Samoa Cupcakes
Tools + Supplies
stand mixer with paddle and whisk attachments
muffin/cupcake pan
cupcake liners
icing bag
blowtorch (optional)
Ingredients
cupcakes:
1 1/2 cups flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
8 oz (2 sticks) unsalted butter (room temp)
4 eggs (room temp)
2 cups granulated sugar
2 tsp vanilla extract
3/4 cup half + half
12 oz salted caramel baking chips
frosting:
16 oz heavy whipping cream
1 3/4 cups powdered sugar
3 8oz packages cream cheese
2 vanilla beans
other elements:
1-2 oz sweetened coconut flakes
coffeehouse style caramel and chocolate sauce
Samoa Girl Scout Cookies
Instructions
cupcakes
preheat oven to 350
mix flour, baking powder, salt, and cocoa powder in a medium bowl and set aside
in stand mixer with paddle attachment, cream butter and sugar until fluffy, then add vanilla extract
add eggs, one at a time, to butter/sugar mixture, fully incorporating after each egg
alternate between adding flour mixture and half + half to butter/sugar mixture, fully incorporating after each addition
add salted caramel chips on low speed
place cupcake liners in muffin pan, and fill 2/3 with batter
bake for 20-23 minutes
icing
first you'll make whipped cream- add heavy cream and 3/4 cup powdered sugar to stand mixer with whisk attachment
start on low speed, and increase speed as consistency thickens. When whipped cream reaches soft peak stage (holds shape, starts sticking to sides of mixing bowl), it's done. remove from mixing bowl and set aside
using stand mixer and paddle attachment on medium-high speed, mix cream cheese and remainder of powdered sugar until consistency is smooth
continuing to mix cream cheese icing, add in whipped cream and mix until fully incorporated
scrape seeds from vanilla beans and add to icing mixture
other elements (optional)
toast coconut with blowtorch
Assembly
top cupcakes with icing, using icing bag
sprinkle coconut flakes on top of icing
drizzle chocolate syrup in horizontal zig-zag pattern
drizzle caramel syrup in vertical zig-zag pattern
cut Samoa Girl Scout Cookies in half and stick one half in each cupcake’s icing
