I LOVE cupcakes! But, who doesnt? I also love candy bars and thought how cool and delish would it be to throw some mini candy bars in a cupcake batter! I also have been on the hunt for a bakery like frosting and I think I created it along with these cupcakes! Whenever I taste a cake or cupcake from a local bakery I just cant seem to figure out how they do it. What gives the frosting that texture and delicious flavor? There are a lot of great recipes out there, and everytime I tried them I'm always a little disappointed. Some of them are with flour (which I feel is weird in a frosting) Some of them call for shortening (YUCK!), and some of them tell you to beat it 'til the sun dont shine.. and me being all about easy and fast, I dont have time for that! This frosting is SO EASY and super delicious! I think the whipping cream is what makes this frosting a winner! This is now the one I will always make! Give it a try and let me know what you think! The cupcakes turned out really good as well. I actually tried a bunch of different kinds of candy bars. Twix, Rolos, Snickers and Milky Way. They were all great. I was sad that they do sink down to the bottom, but who cares! With the last bite of your cupcake, you get an extra surprise with a big bite of candy car! Thumbs up for me! CANDY BAR CUPCAKES (makes 36 cupcakes)
Recipe By: Holly Lofthouse
1 box (18oz) cake mix
4 eggs
1/2 cup vegetable oil
3/4 cup milk
1/2 cup sour cream
small box instant pudding (I used chocolate w/ Devils Food cake mix & vanilla w/ Vanilla cake mix)
24 mini candy bars of your choice (Snickers, Milky Way, Rolos)
Directions:
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Line mufftin tins with cupcake liners.
Mix the cake mix, eggs, oil, milk, sour cream and pudding mix together with a hand mixer. Beat on low for 30 seconds and then on medium for about 2 minutes. (Batter will be very thick)
With an ice cream scoop, fill liners about 1/3 of the way full of cake batter. Top with one candy bar. Cover candy bar with 2 tablespoons of batter so its completely covering candy bar. Repeat with all.
Place in oven and bake for 18-20 minutes. Let cool completely before frosting.
QUICK & DELICIOUS BUTTERCREAM FROSTING
Recipe By: HollyL
3 1/2 cups Powdered Sugar
2 sticks of Butter (1 cup), room temperature (make sure to use REAL butter)
1 teaspoon Vanilla
1 1/2 tablespoons of Whipping Cream
Directions:
Mix powdered sugar and butter in a large bowl with a spatula until well combined. With a hand mixer, mix in Vanilla and Whipping cream. Beat on medium speed for 3 minutes until well combined.
(For chocolate version, add in cocoa when mixing the powdered sugar and butter together)
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