Toffee Topped Spice Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting
In an effort to be 100% transparent, I used a cake mix to make these cupcakes. I think it was a Duncan Hines Spice Cake Mix, to be exact. If you have read this blog for a while, you know that I'm not afraid of or embarrassed by a cake mix. I use them all of the time for shortcuts - especially when I'm making cupcakes. Maybe it is just me, but I think that homemade cupcake batter can be a little finicky... it can roll over the sides, it can deflate, etc., and I wanted these to look just perfect in my new Gold Striped Cupcake Papers. And it was easy. I was really in the mood for a Fall-ish spice cake topped with creamy, cream cheese frosting and these were everything (and more!) than I had hoped. People tend to not think about texture as much as they should. I had a gourmet ice cream sundae at a fancy restaurant this summer, and the combination of textures was unbelievable. I can still taste (feel it?) right now. This cupcake combinati...