Dulce de leche cupcakes… finally

i bought a can of dulce de lechey (i know i know.. I spelt it with a punt) from Uruguay during my last trip in February and never put it to use.. it’s one of those things you buy, put in the fridge and go “OMG, i didn’t realize I had this”… since I’d decided to participate in the fun of Bake Along Anniversary, I’d decided to bake some dulce de leche cupcakes…

Dulce de leche Cupcakes (recipe adapted from Confections of a Foodie Bride)

Original Recipe (makes 24 cupcakes)
1 can Dulce de leche
2 sticks butter at room temp
1 1/3 cup sugar (I halved this)
4 eggs
2 tsp vanilla
3 cups flour (I used cake flour)
1 tbsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup buttermilk

Instructions
– preheat oven to 350 degrees F
– line 2 muffin pans with paper liners
– cream butter and sugar on med-high for 4-5 mins, scarping down the sides of the bowl a couple of times, until light, fluffy and no longer grainy
– Scrape down the bowl and add 1/2 cup of dulce de leche, mixing on medium for another 1-2 mins until thoroughly incorporated
– Add eggs in one at a time, making sure they are well incorporated
– Stir in vanilla
– Add in flour in 3 additions, alternating with buttermilk
-Scoop batter into lined cups, filling 2/3 – 3/4 full
– bake 15-18 mins or until lightly browned and a skewer in the center cupcake comes out clean (I baked 18 mins)
– let cool 10 mins in pan and then turn out onto rack to cool completely
– frost as desired

I’m submitting this to Bake Along #44 ~ Celebration Cupcakes hosted by:

• Joyce from Kitchen Flavours
• Lena from Frozen Wings
• Zoe from Bake for Happy Kids

Very Happy 2nd Anniversary to the Bake Along Team!

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