These Chocolate Turtle Cupcakes are made with a moist chocolate cupcake topped with caramel pecan frosting, caramel drizzle and some pecan crumbles! The flavors are perfection.
If you love the flavors in turtle candy, also try my turtle thumbprint cookies!
Chocolate Turtle Cupcakes
So this past Monday was The Bachelorette season finale. The hubs has been a big trooper this season and has watched quite a few episodes with me so he knew exactly what was going on as we sat down to watch the finale. He’s not quite as informed as I am on reading the very obvious editing that they do though. It’s pretty typical that they make it look like she’s picking one guy over another. You always know she’ll pick the opposite one. After the guys visited with her family, it was clear the editing was in favor of Robby so obviously Jordan would be the final choice.
But since the hubs doesn’t understand the editing game as well, he was not just shocked, he was completely convinced that she made the wrong choice. He was seriously so upset – even angry. It was hilarious. He was up and pacing around the room and telling me all the reasons girls always pick the wrong guy. I mean, he was so upset I had to pause the show to let him finish his rant. Hilarious! 🙂
So along with sharing stories about our Bachelorette watching, I have cupcakes to share! These were declared a new favorite by co-workers – and they have tasted a lot of my recipes. That is saying a lot!
The chocolate cupcake is wonderfully moist and chocolatey. The frosting is flavored with caramel sauce and finely chopped pecans. The frosting – as simple as it seems – is totally amazing and makes the cupcake. I used my favorite homemade caramel sauce and it’s definitely the one I’d recommend. It’s got great caramel flavor that works perfectly. If you decide to use a different caramel sauce, you want to make sure it’s one that’s thicker at room temperature. If it’s too thin, you won’t be able to add much without thinning out the frosting too much and then you’ll either have too thin frosting or a frosting that isn’t caramel-y enough.
Because of the pecans in the frosting, I used a large round tip for piping. The pecans would likely get caught in a star tip, so to get a nice swirl a round tip will be best. Add a drizzle of caramel and a few pecan crumbs and you’re all set! You officially have one amazing cupcake to bite into!
This is another of my posts over on The Cake Blog, so head over there for the full recipe. Enjoy!!
More Turtle Dessert Recipes
- Turtle Cheesecake
- Chocolate Turtle Poke Cake
- Turtle Chocolate Cookie Cups
- Turtle Brownie Cheesecake
- Turtle Chocolate Layer Cake
- Pecan Caramel Turtle Candy Bars
Chocolate Turtle Cupcakes
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Ingredients
Chocolate Cupcakes
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 6 tbsp water
- 6 tbsp natural unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 6 tbsp milk
Caramel Pecan Frosting
- 1/2 cup salted butter
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 7 tbsp caramel sauce
- 1-2 tbsp water (or milk, as needed)
- 1/2 cup pecans (finely chopped )
- Caramel sauce (as needed for drizzle)
- Chopped pecans (as needed for topping)
Instructions
- Find the full recipe and instructions on The Cake Blog.
Nutrition
The nutrition facts provided are calculated using a third-party tool and are estimates only. Actual nutritional content may vary based on the ingredients and brands you use, as well as portion sizes. For accurate results, please consult a registered dietitian or nutritionist.
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Hi Lindsay! I am so looking forward to making these cupcakes! I heard coffee makes the chocolate flavor stand out more, can I substitute the 6tbsp of water for 6tbsp of fresh brewed coffee?
Yes, that would be fine.
I’m not a big fan of shortening, can I make the frosting with all butter?
You sure can!
Just made these cupcakes. I’m a white cake fan, but I think these are the best cupcakes I have ever tasted.
Thanks Johanna! I’m glad you loved them as much as we did!
You had me at caramel! These look so amazing!
Quick question related to a different topic – I saw on the side of your website “Latest Videos” and it was for an Oreo Brookie Layer Cake and it looks absolutely delicious!! I tried searching for it on your site and I couldn’t find it. So I was just wondering if I’m searching for the wrong thing or how I could view that recipe. Thanks so much!!
Oh and by the way, these cupcakes look amazing! Already added them to my list of things to make!! =)
Hey Brittany! That video was added on accident a little too soon. That cake will be posted Wednesday, along with a full sized video. 🙂
Awesome!!! Looking forward to Wednesday =)
Wow. That frosting is so amazing. I want to marry it right now. Caramel frosting is kind of where all life begins, ya know?
Yes, caramel all the things! 🙂