Amlou & Chocolate Hi-Hat Cupcakes with Caramel Filling

Whimsical chocolate hi-hat cupcakes with amlou (Moroccan almond-honey spread) filling and creamy frosting, topped with a chocolate shell and caramel.

Recipe byChef Amina
  • Prep 30 min
  • Cook 20 min
  • Serves 12

Ingredients

Scaled from 12 base servings — local only.

  • 0.5 tspSalt
  • 200 gAll-purpose flour
  • 80 mlVegetable oil
  • 2 tspBaking powder
  • 2 wholeEggs
  • 1 tspVanilla extract
  • 200 gGranulated sugar
  • 1 tspBaking soda
  • 240 mlMilk
  • 75 gCocoa powder
  • 150 gAmlou filling
  • 200 gButter frosting
  • 200 gChocolate, melted
  • 100 mlCaramel sauce
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Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 175°C. Mix flour, cocoa, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Combine eggs, milk, oil, and vanilla. Mix wet and dry ingredients. Fill lined muffin cups 2/3 full. Bake 18-20 minutes.

  2. Cool cupcakes. Pipe a small amount of amlou into the center of each. Top with frosting piped into a high cone. Dip the frosting peak in melted chocolate, then drizzle with caramel sauce. Chill before serving.