Out-of-this-world cajeta-filled cupcakes

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Ingredients

  • For the cupcakes:

  • 340g plain flour, plus extra for dusting pan
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 3/4 tsp salt
  • 115g unsalted butter, at room temperature, plus extra for greasing pan
  • 170g caster sugar
  • 2 large eggs, at room temperature
  • 1 tsp pure vanilla essence
  • 115ml whole milk
  • 60ml cajeta (cajeta is a Mexican caramel sauce made from goats milk that can be found in Latin markets. If unavailable, use a rich dark caramel sauce)

  • For the Mexican Vanilla Buttercream icing:

  • 650g icing sugar
  • 225g unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • Pinch salt
  • 1 tsp vanilla essence
  • 2 tbsp Mexican crema or sour cream, plus extra as needed

Use imperial measurements

Method

How to make Out-of-this-world cajeta-filled cupcakes

1) Preheat the oven to 180°C.

2) Butter and flour a 12-cup muffin pan, or use paper cases. In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and three-quarters of a teaspoon of salt.

3) In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat the sugar and butter until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, one at a time then beat in the vanilla extract. With mixer on low, beat in the flour mixture in two parts, alternating with milk.

4) Divide the batter among the prepared muffin cups. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center of a cupcake comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Let cool in the pan for five minutes. Remove the cupcakes from the pan and transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

5) Using a paring knife, cut a 2cm deep piece from the top of each cupcake. Save the cut pieces. Fill each hole with one teaspoon of cajeta and replace the cut out pieces. Frost the cupcakes with Mexican vanilla buttercream frosting.

6) For the frosting: using an electric mixer on low speed, beat the butter and sugar until smooth. Add the salt, vanilla extract and crema. Increase the speed to high and beat until fluffy, about three minutes, adding extra Mexican crema, as needed, to make the frosting spreadable.

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