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My mom made a LOT of Texas Sheet Cakes during my childhood! However this version with the caramel frosting is a step above. The combination of the moist chocolate cake and the rich icing is fantastic. I've made this as a 9x13 cake and also halved the recipe for 12 cupcakes. I donate a \"Dessert of the Month\" to a fundraiser every year and one family had these and then ordered them several months thereafter. In fact we renamed them to contain their family name, ie \"Smith\" Cupcakes!<\/p>","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2015-04-01","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"melen001"},"reviewBody":"What can I say but WOW.... this is in my top 5 cup-cake recipes. It has an excellent taste and the consistency is perfect. When I made the first batch the chocolate was maybe just not as strong as desired but it was still excellent. For the other batches I added an extra 1\/8 cup of cocoa and these were a tad stronger and everyone likes these better. I did not use the mentioned frosting and the cup-cakes were sprinkled with chopped walnuts before baking and they turned out fantastic ..... this is an EXCELLENT recipe and it is highly recommended... enjoy ...","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2016-08-18","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"maynardsfuzzypeach"},"reviewBody":"They were delicious! When you make the caramel icing on the stove, make sure that you don't put the temperature too high, then your caramel will burn. You can't pipe this recipe, well I wanted too but it was to thin to pipe. I wanted to dye it blue, but I realized it was caramel icing. It tastes great! You should really try them!","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2015-01-19","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"Worshipguy"},"reviewBody":"Personally, my family liked that these didn't have a strong chocolate taste. They were very moist and the frosting was very good. I made it into a birthday cake instead of cupcakes.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2013-09-12","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"Southernmama"},"reviewBody":"Oh. My. Gooooodness! The aroma out of the oven from these chocolate cupcakes will make you crazy and then you pile on the caramel frosting. Have mercy!!","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2014-01-08","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"rduckworth"},"reviewBody":"I found this recipe yesterday and made it for dessert. I found the cupcake very good but the frosting was the best I've ever made. I will make again but maybe try using the recipe as a cake.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2013-09-11","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"rivergulch"},"reviewBody":"very tasty easy to make","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2012-12-25","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"nancye49"},"reviewBody":"Just great","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2009-06-22","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"love to bake"},"reviewBody":"I made the cupcakes last week and took them to church. Everyone seemed to think they were really good and moist. They were moist but I didn't think the chocolate was as strong a flavor as what I had hoped for. The cake seemed to pull away from the sides of the paper liners quickly; therefore not looking as appealing.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":3,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2010-01-13","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"CharDau"},"reviewBody":"I haven't tried the cupcake recipe but it is similar to the Texas Sheet Cake recipe and that is one of my favorites. I use this frosting recipe on my Blackberry Jam Cake and it is a winner. This cake and frosting recipe was given to me by my Aunt Rosie and I cherish them.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":1,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2012-02-15","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"jackyp"},"reviewBody":"Best cupcake ever! thank you so much, everytime I make them all my friends fall in love with me.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2013-09-10","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"MEMOMCH"},"reviewBody":"My mother made this, soooooo this just might be \"Florida Chocolate Cupcakes\" or maybe just Awsome Chocolate Cupcakes!!!!","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2009-06-23","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"jatacaha"},"reviewBody":"I made these for Father's Day & they were a huge hit!!","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2010-09-16","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"jaceyd"},"reviewBody":"These are so moist and delicious. I make them all the time; always a hit wherever I take them.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2016-08-10","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"bonito15"},"reviewBody":"I just made these for my husband who loves Caramel anything - cupcakes were moist but the frosting was the best - and for sure use paper liners -","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2009-06-22","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"bcyclone"},"reviewBody":"I thought the cupcakes were just OK but the brown sugar frosting was delicious. i made a second batch of frosting to freeze into little \"fudge bites\".","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":3,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2012-07-29","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"Spiffy64"},"reviewBody":"These were yummy. I really liked the frosting, it was what made the cupcake unique and yummy. I didn't think the cake itself was amazing but the combination was yummy!","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":4,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2012-02-20","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"hhthurgood"},"reviewBody":"Love the moist and dense cake! The frosting is delicious!","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2012-06-07","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"bonnieleav"},"reviewBody":"excellent - usually make the cake but the cupcakes i'll take turkey day and lots of kids will go for them over pumpkin pie.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2013-08-11","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"vewebber58"},"reviewBody":"I made these with high hopes that they'd be outstanding and they are pretty good, but like some others mentioned, the chocolate flavor wasn't strong enough. Also, I found them to be too oily. The frosting was quite good....like someone else did, I cooked the mixture too long, and also had a few tiny bits of hard dark sugar because there was a spot on the bottom of the pan where it had begun to over-carmelize. When it had cooled it was too stiff after adding the powdered sugar, but I added just a little more milk and beat it well....it came out just fine. All in all, they were tasty.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":4,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}}]},"video":{"data":{"status":204},"message":"No shortcode found in recipe"},"rms_legacy_id":"36521","romance_copy_dek":"My husband remembers his mother making \"little black cupcakes with caramel icing.\" I never thought about putting caramel icing on chocolate cupcakes, but boy, was I wrong. His mother passed down this recipe to me. 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