Nestle' Golden Cupcakes

A simple yet interesting cupcake for chocolate lovers.

• Ready In: 40 mins
• Yields: 16 cupcakes

Ingredients

• CUPCAKES

• 1  cup unsifted flour
• 2  tablespoons unsifted flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 cup butter, softened
• 1⁄4 cup granulated sugar
• 2  tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1⁄4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 2  tablespoons brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1  egg

• TOPPING

• 1⁄2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1  egg
• 1⁄8 teaspoon salt
• 1 (6 ounce) package  NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels
• 1⁄2 cup  nuts, chopped
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

1. CUPCAKES-------------.
2. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
3. In a small bowl, combine flour, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
4. In a large bowl, combine butter, sugar, brown sugar, and vanilla extract; beat until creamy.
5. Beat in egg.
6. Blend in flour mixture.
7. Spoon mixture into 16 paper-lined muffin cups, using 1 rounded measuring tablespoon batter for each.
8. Bake 15 minutes.
9. Remove from oven.
10. Increase oven temperature to 425 degrees F.
11. Spoon 1 tablespoon topping (below) over each cupcake.
12. Return to oven.
13. Bake 8 to 10 minutes longer.
14. Cool completely before removing from muffin cup.
15. TOPPING-------------.
16. In a small bowl, combine brown sugar, egg, and salt; beat at high speed until thick (about 5 minutes).
17. Stir in morsels, nuts, and vanilla extract.