Butterbeer Cupcake Recipe

My girls LOVE Harry Potter and I mean LOVE HP! (They love many YA book series). They can't wait for our trip to visit Harry Potter World. We realize that life is short so we love to celebrate. Recently we celebrated HP's birthday. The girls made a replica of his cake from the first movie. Yesterday I decided we needed Butterbeer cupcakes so I came up with this recipe for what we think Butterbeer would taste like :)

Here's the recipe:

Cupcakes

¾ c. water

½ c. milk

4 eggs

1/3 c. butter

Mix wet ingredients

¼ c. brown sugar

¼ c. white sugar

Mix sugars into wet ingredients

1 box butterscotch pudding

1 box golden butter cake recipe

Mix all the ingredients in a bowl. Pour into greased or lined cupcake pans. Bake at 350.

Frosting

1 c. vegetable shortening

1 c. powdered sugar (approx.)

2 tsp. vanilla

Add ¼ c milk and more powdered sugar till desired consistency or sweetness

Caramel topping

Combine ½ bag of caramel candies and 2 Tbsp butter in a sauce pot on low heat (or double boiler) until melted smooth. Pour ½ c. heavy cream in a mixing bowl, add caramel sauce, and whip on high till desired consistency.