Description
Turtle Chocolate Cupcakes with caramel, pecans, and rich chocolate frosting.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 1 cup pecans
- 2 cups sugar
- ¾ cup butter
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 2 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 teaspoons salt
- flour
- cocoa powder
- eggs
- buttermilk
- cream cheese
- powdered sugar
- chocolate chips
Instructions
- Toast pecans
- Make caramel
- Prepare batter
- Bake cupcakes
- Fill with caramel
- Make frosting
- Frost cupcakes
Notes
- Use room temperature ingredients
- Do not burn caramel
- Cool before frosting
- Prep Time: 60 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 38
- Sodium: 210
- Fat: 24
- Saturated Fat: 14
- Unsaturated Fat: 8
- Trans Fat: 1
- Carbohydrates: 52
- Fiber: 3
- Protein: 5
- Cholesterol: 65