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2
cups all-purpose flour
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1 1/2
teaspoons baking powder
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1/2
teaspoon baking soda
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1/2
cup butter, softened
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3/4
cup granulated sugar
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1/4
cup packed brown sugar
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3
eggs
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1
tablespoon molasses
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1 1/2
teaspoons vanilla
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1/2
cup buttermilk
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1/2
cup cream soda (not diet)
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3/4
cup toffee pieces
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1
recipe Brown Butter Frosting (see recipe below)
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line eighteen 2-1/2-inch muffin cups with paper bake cups; set aside. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and 1/4 teaspoon salt; set aside.
2. In large bowl beat butter with electric mixer on medium to high 30 seconds. Add sugars; beat until well combined. Beat in eggs, one at a time, on low until combined. Beat in molasses and vanilla.
3. Alternately add flour mixture, buttermilk, and cream soda to butter mixture, beating on low speed after each addition until combined. Stir in 1/2 cup of the toffee. Fill cups 3/4 full. Bake about 18 minutes or until tops spring back when lightly touched. Cool in pans on racks 5 minutes. Remove from pans; cool. Frost; top with remaining toffee. Makes 18 cupcakes.
Yield: 1-1/4 cups frosting
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1/4
cup butter
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1/4
cup softened butter
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2
cups powdered sugar
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1/2
teaspoon vanilla
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1/8
teaspoon ground nutmeg
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Dash salt
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1
- 2
tablespoons buttermilk
For brown butter, in saucepan heat the 1/4 cup butter over medium-low heat until lightly browned, about 8 minutes; cool. In bowl beat the 1/4 cup softened butter with mixer on medium 30 seconds. Add cooled brown butter; beat until combined. Add powdered sugar, vanilla, nutmeg, and salt. Beat in enough buttermilk until frosting reaches a spreading consistency. Use immediately. If frosting begins to set up, stir in a small amount of boiling water. Makes 1-1/4 cups frosting.
- Servings Per Recipe 18,
- Calories 307,
- Protein (gm) 3,
- Carbohydrate (gm) 42,
- Fat, total (gm) 14,
- Cholesterol (mg) 69,
- Saturated fat (gm) 8,
- Monosaturated fat (gm) 3,
- Polyunsaturated fat (gm) 1,
- Sugar, total (gm) 31,
- Vitamin A (IU) 340,
- Thiamin (mg) 0,
- Riboflavin (mg) 0,
- Niacin (mg) 1,
- Pyridoxine (Vit. B6) (mg) 0,
- Folate (µg) 32,
- Cobalamin (Vit. B12) (µg) 0,
- Sodium (mg) 241,
- Potassium (mg) 62,
- Calcium (DV %) 50,
- Iron (DV %) 1,
- Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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Absolutely delicious! Made these for our monthly cooking get together. One of the guys referred to this recipe as "life changing"....will definitely make again.
8/28/2011 01:41:51 PM Report AbuseReally enjoyed these! The soda & toffee gave these cupcakes a really unique flavor. I didn't use the recommend icing because we're not fans of powdered sugar, so not sure how it is. We will make these again.
3/30/2010 06:11:56 AM Report AbuseDiet cream soda would not have sugar in it and it may cause some sort of chemical failure to this recipe - that's my guess. I'm no baking scientist.
2/2/2010 07:58:17 PM Report Abusewhy not diet cream soda? please let me know at dmreed@dmreed.com
2/1/2010 10:54:29 AM Report Abuse