Adding candy, caramel and chocolate to these cupcakes makes for the perfect Snickers cupcakes!
So for my daughter’s birthday this year she asked for this particular cupcake. I really had a lot of fun making them. It was only the second time I actually stuffed anything inside of a cupcake. Quite a unique experience and oh so worth it. Snickers is a great candy bar for those of you who love caramel and peanuts.
Which I do! Enjoy!
Snickers cupcakes
Ingredients
- For the cake:
- 1 box of devils food cake mix
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup water
- 1/3 cup oil
- 1 bag of frozen mini Snickers unwrapped
- For the icing:
- 4 oz of cream cheese at room temperature
- 1 stick of unsalted butter at room temperature
- 1 cup of powdered sugar
- 1 tsp of vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup of caramel topping more if you would like to drizzle
- 1/2 to 1 cup of milk
Instructions
For the cake:
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line (2) 12 cup muffin tins.
- Mix cake mix, eggs, water and oil together.
- Divide mix into prepared muffin tins.
- Place two frozen snickers into the center of each cupcake.
- Bake for 20-22 minutes, or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
- Try not to insert into the snickers bar.
- Cool completely.
For the icing:
- Cream together butter and cream cheese.
- Slowly add powdered sugar.
- Add caramel and vanilla.
- Add milk until you reach the right consistency for piping or spreading.
- Taste. If you would like a more intense caramel flavoring add more.
- Pipe the cooled cupcakes with frosting
- Enjoy! These may be garnished with more snickers and caramel.
Notes
I added two snickers because the first time I made these with one,
I did not get a strong snickers flavor.
I wanted it to be very prominent.So I added another.
Also we in our house do not like an overly sweet frosting.
So I added the cream cheese.
This can be omitted and increase your butter and powdered sugar.
I did not get a strong snickers flavor.
I wanted it to be very prominent.So I added another.
Also we in our house do not like an overly sweet frosting.
So I added the cream cheese.
This can be omitted and increase your butter and powdered sugar.
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!
Recipe adapted from My Baking Addiction
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