Description
Decadently delicious Snickers Cupcakes filled with gooey peanut caramel sauce and topped with luscious peanut butter buttercream.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 cup chopped peanuts
- 3/4 cup peanut caramel sauce
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup milk (for buttercream)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (for buttercream)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a cupcake pan with liners.
- Cream together the softened butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition, then stir in the vanilla extract.
- Combine flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in another bowl.
- Gradually add the dry mixture to the wet mixture, alternating with the milk.
- Fold in the chopped peanuts.
- Fill the cupcake liners about 2/3 full with the batter.
- Bake for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Allow to cool completely before frosting.
- Beat together the peanut butter, powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla extract for the buttercream.
- Fill the center of each cupcake with peanut caramel sauce.
- Frost the tops of the cupcakes generously with peanut butter buttercream.
Notes
Make these cupcakes ahead of time and store at room temperature. They may last up to a week when refrigerated.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 25g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 17g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 39g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 30mg