Gluten Free Salted Caramel Chocolate Cupcakes Recipe
Just looking at this gorgeous gluten-free salted caramel chocolate cupcake begs the question, “just how many delicious flavors can you fit into one cupcake?”
The salty, the sweet, the creamy, the spongy, the drizzly — it’s all here folks.
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The salty, the sweet, the creamy, the spongy, the drizzly — it’s all here folks.
Servings: 12 insanely delicious cupcakes
Ingredients
- ½ cup butter or vegan butter alternative or coconut oil melted
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- ¾ cup brown sugar or coconut palm sugar
- ¼ cup brewed coffee or use milk of choice
- ¼ cup coconut milk or heavy cream
- ½ cup gluten free beer or root beer or gingerale find one here
- 2 eggs or egg substitute like aquafaba
- 1 Tablespoon pure vanilla extract
- ½ cup 43 gr cocoa powder
- 2 cups 270 gr gfJules All Purpose Gluten Free Flour
- 1 Tablespoon baking soda
- ½ tsp. sea salt
- gluten free pretzels optional - Snack Factory Mini Pretzel Crisp® Minis pictured here
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (static) or 325°F (convection).
- Melt butter or other alternative, then stir together with sugars in a large mixing bowl. Add coffee, coconut milk, gluten-free beer, eggs and vanilla, whisking to thoroughly combine.
- In a separate bowl, whisk cocoa, gfJules™ flour, baking soda and sea salt, then slowly stir into the larger bowl of liquid ingredients. Whisk together for another 1-2 minutes, until smooth and lighter.
- Line 12 muffin cups with cupcake papers, then fill 2/3 cup full with batter. Bake for 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean, or with only a few crumbs, not wet batter, attached.
Notes
Once cooled, frost with Salted Caramel Frosting and top with Salted Caramel Sauce, or use another frosting to suit your tastes.
** Please keep in mind that nutrition information provided is per serving, which may vary. While we have taken care to provide you with the most accurate nutritional values possible, please note that this information may differ significantly depending on the exact ingredients and brands that you choose to use to make this recipe. Additionally, where options are given for ingredients, the resulting calculation may include all ingredient options instead of only one per line, skewing the totals significantly.