Butterscotch Cupcakes with Butterscotch Buttercream frosting, Drizzled with Butterscotch Sauce
Butterscotch has a rich luxurious irresistible flavor when added to any dessert. This simple, easy and effortless recipe makes moist butterscotch cupcakes that get their unique flavor from brown sugar and fresh cream. Served with a dollop of soft butterscotch buttercream and drizzled with a melt in the mouth butterscotch sauce you always want more.
Butterscotch Cupcakes with Butterscotch Buttercream and Butterscotch Sauce
Don’t you just love when you see a good caramel or butterscotch sauce dripping? There is something about it that’s just…. oooh.. Yeah, I know!!!
My kids love these sauces so almost every single time I have an order for a butterscotch cupcake I know I have to make more butterscotch sauce. Why? Until they see that little jar empty.. it goes on everything!! Ice cream, fruits, crackers. So trust me when I say…. the butterscotch sauce is the star of the show when it comes to these butterscotch cupcakes. I shared the recipe in all it’s glory on this post – Perfect Homemade Butterscotch Sauce in 5 minutes
These are really so simple and easy to make. If you remember my previous post on Scrumptious Brown Sugar Cupcakes made with brown sugar. These are made with that cupcake recipe as a base and then topped with butterscotch buttercream which I have again given you on a previous post.
Butterscotch Cupcakes with Butterscotch Buttercream and Butterscotch Sauce
Doesn’t that look lush…?
Butterscotch Cupcakes with Butterscotch Buttercream drizzles with Butterscotch sauce
Butterscotch Buttercream Frosting
Doesn’t that look luscious? Well, you can make that today for this buttercream or you can try any of my other buttercream recipes such as my very popular velvet American buttercream or Swiss meringue buttercream, Italian meringue buttercream – you know you can see a whole list of luxurious buttercreams including some other filling and frosting recipes on this blog here
Butterscotch Buttercream Sauce
My Butterscotch Sauce made with just 3 ingredients. And there is so much you can do with this! Word of advice – make extra!!
So Let’s talk ingredients and substitutes (Save/Pin)
- Brown Sugar – Now I do think that brown sugar is a must for these cupcakes – it has that unique molasses flavor that goes so well with the butterscotch frosting and sauce. It’s has a softness about it. However, if you must go ahead and use white granulated sugar instead.
If possible find a fine grain Brown sugar so it creams easily. - Unsalted Butter – I always use unsalted butter so I can control the amount of sugar. But if you do use salted butter just omit the salt in the recipe. For some reason if you can’t use butter – an equal amount of margarine will work just as well.
- Fresh Cream – You can add milk if you prefer but I like adding cream as it combines really well with the brown sugar.
Butterscotch Cupcakes with Butterscotch Buttercream drizzled with Butterscotch Sauce
Recipe – Butterscotch Cupcakes (Save/Pin)
Tools
- Mixer – K-mix/Kitchen-Aid or hand mix works too.
- Actually whisk and a bowl work too
- Ice Cream scoop
- Baking Tray
- Cupcake liners / baking cups
- Cupcake pan
- Oven.
Butterscotch Cupcakes with Butterscotch Buttercream and Butterscotch Sauce
Ingredients
For the Cupcakes
- Unsalted butter – 140 grams or 1 1/4 stick
- Light brown sugar – 200 grams (1 cup)
- Eggs – 3 large
- Fresh cream – 1/4 cup
- All-purpose flour – 220 grams
- Baking powder – 1 tsp
- Salt – 1/2 tsp
- Vanilla – 1 tsp
For the Frosting
- Butterscotch buttercream – half recipe.
- Butterscotch sauce – 1 cup (250 ml)
Method
- Preheat the oven to 160 C / 320 F
- Prepare baking cups or cupcake wrappers in a muffin tray.
- Cream Butter and Sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs one at a time scraping the sides of the bowl often.
- Next, add Cream and all-purpose flour in three batches.
- Lastly, add Vanilla.
- Use an ice cream scoop to distribute the cupcakes evenly between 15 to 18 cupcakes wraps or 12 to 15 Baking Cups.
Bake Cupcake
- Bake in a preheated oven for about 18 to 22 minutes or until the skewer inserted comes out clean.
- Chill Cupcake completely before you decorate.
Make Butterscotch Sauce
- Make the butterscotch as directed in the recipe card below (more details on the individual post)
- Let the sauce cool completely so it won’t melt the buttercream
- Use the amount needed to make buttercream and save the rest to drizzle on top.
Make & Pipe Buttercream
- Make the Buttercream as detailed in the recipe card below (more details on the individual post)
- You can place buttercream into a piping bag with your favorite piping tip and pipe a swirl.
- Alternatively, use a spatula to create a simple swirl on the cupcake as I have done here.
Drizzle with Butterscotch Sauce
- Finally, use a spoon or small thin spatula to drizzle the butterscotch sauce over the cupcakes.
Storage
- These cupcakes will stay at room temperature in good weather for up to 2 days.
- In the fridge for about 4 days if wrapped well.
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Butterscotch Cupcakes with Butterscotch Buttercream and Butterscotch Sauce
Butterscotch Cupcakes with Butterscotch Buttercream and Butterscotch Sauce
Ingredients
- 140 grams Unsalted butter
- 200 grams Light brown sugar
- 3 Eggs large
- 1/4 cup Fresh cream
- 220 grams All-purpose flour
- 1 tsp Baking powder
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Vanilla
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 160 C / 320 F
- Prepare baking cups or cupcake wrappers in a muffin tray.
- Cream Butter and Sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs one at a time scraping the sides of the bowl often.
- Next, add Cream and all-purpose flour in three batches.
- Lastly, add Vanilla.
- Use an ice cream scoop to distribute the cupcakes evenly between 15 to 18 cupcakes wraps or 12 to 15 Baking Cups.
Bake Cupcake
- Bake in a preheated oven for about 18 to 22 minutes or until the skewer inserted comes out clean.
- Chill Cupcake completely before you decorate.
Make Butterscotch Sauce
- Make the butterscotch as directed in the recipe card below (more details on the individual post)
- Let the sauce cool completely so it won't melt the buttercream
- Use the amount needed to make buttercream and save the rest to drizzle on top.
Make & Pipe Buttercream
- Make the Buttercream as detailed in the recipe card below (more details on the individual post)
- You can place buttercream into a piping bag with your favorite piping tip and pipe a swirl.
- Alternatively, use a spatula to create a dome on the cupcake.
Drizzle with Butterscotch Sauce
- Finally, use a spoon or small thin spatula to drizzle the butterscotch sauce over the cupcakes.
Storage
- These cupcakes will stay at room temperature in good weather for up to 2 days.
- In the fridge for about 4 days if wrapped well.
Love Cupcakes? Me too!
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Love Butterscotch? me to0.
You will find a few good recipes (all tried and tested) here on my blog – Butterscotch Inspired Treats
Whether you are looking for a delicious Butterscotch Sauce to pour over ice cream or snack on Butterscotch chocolate pecan squares.
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These would be great for a Harry Potter themed party!
Absolutely!! Thank you Sarah.
Oh, these are so delicious !!!! Love Butterscotch flavors and I’m sure I can literally eat most of this buttercream all by myself 😉 Growing up in India, it’s such a fav flavor of most of us. Saving your recipe to try soon.
Thank you Molly. The frosting just melts in the mouth.
Love love love butterscotch cupcakes! These look amazing. Will definitely have to try them out very soon!
Thank you Christine.. Let me know how they turned out.
These sound like butterscotch heaven! Such a great flavor. I’m glad to see some recipes starting to use butterscotch
Thanks Amanda.. I’ve always loved this flavor too.
You got me at butterscotch and that caramel sauce looks incredibly tasty my kind of cupcake. You always have really nice desserts.
Thank you Adriana. Love caramel or butterscotch sauce
My Dad loves butterscotch. These cupcakes look tasty and somewhat decadent, I am sure I could twist his arm into eating one or two.
I think he will love it Val. Thanks
Those look so good. I’ve never had butterscotch buttercream before and I don’t know why I haven’t. It is one of my favorite flavors.
Mine too Pam. I think you will love it .
I want to make this NOW! I love everything Butterscotch and your recipe for butterscotch sauce sounds so easy to make and so freaking yummy! Can I just eat it by the spoonful?
Thank you Hanady. It really is super easy.
What can be Substitute for eggs
Use an eggless cake recipe Pooja.