These cupcakes are sinfully delicious & are the perfect treat for chocolate lovers!
Dark chocolate + caramel= match made in heaven
Preheat your oven to 400°F
Combine the oil with the egg in a large bowl and mix with a hand mixer briefly on medium-high speed. Add yogurt, sour cream, vanilla, and sugar and continue to mix until just combined.
Grate the chocolate. Add salt, flour, cornstarch, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and espresso powder to the chocolate bowl. Using a whisk, slowly mix together to break up any clumps.
Slowly add the dry ingredients to the oil mixture and stir until combined with a whisk.
Be careful not to overmix to avoid gummy cupcakes!
Scoop the finished mix into the muffin cups, about ¾ full and bake 5 minutes. Then quickly remove muffin pan from the oven and add the equivalent of one full piece of caramel onto the top of the muffins.
Decrease oven temp to 350°F and bake for another 12-15 minutes
Remove from the oven, top with caramel sauce and sea salt and enjoy!