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I made these cupcakes for a church party and they were gone before I even got to eat one! Luckily, I had enough ingredients on hand to make them again. They were so good!
If you love these, be sure to try our Snickers Cake (Gooey Caramel Chocolate Cake) Recipe!
Snickers Cupcakes Recipe
Delicious chocolate cupcakes topped with caramel buttercream frosting and plenty of amazing toppings!
Serving
Ingredients
Cupcakes:
- 1 (15.25 ounce) box devils food cake mix
- 1 (3.4 ounce) box chocolate instant pudding
- ¾ cup sour cream
- ¾ cup vegetable oil
- 3 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Caramel Buttercream Frosting:
- ½ cup butter, softened to room temperature
- ¼ cup caramel sauce
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 3 cups powdered sugar
Additional Toppings:
- caramel sauce
- Snickers Unwrapped Bites , halved
- mini chocolate chips
- chopped peanuts
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Line two muffin tins with paper cupcake liners.
- In a large bowl, whisk together cake mix, pudding, sour cream, vegetable oil, eggs and vanilla. Beat for a few minutes, until well combined.
- Bake for 20 minutes, or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
- Let cupcakes cool completely.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat together butter, caramel sauce and salt. Gradually beat in powdered sugar until fluffy. If your frosting is too thin, add more powdered sugar.
- Spread or pipe frosting onto cooled cupcakes.
- Top cupcakes with a drizzle of caramel sauce, candy, chocolate chips and peanuts.
Nutrition
Calories: 267 kcal · Carbohydrates: 32 g · Protein: 2 g · Fat: 15 g · Saturated Fat: 10 g · Trans Fat: 1 g · Cholesterol: 37 mg · Sodium: 327 mg · Potassium: 81 mg · Fiber: 1 g · Sugar: 22 g · Vitamin A: 199 IU · Vitamin C: 1 mg · Calcium: 41 mg · Iron: 1 mg
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YUM! My husband and I are both huge Snickers lovers and these cupcakes look AMAZING! I gotta make these for our next family gathering. I know they’d disappear FAST!
Hi, just thought you might want to know that the last item in your ingredient list has a type. Thought you might want to edit it:) These look fabulous!
“Typo” not “type”. Darn auto-correct.
Yum! My favorite candy bar in cupcake form!
oh my golly! These look fantastic! Can’t wait to try them =)
So, did anyone else’s cupcake batter turn out really thick like dough?
I can’t wait to try it! What kind of caramel sauce do you use??
We just used a little Smucker’s Caramel flavored topping.
Does it really make 24???
Yes it does.
I’m making them, as samplers for the family plan on opening my business!!!
My buttercream is more like glaze…. Help!!
Add more powdered sugar until you get it to a frosting consistency.
Are you supposed to add the water from the cake mix?
No, just follow the ingredients and recipe as directed.
Can you freeze these cupcakes
Yes, These will freeze great in an airtight freezer container.
Would cook time or anything else be changed if I wanted to add peanuts into the batter?
Hi Linda. Everything should remain the same with peanuts added.