Every time I see a Snickers candy bar, I’m reminded of a friend of mine who used to LOVE them.  But that’s not why I think of her – it’s actually the memory of HOW she ate them that’s stuck with me.  She used to nibble all of the chocolate off the entire bar, then eat the nut layer, then the caramel layer, and finally the nougat layer.  It took her, like, 20 minutes to eat the candy bar.  I’m wondering if she would like this cupcake – because obviously, she loves Snickers bars, but I wonder if she would like it all together?  Or if it has to be disassembled?  Hmm.

I, on the other hand, am not a huge fan of the Snickers bar on its own.  But this cupcake?  I could eat 10 of them.  The cake is awesome.  It’s ESPECIALLY awesome that every bite you take, you get bit of cake, a bit of caramel, and a bit of Snickers.  And the frosting?  It tastes like caramel.  How do I know this?  Because I ate the leftover frosting with a spoon.  Shameful, really.  But worth it.  So, so worth it.

If you don’t want to use this particular cake recipe, you can use a box mix or your favorite chocolate cake recipe.  This one is pretty darn good though – just make sure you use dutch-process cocoa and don’t substitute the regular stuff.  Your cake won’t work if you substitute, they are different chemically.  Google it.  Another tip – when you chop your Snickers for the filling, chop them into pretty small pieces – I cut each fun size bar into 10 or 12 pieces.  If they’re too big, it makes the cupcake harder to eat.  You want them to get all gooey and soft in the caramel sauce.

I need an excuse to make these again.  Soon.  Well, preferably after my upcoming beach vacation…

Enjoy!

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Snickers Cupcakes

 

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Prep time

45 mins

Cook time

20 mins

Total time

1 hour 30 mins

 

Perfectly chocolate cupcakes filled with caramel and chopped Snickers bars, topped with caramel buttercream and garnished with a candybar! Enjoy! Recipe source: Annie's Eats

Serves: 24 cupcakes

Ingredients

Cupcakes Ingredients:

• ½ cup Dutch-process cocoa powder
• ½ cup hot water
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• ¾ tsp. baking soda
• ¾ tsp. baking powder
• ¾ tsp. coarse salt
• 16 tbsp. unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1½ cups sugar
• 2 large eggs plus 1 egg yolk, room temperature
• 1¾ tsp. vanilla extract
• ⅔ cup sour cream, at room temperature

For garnish:

• 8 fun-size Snickers bars, chopped

Caramel Sauce Ingredients:

• 8 tbsp. unsalted butter, cut into pieces
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup heavy cream
• ¼ tsp. vanilla extract
• Pinch of salt

Filling Ingredients:

• For the filling:
• 24 fun-size Snickers bars, chopped (I buy two bags of fun-size bars for this recipe)
• ½ to ⅓ cup Caramel Sauce

Frosting Ingredients:

• 16 tbsp. unsalted butter, (2 sticks) at room temperature
• 3½ cups powdered/confectioners sugar
• 1½ tsp. vanilla extract
• ⅓ cup caramel sauce
• Pinch of coarse salt
• 2 tbsp. heavy/whipping cream

Instructions

Cupcakes:

1. Preheat oven to 350˚ F.
2. Prepare cupcake pans with with paper liners.
3. In a small bowl, whisk together the cocoa powder and hot water until smooth.
4. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
5. In a medium saucepan, combine the butter and the sugar over medium heat.
6. Heat, stirring occasionally to combine until the butter is melted.
7. Remove the mixture from the heat and transfer to the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment.
8. Beat on medium-low speed, 4-5 minutes, until the mixture is cooled.
9. Mix in the eggs and egg yolk, one at a time, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed and beating well after each addition.
10. Mix in the vanilla and then the cocoa mixture and beat until incorporated.
11. With the mixer on low speed add in the dry ingredients in two batches, alternating with the sour cream, beating just until combined.
12. Divide the batter between the prepared cupcake liners, filling them about ¾ of the way full.
13. Bake 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, rotating the pans halfway through baking.
14. Allow the cupcakes to cool in the pan 5-10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
15. After they are completely cooled, prepare them for filling using the cone method
16. You can replace the tops or not, up to you.

Caramel Sauce:

1. Melt the butter in a heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium heat.
2. Add the sugar and cook, stirring occasionally, until the sugar begins to foam a bit.
3. It will look and smell like it’s on the verge of burning.
4. Remove from the heat and add the heavy cream.
5. Stir until the sauce is smooth, returning to heat if necessary to smooth it out, then mix in the vanilla and salt.
6. Let cool. (This can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.)

Filling:

1. In a small bowl, combine ½ cup of caramel sauce with chopped Snickers bars.
2. Stir to coat.
3. Fill cupcakes with a large spoonful of filling mixture.
4. Top filling with additional caramel if desired. (I desired. Yum.)

Frosting:

1. Add the butter to the bowl of an electric stand mixer.
2. Beat on medium-high speed 1 minute until smooth.
3. Beat in the confectioners’ sugar until smooth, 1-2 minutes.
4. Mix in the vanilla, caramel sauce and salt until incorporated.
5. Make sure the caramel sauce isn’t too hot to avoid melting the butter in the frosting.
6. Add the heavy cream and whip on high speed until light and fluffy, about 3-4 minutes.
7. Frost cupcakes as desired and top with a drizzle of remaining caramel and chopped snickers.
8. Enjoy!

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