Frito Caramel Cupcakes

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You Will Need (1 thing)

Steps (3 steps, 40 minutes)

1. 1

   For the Frito Cupcakes:

   Ingredients:

   1+1/2 cups AP flour

   1 teaspoon baking powder

   1/2 teaspoon salt

   2 sticks (1lb) butter, softened

   1 cup white granulated sugar

   1 cup dark brown firmly packed brown sugar

   4 eggs, room temperature

   1 teaspoon vanilla

   1 cup buttermilk

   1 +1/2 cups crushed Fritos or corn chips

   1 jar of caramel sauce

2. 2

   Directions:

   Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

   Line two cupcake pans with liners.

   Whisk together flour, baking powder and salt in a separate bowl and set aside.

   Pulverize the Fritos/corn chips in a food processor. Set aside 1/2 cup for decoration.

   Cream butter and sugar together until fluffy.

   Add eggs one at a time and combine thoroughly.

   Mix in vanilla.

   Add flour mixture and buttermilk alternating each, starting and ending with the dry ingredients.

   Mix in one cup of the crushed Fritos/corn chips.

   Spoon or use a pastry bag or pipe batter into the liners.
   Bake about 20 minutes or until a knife inserted in the middle comes out dry.

   Remove and transfer cupcakes to cool completely.
   Use a teaspoon to create a shallow hole of the center of each cupcakes and fill with caramel sauce.

   Makes 24 cupcakes

3. 3

   For the Caramel Buttercream:

   Ingredients:

   2 sticks softened butter

   6-8 cups powdered sugar

   1/2 cup buttermilk

   4 tablespoons caramel sauce plus some for decoration

   1/2 cup crushed Fritos or corn chips (see above) for decoration

   Directions:

   Mix together butter, buttermilk and two cups of the powdered sugar.

   Gradually add the rest of the sugar one cup at a time until you reach the desired consistency.

   Mix in the caramel sauce.

   Load into a pastry bag and swirl the frosting onto the cupcakes.

   Sprinkle the crushed chips over the top and then drizzle the caramel.

   If you like, push in a single Frito/corn chip on the peak of the frosting.