Caramel Buttercream

• Vegetarian

• Refrigerated

  • 4 Eggs, large

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 1/4 cup All-purpose flour
  • 2 1/2 tsp Baking powder
  • 1 3/4 cup Cake flour
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1 3/4 cup Sugar
  • 2 tsp Vanilla bean extract

• Dairy

  • 1 cup Butter
  • 1 Caramel butter cream
  • 1 cup Whole milk

Found on thecafesucrefarine.com

Description

Ingredients

• 1 ¾ cup cake flour
• 1 ¼ cup all purpose flour
• 1 ¾ cup sugar
• 2 ½ teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup butter, not softened but remove from refridg and allow to warm for about 15 minutes
• 4 large eggs
• 1 cup whole milk
• 2 teaspoons vanilla bean extract , or 1 vanilla bean, split and seeds scraped out
• Caramel Butter Cream, recipe below
• 1 stick (4 ounces) butter, melted
• ½ cup dark brown sugar
• 6-8 tablespoons whole milk or half and half cream
• 2 teaspoons vanilla bean paste or 1 vanilla bean split in half and beans scraped out
• 1 stick butter, softened
• 1 2-pound bag powdered sugar

Directions

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Line cupcake pans with 30 cupcake liners.
• Place the first five ingredients in the bowl of stand mixer and stir together for one minute using paddle attachment.
• With mixer on low, drop in butter, a few cubes at a time continuing until all butter is in and mixer resembles coarse sand.
• Add eggs one at a time on low speed. With mixer still on low, slowly pour in milk and vanilla. Turn mixer to medium and beat for 2 minutes until batter is smooth, scraping sides of bowl as needed.
• Scoop batter into cupcake liners filling cups ½ to ⅔ full. Do not be tempted to overfill. Bake for 18-22 minutes or until centers are set and toothpick comes out clean. Allow to cool completely before frosting.
• Adapted from Back in the Day Bakery
• Combine melted butter, brown sugar and 4 tablespoons half and half in a large microwave-safe bowl. Stir well to combine.
• Place in microwave and cook on high power for 2-3 mintues or until mixture is furiously bubbling. Watch carefully to make sure it does not boil over.
• Remove from microwave and set aside to cool for at least 10 minutes.
• In the meantime, place softened butter and powdered sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer. Start with mixer on low speed and mix for 1 minute. Increase speed to medium and mix for another minute or two. Add vanilla and cooled brown sugar/butter mixture and mix for 5 minutes. Add more half and half, as needed to make a smooth, creamy frosting.