
By sallysbakingaddiction.com
Brown Sugar Butterscotch Cupcakes
Instructions
Prep:40minCook:20min
Enjoy soft and tender brown sugar cupcakes filled with gooey homemade butterscotch sauce. Each bite is buttery, rich, and loaded with toffee-like flavor—like the best parts of butterscotch pudding wrapped up in cupcake form. Take your time making the butterscotch sauce and don't skip the lemon juice. You can choose your own frosting, such as vanilla buttercream (pictured) or Swiss meringue buttercream. Other options include not-so-sweet whipped frosting or light and fluffy whipped cream.
Updated at: Sat, 04 Oct 2025 03:11:51 GMT
Nutrition balance score
Unbalanced
Glycemic Index
67
Moderate
Glycemic Load
24
High
Nutrition per serving
Calories278.3 kcal (14%)
Total Fat14 g (20%)
Carbs36.1 g (14%)
Sugars25.1 g (28%)
Protein2.7 g (5%)
Sodium147 mg (7%)
Fiber0.4 g (1%)
% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet
Ingredients
15 servings

¼ cupunsalted butter

¾ cupdark brown sugar

½ teaspoonfresh lemon juice
do not skip

½ cupheavy cream
do not use milk or half-and-half

2 teaspoonspure vanilla extract
or vanilla bean paste

2 teaspoonsscotch
bourbon, or rum

½ teaspoonsalt

209gall-purpose flour
spooned & leveled

1 teaspoonbaking powder

¼ teaspoonbaking soda

½ cupunsalted butter
melted and slightly cooled

1 cuplight brown sugar
packed, or dark

1egg
large, at room temperature

¼ cupsour cream
or plain yogurt, at room temperature

¾ cupwhole milk
at room temperature

1 teaspoonpure vanilla extract
or vanilla bean paste

Vanilla buttercream
sweet, or Swiss meringue buttercream, not as sweet
Instructions
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