Snickers Cupcakes with Caramel Frosting
Description
The recipe won't take much time. This recipe yields 2 dozen cupcakes. Serve chilled.
Instructions
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Step 1
1. Preheat the oven to 175 degrees. Line a muffin tin with paper liners. In a large measuring cup, mix water and cocoa powder, whisking thoroughly. Stir in milk. In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. In a large bowl, beat butter. Add sugar and beat. Beat in eggs and vanilla extract. Add 1/3 of the flour mixture and beat. Add half of the cocoa mixture and mix, then add the remaining flour and cocoa mixtures, beating until combined. Spoon 2 tablespoons of batter into each paper liner and bake for 18–20 minutes. Let cool. Prepare the filling. Place sugar, water, and corn syrup in a small saucepan, stirring to combine. Bring to a boil over high heat without stirring. Boil until the mixture turns amber in color. Remove from heat and carefully add cream, stirring. Add salt and butter, continuing to stir until dissolved. Mix in vanilla extract. Cool to room temperature. Set aside 3/4 cup of the filling for glaze and decoration. Cut a Snickers bar into 4 pieces. Once the filling has cooled, stir the Snickers pieces into it.
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Step 2
2. To make the frosting, beat the butter with a mixer at high speed. Add sugar and beat. Mix in vanilla extract, sugar, and caramel sauce. Add 1 tablespoon of cream and beat at high speed for 4 minutes. If necessary, add more cream. Cut Snickers bars into 4 pieces each for decoration. Once the cupcakes have cooled, make a small indentation in the center of each.
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Step 3
3. Fill the indentation with caramel filling. Each cupcake should have about 5-6 pieces of Snickers.
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Step 4
4. Drizzle cupcakes with icing. Decorate each cupcake with 4-5 pieces of Snickers and drizzle with caramel sauce.