Caramel Macchiato Cupcakes

So, having hit my creative brick wall, I asked Mr. Himself what I should make.  His reply?  Coffee Cupcakes.

Coffee Cupcakes?  What kind of icing?  Chocolate? Mocha?

Vanilla.

Vanilla?

Yup.

OK. How about caramel in there?

Sure!

And the Caramel Macchiato Cupcake was born!  Mwahahahhahahahhahhahaha!\

They are a rich coffee flavored cupcake, soaked in a coffee simple syrup. Then filled with a butter caramel center and topped with vanilla butter cream.  And finally topped with more butter caramel.

Note: add the final butter caramel drizzle only when you are ready to eat them.  Also - these are definitely fork and plate cupcakes. They are ooey-gooey-messy goodness!

The pictures make the butter cream look pale. It's actually a light beige color with just the perfect amount of vanilla flavor.

These are most certainly a cure to the coffee craving!

The taste testers gave it a two-thumbs-up and went back for seconds.