Southern Comfort Cupcakes

INGREDIENTS

For the cupcakes

1 18.25 ounce package

Devil’s Food Cake mix

1 5.9 ounce package

instant chocolate pudding mix

1 cup

sour cream

1 cup

vegetable oil

eggs; lightly beaten

1/2 cup

warm water

1 tsp

vanilla

For the Southern Comfort Buttercream

4 sticks

unsalted butter; room temperature

1 tbsp

clear vanilla extract

1/4 tsp

fine sea salt

2 lb

confectioners’ sugar

4 tbsp

Southern Comfort

For the Garnish

1/2 cup

semisweet chocolate chips melted and cooled

Southern Comfort Caramel Corn