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!!

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.

Butterscotch Cupcakes with Butterscotch Buttercream and Butterscotch Sauce 

Butterscotch Cupcakes with Butterscotch Buttercream and 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. 

 

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Course Dessert

Cuisine Italian

Keyword Butterscotch Cupcakes

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Total Time 40 minutes

Servings 18 Cupcakes

Calories 80 kcal

Author Veena Azmanov

Ingredients - Choose (Metric or US Customary) below

• 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

Metric - US customary

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 160 C / 320 F
2. Prepare baking cups or cupcake wrappers in a muffin tray. 
3. Cream Butter and Sugar until light and fluffy. 
4. Add eggs one at a time scraping the sides of the bowl often.
5. Next, add Cream and all-purpose flour in three batches.
6. Lastly, add Vanilla.
7. Use an ice cream scoop to distribute the cupcakes evenly between 15 to 18 cupcakes wraps or 12 to 15 Baking Cups.

Bake Cupcake

1. Bake in a preheated oven for about 18 to 22 minutes or until the skewer inserted comes out clean.
2. Chill Cupcake completely before you decorate.

Make  Butterscotch Sauce

1. Make the butterscotch as directed in the recipe card below (more details on the individual post)
2. Let the sauce cool completely so it won't melt the buttercream
3. Use the amount needed to make buttercream and save the rest to drizzle on top. 

Make & Pipe Buttercream

1. Make the Buttercream as detailed in the recipe card below (more details on the individual post)
2. You can place buttercream into a piping bag with your favorite piping tip and pipe a swirl. 
3. Alternatively, use a spatula to create a dome on the cupcake.

Drizzle with Butterscotch Sauce 

1. Finally, use a spoon or small thin spatula to drizzle the butterscotch sauce over the cupcakes. 

Storage

1. These cupcakes will stay at room temperature in good weather for up to 2 days. 
2. In the fridge for about 4 days if wrapped well.

Nutrition Facts

Butterscotch Cupcakes with Butterscotch Buttercream and Butterscotch Sauce

Amount Per Serving (19 g)

Calories 80 Calories from Fat 36

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 4g 6%

Saturated Fat 2.4g 12%

Trans Fat 0g

Polyunsaturated Fat 1.6g

Monounsaturated Fat 0g

Cholesterol 25mg 8%

Sodium 93mg 4%

Potassium 0mg 0%

Total Carbohydrates 10.4g 3%

Dietary Fiber 0.2g 1%

Sugars 5.5g

Protein 0.9g 2%

Vitamin A 0%

Vitamin C 0%

Calcium 0%

Iron 0%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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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