Oh no, I messed up the frosting on this one... I better not put it in for the bake sale!
Chocolate cupcake (a Sally's recipe) Homemade salted caramel whipped filling (based on Sally's salted caramel sauce recipe) Browned butter vanilla buttercream (my own eyeballed proportions)
It is tender but has enough structure to hold together with the filling. The salted caramel is salty enough to help avoid it all being too sweet. The browned butter in the buttercream has a little savory to it, which further helps balance the overall sweetness.
I was careful not to take out too much cupcake in the middle for the filling, to ensure it had enough cake to hold together (they do!, I checked). The frosting should be thick enough to hold the shape but is still nice and light in texture.
For anyone who remembers my post the other day about (a different) Sally's recipe failing me... This one turned out just great! #drink #food source