Dulce De Leche Cupcakes

Submitted by Stephanie Y.

"I love dulce de leche! From Raley's Something Extra."

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Yields: 9 cupcakes

ingredients

• Cupcakes

• 1⁄4 cup butter, at room temperature
• 2⁄3 cup brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1⁄3 cup milk
• 1 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 cup toffee pieces

• Frosting

• 1⁄3 cup brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons heavy cream
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1⁄3 cup confectioners' sugar

directions

1. To prepare cupcakes: preheat oven to 350°F Line 9 muffin cups with paper liners. Beat butter and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer until light and creamy. Add eggs and milk, then beat on medium-high speed for two minutes. Add flour, baking soda and salt; beat for an additional minute. Stir in toffee bits. Spoon into prepared tins and bake for 18 to 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove from tins while still slightly warm.
2. Frosting: While cupcakes are baking, combine brown sugar, cream and butter in a heavy saucepan to prepare frosting. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring constantly. Continue boiling without stirring for one minute. Transfer to a mixing bowl and let cool for about 20 minutes. Beat in powdered sugar with an electric mixer until smooth; spread onto cooled cupcakes.

Reviews

[Jonathan Melendez]

Perfect cupcakes! The brown sugar in both the frosting and the cake really do make them taste like dulce de leche. Loved the toffee pieces in it as well!

 

[Marie C.]

I had to adjustthe recipe to gluten free and made them today, they are soo delicious! I'll add to my menu at my restaurant & bakery?

 

[pennywhistle]

I made a few adaptations that really made this great! First I made my own dulce de leche by boiling a can of sweetened condensed milk for 3 hours. I used the dulce de leche in place of the toffee pieces in the batter -- it made the batter a little more runny, but it made a very moist cake. For the frosting, I halved the amount of brown sugar and substituted the rest of the dulce de leche, and then added more confectioner's sugar to taste. You really get a GREAT dulce de leche taste this way!

 

[Kat Rahal]

this recipe was ok, the frosting ok.

 

[Brianna Storer]

Oh how I wish I could rate this recipe more than five stars! To be honest, it didn't even sound very good but I needed a quick dessert for Fiesta night. Now I am so glad I made it. These are some of the best cupcakes I have ever had, and they are so easy! This recipe made 6 large cupcakes and 24 mini cupcakes. I didn't have quite enough icing, but I think it is probably just the right amount for 9 cupcakes, as the recipe states. Also, as I didn't have toffee pieces I washed the chocolate and almonds off of eight pieces of Almond Roca, chopped and added. Seriously, these are amazing!