Butterbeer Cupcakes

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup dark brown sugar, packed
• 3 large eggs
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 teaspoon butter flavoring
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 1/2 cup cream soda pop
• 1 (11 ounce) package butterscotch chips
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1/3 cup butterscotch ganache
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon butter flavoring
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 (16 ounce) package powdered sugar
• splash milk (as needed) or cream (as needed)

Recipe

• 1 for the cupcakes: preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line cupcake pans with paper liners. combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt in a bowl and set aside.
• 2 in a large bowl, cream the butter until light and fluffy. add your sugars and beat until well-combined. beat in the eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. then beat in your vanilla and butter flavoring.
• 3 alternately add in the buttermilk and cream soda into the dry ingredients in batches until all are well incorporated. fill each cupcake liner 3/4 full, then bake for 15 to 17 minutes until a tester inserted into the center comes out clean and cake springs back to the touch. cool completely on wire racks.
• 4 for butterscotch filling: in a double boiler (heat-proof bowl over a pot of simmering water on the stove), combine butterscotch chips and heavy cream and stir until completely combined and smooth. cool to room temperature. fill a squeeze bottle with ganache and insert into the center of each cupcake, squeezing until filling begins to overflow.
• 5 for buttercream frosting: cream butter in a large bowl until light and fluffy. add in the prepared ganache, vanilla, butter flavoring and salt and mix until well combined. beat in powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time, until reaching desired consistency. add milk or cream by the tablespoon as needed. frost cupcakes and top with a drizzle of butterscotch ganache.