Candy Bar Cupcakes

  • 18
  • 30 mins
  • 60 mins

Ingredients

  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1/4 cup canola oil
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1-1/2 cups all- purpose flour
  • 1/3 cup baking cocoa
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 6 oz fat- free cream cheese
  • 2 tbsp confectioners' sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 2 Snickers candy bars (2.07 oz.each) finely chopped
  • 1/3 cup butter,cubed
  • 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
  • 3 tbsp fat- free milk
  • 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar

Preparation

Step 1

1. In a small bowl, beat the sugar, buttermilk, oil and vanilla until well blended. Combne the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; gradually beat into sugar mixture until blended.

2. In a smal bowl, beat cream cheese and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg; mix well. Stir in the candy bars.

3. Fill paper-lined muffin cups one-third full with batter. Drop filling by tablespoons into the center of each cupcake (cups will be about half full) Bake at 350 for 20-25 mins or until toothpick inserted in the filling comes out clean. Cool for 10 mins before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.

4. In a saucepan, melt butter. Stir in brown sugar. Bring to a boil; cook for 2 mins, stirring occasionally. Remove from the heat; stir in the milk, then confectioners' sugar. Cool until frosting reaches spreading consistency. Frost cupcakes