Treat your family to this dessert made using Betty Crocker® Gluten Free cake mix! Enjoy these vanilla cupcakes with sweet and salty frosting.
Vanilla Cupcakes with Caramel Sea Salt Frosting
- Prep Time 25 min
- Total 1 hr 55 min
- Servings 12
- Ingredients 11
Ingredients
Cupcakes
- 1 box (15 oz) Betty Crocker™ Gluten Free Yellow Cake Mix
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 2/3 cup water
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla
- 3 eggs
Frosting
- 1/4 cup butter
- 2/3 cup packed brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla
- 1 cup gluten-free powdered sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon coarse sea salt
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Place paper baking cup in each of 12 regular-size muffin cups.
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Step2In large bowl, beat all cupcake ingredients with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, then on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups.
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Step3Bake 18 to 23 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes; remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
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Step4Meanwhile, in 2-quart heavy saucepan, melt 1/4 cup butter over medium heat. Stir in brown sugar with whisk. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Stir in milk. Return to boiling. Remove from heat; cool until lukewarm, about 30 minutes. Stir in 1/2 teaspoon vanilla; gradually stir in powdered sugar until spreadable (add additional milk if frosting becomes too thick). Frost cupcakes. Sprinkle with sea salt.
Nutrition
340
Calories
13g
Total Fat
2g
Protein
53g
Total Carbohydrate
36g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 340
- Calories from Fat
- 120
- Total Fat
- 13g
- 20%
- Saturated Fat
- 8g
- 39%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 85mg
- 28%
- Sodium
- 340mg
- 14%
- Potassium
- 40mg
- 1%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 53g
- 18%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 36g
- Protein
- 2g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 8%
- 8%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 2%
- 2%
- Iron
- 0%
- 0%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 2 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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