The Best Butterbeer Cupcakes

• Vegetarian

• Refrigerated

  • 3 Eggs

• Condiments

  • 1 Butterscotch sauce or caramel sauce
  • 2 tbsp Butterscotch sundae sauce

• Baking & Spices

  • 1/2 cup Brown sugar
  • 1 (3.4 oz pkg Butterscotch pudding mix, dry instant
  • 1 box Cake mix, yellow
  • 3 1/2 cups Powdered sugar
  • 1 cup Vanilla creme soda
  • 1 tsp Vanilla extract

• Oils & Vinegars

  • 1/2 cup Oil

• Dairy

  • 1 stick Butter
  • 1/2 tsp Butter extract
  • 1/4 cup Heavy cream or milk

Found on thedomesticrebel.com

Description

Ingredients

• FOR CUPCAKES:
• 1 box yellow cake mix
• 3 eggs
• ½ cup oil
• 1 cup vanilla creme soda
• ¼ cup brown sugar
• 1 (3.4 oz) pkg dry instant butterscotch pudding mix
• FOR FROSTING:
• 1 stick (1/2 cup) butter, at room temperature
• 2 Tbsp butterscotch sundae sauce
• ¼ cup brown sugar
• ½ tsp butter extract
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• About 3 & ½ - 4 cups powdered sugar
• ¼ cup heavy cream or milk, if needed should frosting be too thick
• Additional butterscotch sauce or caramel sauce for drizzling

Directions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line 2 muffin pans with about 18 paper liners; set aside.
• In a large bowl, combine the cake mix, eggs, oil, vanilla creme soda, brown sugar and dry pudding mix. Beat with an electric mixer for about 2 minutes or until combined. Portion the batter evenly among the muffin cups, filling about ¾ full.
• Bake the cupcakes for approx. 15-17 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean or with moist, not wet, crumbs. Cool completely.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine the butter, butterscotch sauce, brown sugar, butter and vanilla extracts with the paddle attachment until creamy, about 30 seconds. Add in the powdered sugar, one cup at a time, until frosting is light and fluffy, streaming in the heavy cream if needed (if frosting is too thick).
• Pipe the frosting onto the cooled cupcakes. If piping the frosting as high as in my photos, you may want to double the recipe. Drizzle with caramel or butterscotch sauce.