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These Snickers Cupcakes are over the top delicious! They’re decadent, chocolatey, caramel-y, peanut butter-y and so rich! You have to try them!
Need another Snickers dessert? My Snickers Cheesecake will blow your mind!
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- Snickers Cupcakes Recipe
- How to Make Snickers Chocolate Cupcakes
- Get the Recipe
Snickers Cupcakes Recipe
Now before I too much into the cupcakes, I want to talk Divergent again. If you are reading them and don’t want any spoilers, skip ahead. Last week, I mentioned that I was almost done with the third book in the Divergent series, Allegiant. I have finished. And I am not a happy camper.
It didn’t have to end that way!
Seriously! It didn’t make anything better or change anything about the story. No, it just made it sad for the sake of being sad. Not cool. The author clearly hates happiness and happy endings.
Ok, so that’s probably not true about the author, but why else would she rip our hearts out with such a sad ending? WHY?!
It made me super sad, so now I have to move on. I can’t be sad any longer…
So back to the snickers cupcakes!
How to Make Snickers Chocolate Cupcakes
I started with my very favorite chocolate cake recipe. It is the most moist, delicious and fluffy chocolate cake. I use Hershey’s Dark Chocolate Cocoa, which is why these cupcakes are so dark. You could use regular cocoa, but I did that once and will never do it again. The dark is the way to go. Even if you don’t care for dark chocolate in bar form, it makes for the best baked goods.
Then I moved on to the filling.
You guys, I could eat the filling straight. SO good!
I wanted to really give these cupcakes and real Snicker-y feel. Just cake and icing wasn’t enough. And since the inside of Snickers are filled with caramel, peanuts and nougat (which is kind of like thick marshmallow), I made a filling modeling that yumminess.
It’s pure heaven.
And when added to this cupcake – seriously indulgent. Just like I like my sweets. 🙂
The peanut butter icing is variation of my normal buttercream with peanut butter added in. If you are more into the caramel though, instead of peanut butter, you could totally make the caramel icing from these Caramel Macchiato Cupcakes. Also totally yummy!
And because no dessert is complete without a chocolate drizzle, I’ve got one of those too. And a cute little half of a mini Snickers to finish it off!
So stinkin’ cute and so freakin’ delicious! It these don’t satisfy your sweet tooth, I don’t know what will.
Recipe
Snickers Cupcakes
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- Author: Lindsay
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Yield: 12 Cupcakes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
Description
These Snickers Cupcakes are over the top delicious! They’re decadent, chocolatey, caramel-y, peanut butter-y and so rich! You have to try them!
Ingredients
CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES
- 1 cup flour
- 1 cups sugar
- 1/4 + 1/8 cup Hershey’s Special Dark Cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 3/4 tsp vanilla
- 1/2 cup boiling water
FILLING
- 3 tbsp milk
- 6 tbsp butter
- 8 oz Kraft caramels, wrappers removed
- 1/2 cup chopped peanuts
- 1/4 cup marshmallow fluff
PEANUT BUTTER ICING
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2/3 cup peanut butter
- 2–3 tbsp water or milk
CHOCOLATE GLAZE AND TOPPING
- 1/2 + 1/8 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tbsp cocoa
- 1 1/2 tbsp milk
- 6 mini snickers, cut in half, for topping
Instructions
1. To make the cupcakes, add all dry ingredients to a large bowl and whisk together.
2. Add egg, buttermilk and vegetable oil to the dry ingredients and mix well.
3. Add vanilla to boiling water and add to mixture. Mix well.
4. Pour into cupcakes pans and bake at 300 degrees for about 20-25 minutes.
5. When done, remove cupcakes from oven and cupcake tin and allow to cool.
6. While cupcakes cool, make the filling. Add milk, butter and caramels to a pot over medium heat and melt, stirring constantly.
7. Once melted and smooth, add peanuts and marshmallow fluff and stir until combined.
8. Remove from heat and allow to cool and thicken for about 30-35 minutes.
9. Once cupcakes are cool and filling is ready, cut out a hole out of the top part of the cupcake to add the filling.
10. Fill the hole with the caramel filling.
11. To make the icing, beat the shortening and butter until smooth.
12. Slowly add 3 cups of powdered sugar. Mix until combined.
13. Mix in the vanilla extract, peanut butter and 1 tbsp water or milk.
14. Add the rest of the powdered sugar and mix until smooth. Add more water or milk until the right consistency.
15. Ice the cupcakes.
16. To make the glaze, whisk together powdered sugar, cocoa and milk. Drizzle over cupcakes.
17. Top cupcakes with half of a mini Snickers.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 Cupcake
- Calories: 770
- Sugar: 72.6 g
- Sodium: 347.7 mg
- Fat: 45.1 g
- Carbohydrates: 88.8 g
- Protein: 8.7 g
- Cholesterol: 52.8 mg
Filed Under:
- Cakes and Cupcakes
- Recipes
- Sweets and Treats
Enjoy!
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Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Brownie Layer Cake
Snickers Chocolate Cookies
Snickers Chocolate Cookie Cups
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