Black Licorice Cupcakes | Paula Deen

Ingredients

• 1¾ cups cake flour, not self-rising
• 1½ teaspoons baking powder
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ⅓ cup sugar
• ⅓ cup dark corn syrup
• ⅓ cup blackstrap molasses
• ¼ cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• 2 eggs, room temperature
• ¼ cup Canola oil or vegetable oil
• 1 cup sweetened condensed milk
• 3 teaspoons anise extract
• ½ cup whole milk
• ¾ cup Butter
• 2¼ cups powdered sugar
• 1½ teaspoons anise extract
• ¾ teaspoon orange extract
• black licorice for topping cupcakes, optional