted caramel sauce into every divot.
  • Notes
  • I use a average Australian 20ml tablespoon (= four teaspoons worldwide)
  • For finest results, you ought to all the time weigh meals like flour and sugar. Kitchen scales are relatively low cost but within the event you can’t weigh the ingredients, use the spoon and stage methodology (don’t scoop).
  • I use corn starch loads in my baking. Cake flour is a combination of all-purpose and cornstarch but in Australia isn't so with no problems available. I use this combo in my recipes loads rather of utilizing cake flour.
  • I use Werther's Chewy Caramels in my easy caramel sauce.
  • Dont have buttermilk? Just combine 1/2 cup milk with 2 teaspoons of vinegar.
  • Want to fill the cupcakes with caramel too? Make double the volume of caramel and use a cupcake corer to chop a gap within the higher of every cupcake to fill.
  • TOOLS USED IN THIS RECIPE
  • I use these silicone muffin trays as I just like the form they supply my cupcakes
  • A hand held beater or stand mixer
  • I use a medium ice cream scoop to assist portion out the batter. 

Born out of a love of cupcakes, churros, salted caramel – and the desperate have to someway have all of them at as soon as – these Cinnamon Cupcakes with their Salted Caramel Frosting are everything I’d hoped for.

Before I began baking my very own cupcakes, hubby and I used to purchase them from a bit cupcake retailer close to home. I’d progressively opt for the salted caramel model because, well, salted caramel (my love runs deep).

OTHER RECIPES YOU MIGHT LIKE
– Salted Caramel Chocolate Cupcakes
– Salted Caramel Fudge
– Cinnamon Baked Cake Donuts with Brown Butter Icing
– Baked Salted Caramel Cheesecake

HOW TO MAKE A MOIST AND FLUFFY CUPCAKE
After a while, we began noticing the criteria at that retailer dropping. The frosting grew to become difficult and tasted old, the cupcakes have been dry and dense. I figured there was simply one factor to do – make my own. These Cinnamon Cupcakes have been one in every of the primary recipes I created and they're truly the faded and fluffy mini handfuls of cake a cupcake desires to be.

There are a number of little ideas to creating cupcakes moist and fluffy
Buttermilk – I usually use buttermilk in my muffins and cupcakes because it tends to maintain the crumb moist and tender (see substitutions below).
Brown sugar – Brown sugar facilitates to maintain muffins moist. Sometimes, I’ll use edge brown sugar and edge white sugar in my baking. These cupcakes use simply brown sugar to maintain them added moist
Corn flour / Cornstarch – I use corn flour loads in my baking because it facilitates to present a softer, fluffier cease result. It would possibly appear strange however it surely surely truly isn’t. Cake flour is a combination of plain or all-purpose flour and corn flour / cornstarch. I simply have restricted pantry area so I make my very own cake flour by utilizing a blend of the NULL ingredients. Also, cake flour is so with no problems reachable in all place.
The creaming methodology – it’s very essential that, whilst a recipe tells you to beat collectively butter and sugar till very faded and fluffy, to do it. This creates air which in turn creates a softer, fluffier cupcake.
Don’t overmix – Once you soar including flour on your batter, you desire to do the reverse of the above and blend it as low as possible. Just till the flour is incorporated. Too loads blending effects in glutens growing and making muffins dense and tough.
A photograph with a cinnamon cupcake cut open displaying the centre

HOW TO MAKE CINNAMON CUPCAKES FROM SCRATCH
Let’s get down to industry here. Start by creaming or beating your butter and sugar till very light. Don’t skimp in this step and make certain to scrape down the bowl a pair of occasions throughout this step. Two minutes ought to get you a nice result. Add the egg one at a time (photo 1), beating effectively after every one.

Whisk collectively the dry meals so they're effectively mixed then upload one third to the butter and egg combination (photo 2). Just fold this through. This is the place you desire to change to a spatula and fold till the combination is simply incorporated. Once flour is going within the blending ought to be stored to a minimum.

Bowls of cupcake batter. One including the egg, the unique including flour
Now upload half the milk and simply blend via and repeat this step by step folding with the remainder flour and milk (photo 3). You ought to have a espresso colored but quite thick batter (photo 4).

Showing blending collectively the batter for cinnamon cupcakes
This batter is sufficient for 10 cupcakes, so divide it calmly amongst your cupcake liners in a muffin tray. Cupcake liners can come in unique sizes so the fundamental rule of thumb proper the following is to fill them to about ¾ complete (photo 5). The cupcakes bake for round 20 minutes but you'll be able to experiment them with a toothpick. When it comes out with a crumb or NULL clinging to it, they're done.

HOW TO MAKE EASY CARAMEL SAUCE
This is a truly easy option to make my salted caramel sauce. Yes, it’s dishonest but I’m ok with that. It tremendous quick, tremendous easy, anybody can do it and there might also just be simply now not any pesky problem with crystallisation like a vintage caramel sauce.

Just take NULL meals – retailer offered chewy caramels (I use the Werther’s Chewy Caramels) and a few cream. Mix them collectively in a saucepan over very low warmth (photo 6) till you've got a sleek caramel sauce (photo 7). Add the salt and it’s done.

RECIPE FOR SALTED CARAMEL FROSTING
This can also be a easy recipe as it's simply a variation on a ordinary buttercream. There is a bit brown sugar introduced proper the following for color and caramel flavour as effectively as that superb caramel sauce you simply made. Mix these with some butter, icing sugar, vanilla and salt and you've got a deliciously easy Salted Caramel Frosting.

SUBSTITUTIONS
Buttermilk – don’t have buttermilk on hand? For this recipe you'll be able to exchange with steady milk but you'll be able to make your individual buttermilk. Just upload 2 teaspoons of vinegar to steady milk and supply it a stir. It would possibly separate a bit but that’s simply fine.
Caramel centre – If you’d like a caramel centre like my Salted Caramel Chocolate Cupcakes, make double the volume of salted caramel sauce, then use a cupcake corer to chop a gap within the higher of every cupcake and pour a bit caramel into every one.

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Birdseye view of cinnamon cupcake on a marble plate with caramel sauce on higher of each
Do you like churros? Do you like cinnamon doughnuts? Do you like cupcakes? Do you like salted caramel? Yes. Then, friend, you're within the proper place. These Cinnamon Cupcakes with Salted Caramel Frosting are all of those issues and added in a single tremendous tasty little package. You’ll be the envy of the celebration whilst you deliver these infants along.

OTHER RECIPES YOU MIGHT LIKE
– Salted Caramel Chocolate Cupcakes
– Salted Caramel Fudge
– Cinnamon Baked Cake Donuts with Brown Butter Icing
– Baked Salted Caramel Cheesecake

CINNAMON CUPCAKES WITH SALTED CARAMEL FROSTING
Soft, fluffy Cinnamon Cupcakes are a effective treat. Topped with a easy to make Salted Caramel Frosting, these are going to be a certain hit at your subsequent gathering.
Course: Afternoon Tea, Dessert, Snack, SweetsCuisine: cupcakesKeyword: cinnamon cupcakes, salted caramel frosting