Chocolate Butterscotch Cupcakes

Cupcake Ingredients (makes 2 dozen)

3 cups flour
1/2 teaspoons salt
6 tbl cocoa powder
1 cup butter (room temp)
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup milk
1/2 cup - 1 cup butterscotch chips
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In medium bowl, combine the flour, salt, and cocoa powder. In large bowl cream butter and sugar. Next add the eggs one at a time, stirring inbetween each egg. Then add vanilla. After all is mixed together, alternate adding the flour mix and milk. Spoon into cupcake lineres in pan about 3/4 full ( I use ice cream scooper to fill mine). Bake 20-25 min. Cool in pan for 10 min after you take then out of oven, then ice.

Icing Ingredients

1 cup butter (room temp)
3 cups powdered sugar
3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
3-4 tablespoons of milk
2 cups melted buttserscotch chips
In large bowl combine butter and half of powdered sugar. Then add melted butterscotch and  vanilla. Then slowly add more powdered sugar and the milk to you reach constsancy you like. Fill piping bag or spoon into cupcakes. I also garnished mine with a Robin Egg candy for Easter

Hope you enjoy these cupcakes and come back to my page for mopre recipes.

Eggnog Cupcakes with Maple Cream Cheese Frosting

Cupcakes (makes 2 dozen)

2 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 large eggs
2 cups granulated sugar
2/3 cups canola oil
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3/4 cup sour cream
1 cup eggnog
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl and set aside. In large bowl beat eggs and sugar until thickened (about 2-3min). Mix in oil and vanilla, then add sour cream and mix until there are no more white streaks remaining. Add dry mixture until smooth then add remaining ingredients. Scoop into cupcake tin and bake 20-25 minutes.

Frosting

8 oz of cream cheese (room temp)
4 tablespoons butter (room temp)
3 cups powdered sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 tbl maple syrup

Mix ingredients until smooth then top onto cooled cupcakes