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Chocolate Caramel cupcakes (VIDEO)

Published: Aug 28, 2020 · Modified: Mar 6, 2022 by Katalin Nagy · This post may contain affiliate links. This blog generates income via ads. Please read our Disclosures.

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Chocolate Caramel cupcakes consist of crazy moist chocolate cupcakes filled with sticky and buttery homemade caramel sauce and covered with a light caramel whipped mascarpone cream frosting. They are fluffy, tender with the most amazing chocolate and caramel notes without being overly sweet.

These chocolate cupcakes with caramel filling are very well balanced in sweetness mainly due to the whipped caramel frosting, however if you want to further decrease the sweetness, you can easily turn them into salted caramel cupcakes by adding good quality sea salt to the caramel sauce.

Chocolate caramel cupcakes.
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  • My 7 Secrets making crazy moist cupcakes
  • Ingredient notes
  • 4 Expert Baking tips
  • Recipe FAQs
  • More cupcake recipe ideas
  • RECIPE CARD
  • Chocolate Caramel cupcakes (VIDEO)

My 7 Secrets making crazy moist cupcakes

1. Do not change the Ingredients

I suggest not to change the recipe ingredients unless you are an expert and aware of how to fully reformulate it. If you decide to leave out eggs or choose to go for dairy-free, gluten-free, sugar-free, etc., I can almost guarantee that it will result in an imbalance in the ingredients making the pink cupcakes either too dry, too crumbly, too wet, or too oily, etc. in their texture. It is absolutely possible to make moist “free-from” cupcakes but that requires a totally new recipe instead of skipping certain ingredients

2. Use the Secret ingredient

I call it the secret ingredient, it is not really secret though since I share this tip in all my muffin recipes. Once the cupcake batter comes together – before baking – mix a small amount of (½ teaspoon) white vinegar with a small amount of (½ teaspoon) baking soda. The mixture will foam a bit, then quickly fold it into the cupcake butter – I promise this will make cupcakes airy and much lighter than cupcakes you are used to. These cupcakes will stay super moist and tender even after days if they ever last that long.

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3. Learn the Technique

You very much have to be careful not over beating your cupcake butter. It might be tempting to pour everything into a stand mixer but please make sure to use a Hand whisk from the point when butter and sugar are already creamed. Beating the cupcake batter too hard can result in too much gluten development and we don´t want that.

4. Be precise while measuring your ingredients

For a consistent, happy baking experience always measure your ingredients with the help of a Digital scale. Cup measurement is inaccurate and not an appropriate way to measure ingredients. Just a little bit too much dry ingredients (eg. flour) or too few wet ingredients (eg. milk) can easily ruin your cupcakes` texture and make them dry.

5. Pay attention to temperature

Make sure all your ingredients are at room temperate while making these Pink cupcakes. If your butter is too hard, your milk or egg is too cold, they won´t emulsify properly with the rest of the ingredients resulting in unappealing texture on your cupcakes. When it comes to temperature, oven temp is also super important as baking these cupcakes on too high temp or for too long can result in a dry texture. Make sure you invest in an inexpensive Digital oven thermometer to be able to measure your oven temp correctly.

6. Might apply soaking syrup

The soaking syrup is a common trick people use to make their cakes moist, you can use the same method for cupcakes. It is not mandatory and I don´t use it in this Pink cupcake recipe but you can always brush the top of the cupcakes or even drizzle them with syrup that fits with the flavor eg. raspberry syrup in this case

7. Storage the cupcakes correctly

Once cupcakes are well baked and beautifully frosted, the appropriate storage is definitely something you have to bear in mind to avoid dry cupcakes. Instead of leaving them on a plate, store cupcakes in a container with a tight-fitting lid on – in the fridge.

vinegar and baking soda
the secret ingredient for moist cupcakes: white vinegar + baking soda

Ingredient notes

For the chocolate cupcakes

Chocolate caramel cupcakes ingredients.
  1. Butter: Use always unsalted butter as you want to be in control of the quantity of the salt. I am using European-style 82% fat content butter in all my cupcake recipes. In this Chocolate muffin recipe, the butter needs to be at room temperature which technically means soft enough to be able to cream but not too soft or runny so avoid last-minute microwaving. The right consistency and temperature of the butter is a very important factor when it comes to the cupcake texture, so please make sure you leave the butter out on the kitchen counter to soften for a few hours before using it
  2. Granulated Sugar: Standard, all-purpose granulated or white sugar is perfectly fine for making cupcakes, nothing fancy. If you want to learn about the different types of sugar and how to use them in baking, please read my article in here
  3. Egg: Room temperature as always
  4. Flour: All-purpose flour or pastry flour makes the best cupcakes. They are so-called “soft flour” which are low on protein resulting in a delicate, tender texture. It is always a good idea to sift your flour as it tends to form lumps. If you want to be a Pro when it comes to deciding what type of flour to use in your baking, please read my article in here
  5. Cocoa powder: Generally always use unsweetened, 100% cocoa powder in baking. I use dutch-process cocoa powder, it has a lovely dark colour and it is lower in acidity
  6. Salt: An essential ingredient in most dessert recipes. Balances flavor and enhances other ingredients
  7. Baking powder: Has two functions: increase the volume and lighten the texture
  8. Milk: Room temperature whole milk is the best
  9. Coffee: If you are not using coffee in your chocolate desserts, you are missing out and I think you should seriously consider trying it. Believe me, the cupcake itself won’t taste coffee at all but coffee enhances the taste of chocolate. I recommend brewing a strong espresso type of coffee and use it fresh as part of your "wet ingredients" along with milk
  10. White vinegar+baking soda: The SECRET ingredients to make cupcakes super moist and tender even after days, the exact opposite of those sad-looking dry ones from the supermarkets

Exact ingredient quantities can be found at the bottom of this page, in the RECIPE CARD.

For the homemade caramel filling

Caramel ingredients.
  1. Granulated sugar: Use white granulated sugar, nothing fancy. If you want to learn about the different types of sugar and how to use them in baking, please read my article in here
  2. Glucose syrup: This is a professional caramel filling recipe that is made with glucose syrup, what it does is, make the caramel softer, creamier, it won´t harden as much, and is also easier to prepare because it prevents sugar crystallizing. I suggest you try purchasing glucose syrup for the best result, however, if you cannot access it, I will have a traditional caramel recipe at the end of this post, that is made of sugar, butter, and cream only
  3. Butter: Use always unsalted as you want to be in control of the quantity of the salt. I am using 82% fat content butter in all my recipes. It is very important that butter needs to be at room temperature meaning soft. If the butter is too cold, it won't incorporate properly into the caramel sauce, in the meantime, if butter is melted, again, won´t emulsify properly
  4. Heavy cream: Also known as whipping cream, has a fat content between 36% and 40%, the one I am using is 36%. Avoid substitutes like vegetable-based “whipping cream”

Exact ingredient quantities can be found in the RECIPE CARD, at the bottom of this page!

I have a whole detailed Guide about making the perfect caramel. This homemade caramel is sticky, buttery, and very well-balanced in sweetness. It’s only 10 minutes of work, once you try it, you will never buy it from the store ever again!

For the caramel frosting

Chocolate caramel cupcakes ingredients.
  1. Mascarpone: Very rich Italian cream cheese, exceptionally smooth and easy to spread, or whip. The flavor is milky and slightly sweet, use the full-fat version (41% fat)
  2. Heavy cream: As per above, use high-fat content (36%) cream and avoid substituting it
  3. Caramel: We will be adding caramel to the frosting that will bring flavor as well as sweetness, so no powdered sugar is added to this frosting

Exact ingredient quantities can be found in the RECIPE CARD, at the bottom of this page!

4 Expert Baking tips

1. How to make moist chocolate cupcakes

This is a super simple base chocolate cupcake recipe that makes 6 wonderful tall bakery-style cupcakes. The recipe can be doubled or halved easily.

There are 2 important considerations to bear in mind while making the cupcakes:

1. Do not overmix the cupcake batter: Key thing is not to overmix the cupcake butter. Once you cream butter and sugar with an electric hand mixer, I suggest switching to Hand whisk. Add in the egg, then mix for a few seconds, then add in dry (flour+cocoa powder+baking powder+salt) and wet (milk+coffee) ingredients in 4 steps: wet, dry, wet, dry, that keeps the mixture well blended. Make sure you finish with dry ingredients. Please note that room temperature ingredients encourage proper emulsification of the cupcake batter therefore make sure that butter, egg, milk, etc. are all at room temperature.

2. Do not overfill your cupcake tin: For this cupcake recipe, I recommend filling your cupcake tin until ¾. The recipe is designed to make 6 tall cupcakes. Cupcake cases are coming in different sizes in terms of their height, try to buy the taller ones. My muffin case is 35mm / 1.3 inch in height and 65mm / 2.5inch in diameter.  If you overfill your cupcake tin it will result in “mushroom-style” cupcakes! On the other hand, if you don´t fill it enough, they will rise but will stay tiny. If your cupcake case is a different size, you will need to adjust and make more or less than 6 cupcakes

Bake at 175 C / 347F for 25 minutes, or until a skewer inserted comes out clean, then let them cool completely on Cooling rack before frosting.

Caramel cupcakes before baking.

2. How to make caramel filling for cupcakes

Making homemade caramel sauce literally takes about 5 minutes (depending on your stove and saucepan) and can be the best filling for this chocolate cupcake. I have a very detailed step-by-step homemade caramel tutorial, please make sure you check it out! If you cannot access glucose syrup, I have a basic caramel recipe using sugar only, cream and butter only.

  1. Melt the sugar and glucose syrup in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. It is ok to stir the mixture a few times with a heatproof rubber spatula but no need to stir it while heating
  2. In the meantime, heat cream until simmering. Do not boil the cream (as that would result in losing some of its volume), only simmering
  3. Be careful not to burn the caramel, once the sugar starts to turn into golden brown, adjust the stove to medium heat
  4. Once caramel achieved the right temperature/color, immediately pour over the hot cream and keep whisking with a hand whisk or rubber spatula. The mixture will rapidly bubble, do not worry, it is normal
  5. Cook the caramel for a further 1-2 more minutes, withing this time frame the mixture should bubble less and thicken slightly, but no need to cook it longer
  6. Remove caramel from the stove and pour it into a large enough bowl so it can cool as quickly as possible. You can run the caramel through a sieve, if in doubt, but with the glucose syrup added, you should not have sugar bits in the mixture
  7. Let caramel cool to about 40C / 104F and mix in butter in 3 steps stirring vigorously between each addition. Please note that the butter won´t get incorporated if 1. butter is too cold 2. caramel is too warm 3. you add too much butter at once. It is fine to use a hand whisk, rubber spatula, or hand blender
  8. Once butter is incorporated, move caramel into a jar or container and let it further cool. Use it at room temperature

Tip: You can turn this caramel filling into salted caramel sauce by adding 1 teaspoon of good quality sea salt to the mixture at step 5

Caramel process.

3. How to make caramel frosting

This caramel frosting is super simple, it consists of full-fat cream, mascarpone, and homemade caramel sauce whipped until fluffy, pipeable consistency. It is creamy, milky, a super stable frosting, and way more delicious and less sweet than caramel buttercream!

Using the right ingredients at the right temperature is extremely important while making this caramel frosting; Mascarpone should be cold, use the full-fat version (41%+). Heavy cream should be also very cold, use the full-fat version (36%). The caramel sauce should be room temperature (if too hot, it would break the frosting, if too cold, it would be too solid to incorporate).

  1. Whip mascarpone and heavy cream until mixture slightly thickens into a sour cream consistency
  2. Add in soft, room-temperature caramel sauce
  3. Whip the cream for a further 1-2 minutes, until it reaches a creamy, fluffy consistency, then stop. It won´t get stiffer after this point, in fact, if you overbeat it, it will get only runnier then it will break. I don´t use my stand mixer to whip this frosting since it is really easy to overwhip it
  4. Once you are happy with the consistency of your frosting, move it into a piping bag fitted with your favorite nozzle tip

TIP 1: If you do not have mascarpone, the recipe works with high-fat Philadephia cream cheese as well

TIP 2: You can easily turn this frosting into a salted caramel frosting by adding a teaspoon of good-quality salt to the cream

Whipped mascarpone for decoration.

4. How to assemble the caramel cupcakes

I recommend making the caramel filling first, as it needs to come to room temperature. Meanwhile, bake the chocolate cupcakes. Once the cupcakes and also caramel filling is cooled to room temp, prepare the whipped mascarpone frosting as per instructions.

  1. Make a small hole on each of the cupcakes and fill them with the caramel. Before filling, make sure that neither the cupcake nor the filling is warm
  2. Pipe frosting on top of each cupcake. Very important that you never frost cupcakes that are warm as that would melt the frosting
  3. Move a small amount of caramel into a pipig bag, make a small hole on the bag and decorate the cupcakes with the caramel
  4. Store the cupcakes in the fridge for 2-3 days

For more information read my how to store and freeze cupcakes baking guide.

Chocolate caramel cupcakes process.
Chocolate and caramel cupcakes are ready to be served

Recipe FAQs

Can I double / half the recipe

The recipe makes 6 tall bakery-style cupcakes. My muffin case is 35mm / 1.3 inch in height and 65mm / 2.5inch in diameter. You can easily double or half it, however, you will need to adjust the ingredient quantities accordingly.

Can I make this cupcake recipe eggless, gluten-free, etc.

Most probably yes, you can, however, you can´t just leave out / change an ingredient without reformulating the entire recipe. When one ingredient changes, some other ingredients need to be changed too in order to keep the balance in the texture and flavor. Sadly, I am not able to provide substitutes for all sorts of allergies and diets.

Why is my cupcake dry

This is a super moist cupcake and I have a whole section above about my 7 secrets to making moist cupcakes
The most common reasons for dry cupcakes: 1. ingredients not measured correctly eg. too much flour added to the mixture 2. inappropriate mixing technique eg. over mixed cake batter 3. over baked, meaning it dried out too much. Consider investing in an inexpensive Digital oven thermometer to be able to measure the correct oven temperature and please make sure to use a Digital scale during baking, cups are not an accurate way of measuring for consistent results.

Why is my cupcake row in the middle

Probably the cupcake would have needed more baking time. Either, it was taken out of the oven too soon, or perhaps your oven is under heat. Consider investing in a Digital oven thermometer if you tend to struggle with the baking part of your desserts.
Another issue that can cause raw texture is measuring the ingredients inappropriately eg. adding less flour to the recipe. Consider using a Digital scale 

Why is my frosting runny

You will want to follow my tips above about the ingredients and how to properly whip this kind of frosting. Cream and mascarpone must be high-fat versions, caramel should be added to the mixture when it is already cooled to room temp. Make sure that you stop whipping the cream as soon as the mixture is fluffy and pipeable, as a minute later it will break and become runny.

How to store

Any leftover cupcake can be stored in an air-tight container in the fridge for 1-2 days. I suggest you cover the dessert so it does not absorb any smell from the fridge, or from the kitchen.

How to freeze

You can freeze the muffins after baking however I obviously do not recommend freezing the entire cupcake after frosting. Please note that this mascarpone based frosting cannot freeze

Chocolate caramel cupcakes.
The best Chocolate cupcakes with caramel filling

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Epic Tiramisu cupcakes - This tiramisu cupcake recipe is dream come true for coffee and tiramisu lovers! Coffee soaked melt in your mouth cupcakes with creamy mascarpone frosting on top dusted with cocoa powder!

Lemon poppy seed cupcakes - This Lemon Poppyseed cupcake recipe is one of the prettiest, easiest, most delicious cupcakes I´ve ever made! These cupcakes are moist, fluffy, tender with incredible aromatic lemon flavor, packed with poppy seed, and filled with tangy lemon curd.

Pink cupcakes - These crazy moist Pink cupcakes with marble cream cheese frosting are the prettiest, easiest, most delicious cupcakes you will ever make for Valentine´s Day, Baby shower, Birthdays, or any other occasion! 

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RECIPE CARD

Chocolate caramel cupcakes.

Chocolate Caramel cupcakes (VIDEO)

Chocolate Caramel cupcakes consist of crazy moist chocolate cupcakes filled with sticky and buttery homemade caramel sauce and covered with a light caramel whipped mascarpone cream frosting. They are fluffy, tender with the most amazing chocolate and caramel notes without being overly sweet.
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 30 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes minutes
Total Time: 55 minutes minutes
Servings: 6 Large
Calories: 776kcal
Author: Katalin Nagy

Equipment

  • Digital scale
  • Electric hand mixer
  • Rubber spatula
  • Cupcake tin
  • Cooling rack
  • Piping bag
  • French star nozzle tip

Ingredients

Chocolate muffins

  • 90 (⅓ cups) Unsalted butter soft, room temperature
  • 100 g (½ cups) Granulated sugar
  • 1 Egg room temperature
  • 80 g (⅔ cups) All purpose flour
  • 45 g (½ cups) Cocoa powder
  • Pinch of salt
  • ½ teaspoon Baking powder
  • 65 g (⅓ cups) Whole milk room temperature
  • 60 g (¼ cups) Coffee room temperature
  • ½ teaspoon White vinegar
  • ½ teaspoon Baking soda

Homemade Caramel filling

  • 125 g (⅔ cups) Granulated sugar
  • 75 g (⅕ cups) Glucose syrup
  • 125 g (½ cups) Heavy Cream
  • 27 g (2 tablespoons) Unsalted butter

Cupcake Filling

  • 120 g (½ cups) Caramel sauce using the homemade caramel

Caramel Frosting

  • 150 g (⅔ cups) Mascarpone 41% fat, use it cold
  • 120 g (0.5 cups) Heavy Cream 36% fat, use it cold
  • 120 g (½ cups) Caramel sauce using the homemade caramel

US customary cup measurement is an indicative figure only. Measure the ingredients with a digital scale by weight (gram). Baking is art but also science which requires precision and accuracy.

Instructions

Start with the caramel filling

  • Melt the sugar and glucose syrup in a large saucepan over medium-high heat
  • Heat cream until simmering
  • Once the sugar starts to turn into golden brown, adjust the stove to medium heat
  • When caramel achieved the right temperature (160-180C / 320-356F) or color (golden brown), immediately pour over the hot cream and keep whisking with a hand whisk or rubber spatula
  • Cook the caramel for a further 1-2 more minutes
  • Remove caramel from the stove and pour it into a large enough bowl so it can cool as quickly as possible
  • Let caramel cool to about 40C / 104F then mix in butter in 3 steps stirring vigorously between each addition.
  • Let it chill to room temperature before using it as a filling and frosting

For the chocolate muffin

  • Heat oven to 175 C / 347°F
  • With an Electric hand mixer whip room temperature soft butter and sugar together until pale and fluffy then whip the egg in. Do not overbeat
  • Sift flour, salt, cocoa powder, and baking powder together, this is the “dry ingredients”, while the room the milk and coffee mixture is your "wet ingredient"
  • Start adding the dry and wet ingredients into the cupcake batter in the following 4 steps: wet, dry, wet, dry. Fold with a Rubber spatula fold each time. Finish with dry ingredients
  • Mix vinegar and baking soda together in a small bowl, it will be super bubbly. Immediately fold the mixture into the cupcake batter. This is the secret ingredient to keep the cupcakes soft for days without the taste of vinegar of course!
  • Spoon or Pipe the mixture into Cupcake pan till approx. ¾. This recipe makes 6 large cupcakes
  • Bake for 25 min or until a skewer inserted comes out clean then let them cool on Cooling rack before filling and frosting

Caramel frosting

  • Whip cold mascarpone and heavy cream for about one or two minutes with Electric hand mixer until it reaches a sour cream texture
  • Add in room temperture caramel sauce and whip for a further 1-2 minutes until frosting reaches a fluffy, pipeable consistency. Do not overwhip

Assemble

  • Once cupcakes and caramel both cool room temperature, make a small hole on each of the cupcakes and fill them with the caramel sauce
  • Pipe the frosting on top and decorate with more caramel
  • Store in fridge

Notes

INGREDIENT NOTES:
  1. Measure your ingredients with a Digital scale for accuracy
  2. All ingredients for the cupcake must be at room temperature to properly emulsify: eggs, milk, etc.
  3. Do not skip the white vinegar+baking soda "secret ingredient":)
  4. For frosting make sure you use high-fat content cream and mascarpone. Low-fat dairy products won´t whip up properly
  5. For the caramel, you can skip the glucose syrup, please check my ultimate caramel filling guide for details
TECHNIQUE NOTES:
  1. Make sure you read my Expert tips section above to maximize your success. A short recipe alone is not able to cover all the necessary details, and science behind baking. 
  2.  While whipping the frosting, pay very close attention to the consistency and stop whipping immediately after it gets fluffy. Overbeating would result in breaking the cream and instead of becoming stiffer, in fact, it will get runnier
  3. Never frost warm cupcakes, make sure they are chilled to room temperature
  4. If you have never used a piping bag and piping nozzle before, it is worth making a cheaper buttercream and practicing before

Nutrition

Calories: 776kcal | Carbohydrates: 94g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 44g | Saturated Fat: 28g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 152mg | Sodium: 332mg | Potassium: 228mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 44g | Vitamin A: 1531IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 136mg | Iron: 2mg
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  1. Jayne

    March 08, 2023 at 8:13 pm

    5 stars
    Love love love this recipe, as does everyone else I share them with. Thank you.

    Reply
  2. Aggie

    October 20, 2022 at 12:59 am

    Hi there,
    These look amazing! I want to make these for an event and was wondering if I can make these a day ahead and frost the day of, or is it best to make them the same day they will be consumed?
    Thanks so much!

    Reply
    • Kata

      October 20, 2022 at 9:19 am

      A day ahead is fine, but should be refrigerated.Let me know how it goes:)

      Reply
  3. Dianna

    December 18, 2021 at 11:32 pm

    Can the recipe be doubled?

    Reply
    • Kata

      December 19, 2021 at 10:51 pm

      Yes pls double every single ingredient

      Reply
  4. Maja

    October 04, 2021 at 8:19 pm

    5 stars
    I'm in love with this caramel. And cupcake. Thank you for sharing your recipes.

    Reply
  5. Nicole

    June 15, 2021 at 5:06 am

    Hi, this recipe looks so amazing that I'm thinking of making a cake with layers of caramel and cream. How much would I have to multiply the batter, cream and caramel for an 8 inch cake tin (3 layers)? Love your instructions and pictures by the way. so easy to follow.

    Reply
    • admin

      June 15, 2021 at 9:05 am

      For making chocolate cake I suggest you use the chocolate sponge layer of my "German chocolate cake", it is amazing moist and fluffy:) Keep me posted how it goes!

      Reply
  6. Joon

    December 15, 2020 at 12:14 pm

    5 stars
    These are sublime. Mine didn’t look as good as yours as I think I over-stirred. But they tasted divine and everyone gobbled them up within about half an hour.

    I will try this again and follow your instructions more diligently next time!

    Reply
    • admin

      December 15, 2020 at 2:47 pm

      Thanks for your kind response! Yes, definitely try it again or I can recommend my tiramisu cupcake too that is divine:)

      Reply
  7. Naomi

    November 25, 2020 at 8:23 am

    5 stars
    Followed this recipe with a few tweaks and this was the best chocolate cupcake 😍😍😍

    Reply
    • admin

      November 25, 2020 at 9:35 am

      Thanks so much for baking my recipe and your kind feedback!

      Reply
  8. Prerana Bhattarai

    November 03, 2020 at 1:15 pm

    5 stars
    The best chocolate cupcake ever ♥️
    Super easy to make and share!
    My girls loved every bit of it, no wonders it was finished within hours 😁
    Thank you so much for the recipe !

    Reply
    • admin

      November 03, 2020 at 4:49 pm

      thanks, happy you loved it:)

      Reply
    • Marie

      September 05, 2022 at 9:01 pm

      Hi! Will the frosting hold well if left outside. Wanting to make for a party but need a frosting that can hold well in 80 degree weather. Should I add cream of tarter to be safe?

      Reply
      • Kata

        September 05, 2022 at 9:55 pm

        It depends on how long. I would not recommend leaving out this kind of delicate mascarpone frosting for more than 1 hour.

        Reply
  9. Gassia

    September 23, 2020 at 5:40 pm

    5 stars
    Perfect recipe! The caramel sauce, the moist chocolate cupcake and the frosting! Perfection at its best ❤❤❤ thank you for sharing, can't wait to try your other recipes as well ☺

    Reply
    • admin

      September 23, 2020 at 9:35 pm

      Thanks so much for your feedback! Can't wait to hear you trying some of my other recipes too:)!

      Reply
  10. Julianna Mohammed

    September 21, 2020 at 3:42 pm

    5 stars
    I was very impressed with the results and I'm not a baker. It's my first try in making cake. Would definitely try another one.

    Reply
    • admin

      September 23, 2020 at 10:25 am

      Thanks a lot, can´t wait to hear about how some of the other recipes will turn out for you!

      Reply
  11. Ursus

    September 07, 2020 at 8:44 pm

    5 stars
    Excellent dessert! Instructions are totally on point. Made caramel for the first time, successfully! The cupcakes batter is moist, delicious and fragile by bite. The frosting - I made some rookie mistake, so it didn't look perfect as it should, but tasted good anyway. I've doubled the recipe for cupcakes and frosting and therefor made 20 smaller cupcakes. Took them on a picnic with my orcestra. They were gone in a blink of an eye. 🙂 I recommend you to try this recipe. Any beginner baker can do it.

    Reply
    • admin

      September 08, 2020 at 12:22 pm

      So happy you managed to bake and love this recipe! Thanks for your feedback, hope you will try some of my other recipes too:)

      Reply
  12. Delphine

    September 07, 2020 at 11:21 am

    5 stars
    Perfect!! I'm a lousy baker and this recipe was super easy to follow and my cupcakes turned out perfect. Thanks so much!

    Reply
    • admin

      September 08, 2020 at 12:23 pm

      YaY I am happy for you, try some of my other recipes too and master your baking skills 🙂

      Reply
    • Sierra

      October 02, 2021 at 5:24 pm

      How many does this make ? And also I don’t have a scale so can I use the US Customary ?

      Reply
      • Kata

        October 02, 2021 at 6:22 pm

        Hey, I recommend to use a scale, it costs less than 10USD and the only way to have consistent results during baking. I have a "how to use a scale" story highlight on my Instagram, feel free to check it out or DM me on IG. I have a mission to help everyone learning how to use scale:)!

        Reply
  13. Katerina

    September 04, 2020 at 5:37 pm

    5 stars
    Cooked these for the first time. My parents loved cupcakes! They turned to be extremely soft, like, the caramel became one substance with the dough inside the cupcake and it was delicious. Not first and definitely not last time I am cooking with your recipes, thanks☺️

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    • admin

      September 04, 2020 at 5:45 pm

      Thanks for your message I am grateful for your feedback:)

      Reply
    • Breann

      February 07, 2023 at 5:59 am

      5 stars
      Very delicious recipe! Everyone enjoyed them. They were very rich and the caramel filling also absorbed into the chocolate cupcakes I made making like a turtle dessert so I just filled the hole I made for the caramel with the mascarpone frosting and it was great. I think I needed to cook the caramel just slightly longer for it to not absorb into the cupcake? Not completely sure but I will try this recipe again because regardless of it not turning out to look like yours, they were absolutely delicious!

      Reply
  14. Eloisa Casillas

    August 30, 2020 at 5:52 pm

    5 stars
    Excellent recipe, from your suggestions to the quantities, the hole process! It’s a pleasure to bake following your recipe. It turns out as perfect as the pictures you share with us. The flavor and texture of the cupcakes it’s above exquisite!!!
    It was long before I could make and taste a great caramel!!! Thanks for sharing and taking the time to give us the best tips! I send you a big hug al the way from Mexico!

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    • admin

      August 30, 2020 at 6:57 pm

      OMG I am flatted and so happy that you appreciate my recipe and all the hard work that goes into it! Best wishes from Sweden to Mexico

      Reply
    • Jayne

      December 08, 2022 at 8:09 am

      5 stars
      Fabulous recipe, really delicious, light and fluffy, all elements are wonderful, thank you. if I double the recipe should I double the baking soda/vinegar mixture as well as all other ingredients?

      Reply
      • Kata

        December 08, 2022 at 9:36 am

        of course you have to double every single ingredient when you double a recipe 🙂

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