Caramel Almond Chocolate Cupcakes

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Caramel Almond Chocolate Cupcakes

I can’t believe Cupcake Week is half way over already! Did you know that yesterday was National Cupcake Day? Be sure to check out the debate over at i[heart]cuppycakes and enter in her cupcake giveaway too!

Today I bring you a cupcake that is amazing. Simply amazing. The filling in these guys is to die for. I was eating it with a spoon. It’s also awesome over ice cream. You really can’t go wrong with homemade dulce de leche, so it’s not surprising. However, homemade dulce de leche does take a while to make (3 hours simmering in a pot), so be prepared to put some time into these cupcakes. It’s well worth the effort. Hubby agreed these are one of the best cupcakes I’ve ever made

Next time I make these, I might leave the chocolate out of the caramel ganache. As you can see, it looks more chocolatey and I would have prefered to have it be caramel. It has a great caramel flavor, but I would have liked the color contrast of having a caramel sauce.

I followed the recipes from Fields of Cake exactly, so I’m not going to repost them here. Definitely go check out her post and amazing pictures!

Don’t forget to enter in my 2nd blogiversary giveaway by midnight on August 28th!

Check out my week of cupcakes here.

Cupcakes, Dessert

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10 Responses to “Watermelon cupcakes”

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Joelen — August 3, 2008 at 11:57 pm

How adorable!! So creative and I’m sure delicious too!
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Carrie — August 4, 2008 at 12:20 am

Those are SOOO cute!
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Sarah — August 4, 2008 at 1:50 am

Those may be the cutest cupcakes I’ve ever seen!
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Katie — August 4, 2008 at 11:28 am

Oh my goodness! HOW CUTE! I seriously LOVe this idea! I’m so starring these to make! Thanks!
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~Amber~ — August 5, 2008 at 12:16 pm

These are so adorable!!
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sterling — August 7, 2008 at 4:31 pm

Fabulous idea. I think your idea of the two shades of green was great too!
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Ivy — August 18, 2008 at 9:17 pm

Cool! I love watermelon. These look like so much fun, kids would go crazy for these. 🙂
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Nate — August 21, 2008 at 8:10 pm

Beyond being probably the best looking summer cupcakes invented. I have to give props to the chef on the taste front as well. These were highly popular at said cookout and were demolished by all.
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Marija — September 24, 2008 at 2:48 pm

I love them! So creative!
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Jacqueline — July 22, 2020 at 11:34 am

Do I have to put in coffee? I can’t stand coffee at all.