Best Ever Dulce De Leche Cupcakes with DDL Filling and Buttercream

The Dulce de leche cupcakes recipe has a light and fluffy vanilla sponge with creamy leche centers topped with rich dulce de leche buttercream. They are an addiction, so you can’t just stop at one. A simple, easy and effortless recipe that works as a perfect treat for kids or adults. Wheater you use homemade or store-bought dulce de leche these are sure to satisfy your sweet cravings anytime.

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I have yet to find a person that does not love dulce de leche. Seems like everybody loves that creamy, rich, gooey stuff. In addition, if you love cupcakes then you can only imagine what the combination of cupcakes and dulce de leche feels like. This is the best ever dulce de leche cupcakes!!!

As promised; I want to share with you my dulce de leche cupcakes recipe. Last week I shared with you my Brown Sugar Cupcakes and Caramel Cupcakes. I have two more so stay tuned.

As much as I want to brag about my cupcake recipes I’ll just say this. Ziv does not eat cupcakes with the exception of these. Yep; these are the only cupcakes he eats. So, trust me this is the best ever dulce de leche cupcakes.

You know making cupcakes is my job. I do it almost all the time so my kids are just tired of cake but not this one. Aadi can eat dulce de leche right out of a can. And he loves cupcakes more than regular cakes.  So he will take any cupcake, even the strawberry one and top it with – you guessed it – dulce de leche.

What is Dulce De Leche?

Dulce de leche is the best thing you will ever taste. It’s’a  creamy caramel-like sauce made by simmering a pot of milk and sugar for a couple of hours until it is reduced to a thick creamy like paste consistency. Takes forever but so tasty. You can buy this ready in a can or jar in the supermarket so don’t worry you don’t have to wait so many hours to eat these cupcakes.

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About these Dulce De Leche cupcakes

Why do I call this the best ever dulce de leche cupcakes recipe? First, it has a light and fluffy vanilla cupcake recipe with a soft crumb. Those of you that have tried my cupcakes know you can eat them on their own without any frosting. So delicious. Then we go one step further and fill them with dulce de leche. As if that wasn’t enough we make a batch of dulce de leche buttercream to go on top of it.

Tips – try filling these with the leche while they are still warm. I mean just stick a bag of filling into each cupcake and watch how that warms of the cupcake just melts and infuses the cupcake batter.

So, is it any wonder that these make the best dulce de leche cupcakes? The best part? these can be customized so if you think there is way too much dulce de leche for you to handle. Don’t fill these will the dulce de leche in the middle, just go with the dulce de leche buttercream. Alternatively, keep the filling and use a Vanilla Buttercream instead of dulce de leche buttercream. In fact, you must try a meringue buttercream such as Swiss meringue buttercream or Italian meringue buttercream.

And if you think this is still not enough dulce de leche on your cupcake – add some more dulce de leche as a drizzle. Just warm a little dulce de leche in the microwave with a few tablespoons of cream to make it pourable consistency and go have fun drizzling.

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Let’s talk ingredients and substitutes (Save/Pin)

• Unsalted butter – I always use unsalted because I like to control the amount of salt but if salted butter is all you have then go ahead and use it just omit salt in the recipe.
• Sugar – I prefer white because I want to keep the color of the cupcakes whiter so the filling in the cupcake stands out.
• Buttermilk – gives a nice soft crumb to the cupcakes. Buttermilk takes five minutes to make at home so there should be no reason to substitute. Here’s how to make homemade buttermilk in 5 minutes
• All-purpose flour – yes, we use simple plain all-purpose flour not need for any cake flours or self-raising flour.
• Dulce de leche – I do make my own when I need a big batch for a cake order otherwise I just buy a jar from the supermarket for small projects like these cupcakes.

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Recipe – Best Dulce de Leche Cupcakes with leche centers and dulce de leche buttercream (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

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Ingredients

For the Cupcakes

• Unsalted Butter – 113 grams  (1 stick)
• White Sugar – 100 grams (1/2 cup)
• Eggs – 2 large
• Buttermilk – 1/2 cup
• All-purpose Flour – 175  grams (1 3/4 cup)
• Vanilla – 2 Tsp
• Baking Powder – 1 Tsp
• Baking Soda – 1/4 tsp

For the Filling

• Dulce De Leche – 1/2 cup

For the Buttercream

• Unsalted butter – 100 grams
• Powder sugar – 200 grams
• Dulce de leche – 1/2 cup
• Vanilla – 1 Tsp
• Salt – 1/4 Tsp

Method:

Bake Cupcakes

• Preheat the oven to 160 C / 320 F
• Prepare baking cups or cupcake wrappers in muffin pans.
• Cream Butter and Sugar until light and fluffy.
• Add eggs one at a time scraping the sides of the bowl often.
• Followed by buttermilk and all-purpose flour
• Lastly, add in the Vanilla.
• Use an ice cream scoop to distribute the cupcakes evenly between 12 cupcakes wraps
• Bake in a preheated oven for about 18 to 22 minutes or until the skewer inserted comes out clean.
• Let cupcakes cool completely but do not put them in the fridge

Fill the cupcakes

• Place dulce de leche in a piping bag or ziplock bag.
• Make a small hole at the end of the bag.
• Using a melon baller make a hole in the center of the cupcake and fill the cavity with dulce de leche.
• Place cupcakes in the fridge to cool.

Make the Dulce de leche Buttercream

• Cream butter until light and fluffy.
• Add the powder sugar, continue to whip some more.
• Mix in the vanilla.
• Finally, fold the dulce de leche – Add half the dulce de leche and mix really well.
• When you add the other half, barely mix leaving streaks of the dark line in the frosting.

Pipe the Buttercream

• 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.
• Enjoy!

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BEST EVER Dulce De Leche Cupcakes with Dulce De Leche Filling and Buttercream

Prep 10 mins

Cook 20 mins

Total 30 mins

Author Veena Azmanov

Yield 12 cupcakes

The Dulce de leche cupcakes recipe have a light and fluffy vanilla sponge with creamy leche centers topped with rich dulce de leche buttercream. They are an addiction, so you can't just stop at one. Simple and easy treat for kids or adults.

Ingredients

For the Cupcakes

• Unsalted Butter - 113 grams  (1 stick)
• White Sugar - 100 grams (1/2 cup)
• Eggs - 2 large
• Buttermilk - 1/2 cup
• All-purpose Flour - 175  grams (1 3/4 cup)
• Vanilla - 2 Tsp
• Baking Powder - 1 Tsp
• Baking Soda - 1/4 tsp

For the Filling

• Dulce De Leche - 1/2 cup

For the Buttercream

• Unsalted butter - 100 grams
• Powder sugar - 200 grams
• Dulce de leche - 1/2 cup
• Vanilla - 1 Tsp
• Salt - 1/4 Tsp

Instructions

Bake Cupcakes

• Preheat the oven to 160 C / 320 F
• Prepare baking cups or cupcake wrappers in muffin pans.
• Cream Butter and Sugar until light and fluffy.
• Add eggs one at a time scraping the sides of the bowl often.
• Followed by buttermilk and all-purpose flour
• Lastly, add in the Vanilla.
• Use an ice cream scoop to distribute the cupcakes evenly between 12 cupcakes wraps
• Bake in a preheated oven for about 18 to 22 minutes or until the skewer inserted comes out clean.
• Let cupcakes cool completely but do not put them in the fridge

Fill the cupcakes

• Place dulce de leche in a piping bag or ziplock bag.
• Make a small hole at the end of the bag.
• Using a melon baller make a hole in the center of the cupcake and fill the cavity with dulce de leche.
• Place cupcakes in the fridge to cool.

Make the Dulce de leche Buttercream

• Cream butter until light and fluffy.
• Add the powder sugar, continue to whip some more.
• Mix in the vanilla.
• Finally, fold the dulce de leche - Add half the dulce de leche and mix really well.
• When you add the other half, barely mix leaving streaks of the dark line in the frosting.

Pipe the Buttercream

• 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.
• Enjoy!

Courses Dessert

Cuisine French

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 103 g

Amount Per Serving
Calories 377
% Daily Value
Total Fat 17.3 g		27%
	Saturated Fat 10.6 g	53%
	Unsaturated Fat 6 g
	Trans Fat 0.7 g
Cholesterol 77 mg		26%
Sodium 143 mg		6%
Total Carbohydrates 51 g		17%
	Dietary Fiber 0.4 g	2%
	Sugars 37.9 g
Protein 4.8 g		10%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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