Chocolate Covered Pretzel Cupcake

Ingredients Cupcakes: 2 cups Sugar 1-3/4 cups all Purpose Flour ¾ cup Cocoa powder 1 tsp Baking powder 1 tsp Baking soda 1 tsp Salt 2 Eggs room temp 1 cup Whole Milk ½ cup Vegetable oil 1 cup HOT water Pretzel Buttercream: 1 cup unsalted butter, room temp 2 cups powdered sugar 1 tsp vanilla extract 1 cup of pretzels 12 chocolate dipped pretzels Sprinkle with sea salt Caramel sauce

Instructions Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Fill muffin tins with cupcake liners In a bowl, whisk sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add in eggs, milk, and vegetable oil. Mix well Slowly add in boiling water, stirring until combined. Fill baking cups ⅔ of the way full. Bake for 20-22 minutes. Using a toothpick, insert in center. When it comes out clean they are done. Transfer to awire rack to cool completely before frosting. In a bowl, mix together butter and powdered sugar. Add in vanilla extract. Continue to mix until well incorporated. Fill a pastry bag and frost cooled cupcakes. Top with chopped pretzels. Now add a chocolate covered pretzel to the top, sprinkle some sea salt and drizzle with caramel sauce. Enjoy!

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