Dulce de Leche Cupcakes

Fluffy vanilla cupcakes topped with creamy dulce de leche buttercream.

Prep Time
25 mintues
Cook Time
20 minutes
Servings

Cupcakes

  • 2/3 cup Low-fat buttermilk 2/3 cup Low-fat buttermilk
  • 2 teaspoon Pure vanilla extract 2 teaspoon Pure vanilla extract
  • C&H® Granulated Sugar 1 cup 1 cup C&H® Granulated Sugar
  • 2 cups Cake flour 2 cups Cake flour
  • 3 teaspoons Baking powder 3 teaspoons Baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon Salt ½ teaspoon Salt
  • 1 stick Unsalted butter, softened 1 stick Unsalted butter, softened
  • 2 large Eggs 2 large Eggs

Dulce de Leche Buttercream

  • 1 cup ( 2 sticks) Unsalted butter, softened 1 cup ( 2 sticks) Unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 can (13.4 oz) Dulce de leche 1 can (13.4 oz) Dulce de leche
  • C&H® Confectioners Sugar 2 ½ cups 2 ½ cups C&H® Confectioners Sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon Salt ¼ teaspoon Salt

Instructions

Cupcakes

Step 1

Preheat over to 325° F.

Step 2

Line the cupcake pan with cupcake liners.

Step 3

In the bowl of stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, add the dry ingredients —cake flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Mix together until combined, about 30 seconds.

Step 4

Add the butter and half of the buttermilk to the dry ingredients and mix on low speed until ingredients look moistened. Increase the speed to medium/high and mix for 2 minutes. Scrape the bowl as needed. 

Step 5

In a separate bowl, mix the eggs, the other half of the buttercream and vanilla until fully incorporated.

Step 6

Add the egg mixture to the flour/sugar mixture in two parts, beating at medium-high speed until all ingredients are well incorporated. About 1 minute.

Step 7

Pour batter evenly amongst cupcake liners to about 1/2 way up the liner.

Step 8

Bake for 20-25 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center of a cupcake comes out clean. 

Step 9

Remove from oven and let them cool in the pan for about 5 minutes. Remove from the pan and allow them to completely cool before adding buttercream. 

Dulce de Leche Buttercream

Step 1

Cream the butter on medium/high in a stand mixer for about 3 minutes until light and fluffy.

Step 2

Add half of the dulce de leche can (reserve the rest for later) and mix until incorporated. Add powdered sugar and salt. Mix at low speed.

Step 3

When all the ingredients have been incorporated, turn the mixer back up to medium/high speed for 2 minutes. The frosting should be thick and fluffy.

Step 4

Put the buttercream frosting in a big pastry bag with a 1M star tip. Frost the cupcakes. Put the remaining dulce de leche in a small disposable pastry bag and cut a small piece from the bottom of the pastry bag. Pipe dulce de leche on top of buttercream. Enjoy.