butterscotch cupcakes aka butterbeer cupcakes

Name: Butterscotch Cupcakes AKA Butterbeer Cupcakes
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: ## CUPCAKES; 2 cup(s) flour; 1 1/2 teaspoon(s) baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 1/4 teaspoon(s) salt; 1/2 cup(s) soft butter; 1/2 cup(s) sugar; 1/2 cup(s) brown sugar; 3 large eggs; 1 1/2 teaspoon(s) vanilla; 1 teaspoon(s) butter flavoring; 1/2 cup(s) buttermilk; 1/2 cup(s) faygo cream soda; ## GANACHE; 1 package(s) butterscotch chips; 1 cup(s) heavy cream; ## BUTTERCREAM FROSTING; 1/2 cup(s) each softened butter and crisco; 1/3 cup(s) prepared ganache; 1 teaspoon(s) each butter flavoring and vanilla; - pinch salt; 1 pound(s) powdered sugar; - splash of cream for desired consistancy

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barbara lentz

beulah, MI

Updated on Dec 28, 2014

this was a hit this Christmas everyone wanted to me to make more for them to take home.

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prep time 15 Min

cook time 15 Min

method Bake

yield 24 serving(s)

Ingredients

CUPCAKES
2 cups flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup soft butter
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
3 large eggs
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
1 teaspoon butter flavoring
1/2 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup faygo cream soda
GANACHE
1 package butterscotch chips
1 cup heavy cream
BUTTERCREAM FROSTING
1/2 cup each softened butter and crisco
1/3 cup prepared ganache
1 teaspoon each butter flavoring and vanilla
- pinch salt
1 pound powdered sugar
- splash of cream for desired consistancy

How To Make butterscotch cupcakes aka butterbeer cupcakes

Step 1

Cupcakes

Step 2

Preheat oven 350 degrees. Line 2 cupcake pans with papers.
Step 3

Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl and set aside.
Step 4

cream the butter with mixer until light and fluffy. Add your sugars and beat well. Beat in eggs one at a time. Then beat in vanilla and butter flavoring.
Step 5

Alternately add in the buttermilk, cream soda and dry ingredients until all is well incorporated.
Step 6

Pour into lined cupcakes about 3/4 full. Bake for 15 to 14 minutes. Remove from oven and cool.
Step 7

Ganache
Step 8

Melt the butterscotch chips with the heavy cream in a double boiler or in microwave. Let cool a bit. Reserve 1/3 cup for frosting and place the rest in a squeeze bottle. Insert the tip of the squeeze bottle into each cupcake and fill until starting to overflow. Save some for drizzling.
Step 9

Frosting
Step 10

Mix all ingredients for frosting together add the cream for desired consistency. Frost the cupcakes and drizzle butterscotch ganache over top
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