Chocolate Butterfinger Cupcakes
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| Serves | 24 |
| Cook time | 14 minutes |
These Chocolate Butterfinger Cupcakes are one of the best cupcakes on the planet! Rich, fluffy, moist, and full of Butterfinger goodness. The frosting is chocolate peanut butter perfection! Seriously divine cupcakes!
Ingredients
Cupcakes
- 1/2 cup butter (melted)
- 1/3 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1/2 cup canola oil
- 1 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup cocoa powder
- 3 1/4 cups flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 2 eggs
- 1 3/4 cup buttermilk
- 3/4 cups butterfinger bars (well chopped)
Frosting
- 3/4 cups butter (softened)
- 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
- 3/4 cups cocoa powder
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 4+ tablespoons milk
Topping
- 1/2 cup butterfinger bars (chopped)
Directions
| Cupcakes | |
| Step 1 | |
| Preheat oven to 350 In a large mixing bowl beat the butter and peanut butter until smooth. Add all remaining cake ingredients except the Butterfingers. Mix well. Stir in the Butterfingers by hand. Fill lined cupcake tins about 2/3 full. Bake for 14 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Allow cupcakes to cool completely before frosting. | |
| Frosting | |
| Step 2 | |
| In a mixing bowl beat together the butter and peanut butter until creamy and smooth. Add the cocoa, powdered sugar, and milk and mix well. If too thick add more milk one TBS at a time until it reaches the right consistency. Spread or pipe frosting onto cooled cupcakes and top with chopped Butterfingers. | |
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Patricia Watkins says
I made them and they are so delicious. I just had to let you know.
Vera Zecevic – Cupcakes Garden says
No wonder that these babies vanished in a sec, but I’m sure that frosting with pretzels was also a very tasty treat. I’ve featured this recipe on my blog, hoping that you don’t mind, but if you do, please contact me and I’ll remove it. All the best.
Kelley says
Oh my! I cant even describe how amazing these cupcakes look! I need to try them asap!
Thanks for linking up to the Life of the Party! Im going to feature this tomorrow in a fall dessert roundup!
Rachel @the dessert chronicles says
these look delicious! Anything is better with butterfingers!
Kristine @the foley fam says
YUM! Will be trying and featuring you at this weekend’s party! Thanks for linkin up to Sunday FUNday!
Kimberly @ A time to freeze says
Wow these look so delicious!
Cate @ Chez CateyLou says
We must be on the same wavelength – I just made butterfinger pb oatmeal cookies!! Your cupcakes look DIVINE! What a perfect flavor combo!
Sarah says
Pinned to my Crazy for Cupcakes board! Homemade cupcakes aren’t hard and they totally worth the effort. My Butterfinger-loving mama would be obsessed with these.
Juie says
Thank you so much for linking these babes up to our “Inspiration Monday Party” Stephanie. They are so yummy looking. I just featured them on my Facebook page here:https://www.facebook.com/pages/redheadcandecoratecom/373634845995420~ Julie redheadcandecorate.com
Karly says
Perfect for my pb & chocolate cravings! Thanks for linking up with What’s Cookin’ Wednesday!!
claire says
Great project !!
I would love you to come and share @ Craft, Create & Inspire linky party !!!
Look forward to seeing you there 🙂
http://lemonpaperdesigns.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/craft-create-inspire-linky-party.html
Claire x
Laura @ Lauras Baking Talent says
Love butterfinger anything… these look great 🙂
Kathy says
How delicious! And I think pretzels dipped in this frosting sounds amazing!