Millionaires Shortbread Cupcakes Downloadable Recipe featuring rich caramel, chocolate mudcake, and butterscotch buttercream by Cupcake Jemma

Millionaires Shortbread Cupcakes Recipe

Indulgent chocolate mudcake cupcakes with a shortbread biscuit base, butterscotch sauce filling, silky butterscotch Swiss meringue buttercream, and a dramatic dark chocolate dip. The ultimate cupcake upgrade.

  • Difficulty
    4 out of 5
  • Prep: 60 minutes
  • Cook: 20 minutes
  • Servings: 12 cupcakes
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Ingredients

BUTTERSCOTCH SAUCE
115g Light Soft Brown Sugar
115g Unsalted Butter
300g Double Cream
1/2 tsp Vanilla Extract
Pinch of Sea Salt

CHOCOLATE MUDCAKE SPONGE
100g Crushed Shortbread Biscuits
15g Melted Butter
1 tsp Golden Syrup
100g Unsalted Butter
50g Brewed Coffee
125g Dark Chocolate (70%)
75g Buttermilk
45g Vegetable Oil
2 Eggs
215g Caster Sugar
150g Plain Flour
30g Cocoa Powder
1/4 tsp Bicarb
1/4 tsp Sea Salt

BUTTERSCOTCH SWISS MERINGUE BUTTERCREAM
150g Egg Whites
300g Caster Sugar
360g Soft Unsalted Butter
180-200g Butterscotch Sauce

TO FINISH
4-5 Shortbread Biscuits, chopped into small nuggets
60-80g Dark (54%) Chocolate, melted and cooled a little
Gold Leaf (optional)

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