One of my friends is an absolute Snickers addict. I used to work with her and she always had Snickers bars on hand whenever I needed a chocolate fix. I’d just mention I had a chocolate craving and out of her desk, or her handbag, she’d produce a Snickers bar that she’d happily give to me. What can I say, I pick the best people to be friends with! I created this Snickers Cupcakes recipe for her when she came round recently and she was pretty excited when she saw them, and very happy when she tucked into one! The sponge and buttercream are both flavoured with chocolate and peanut butter, they are filled with peanuts and caramel, and then topped with more caramel, more peanuts and some mini Snickers bites which I spotted in the supermarket recently and am totally addicted to!
How to make Snickers Cupcakes…
I made a chocolate sponge by creaming together butter and sugar, whisking in eggs, then whisking in self rasing flour, baking powder and cocoa powder. I divided the mixture between 12 cupcake cases and baked them for 25 minutes.
Once the cupcakes were fully cool I used a cupcake corer to make a hole in the middle of each one.
I filled the holes with a few chopped salted peanuts and then some caramel sauce on top. Then I made a chocolate and peanut butter buttercream and piped it onto the cupcakes. I added a drizzle of caramel sauce, a mini Snickers bite cut in half and more salted chopped peanuts.
What if I can’t find Snickers Bites?
If you can’t find the mini Snickers bites, just chop up some regular size Snickers bars to decorate the cupcakes with.
What caramel sauce should I use?
My favourite caramel sauce to use is my Homemade Caramel Sauce, it’s rich, smooth and absolutely divine! You can also easily add salt to it to make it into a salted caramel sauce. If you don’t want to make your own, it’s quite easy nowadays to find a good quality ready made caramel (or salted caramel) sauce in the shops or online. I have used Tesco’s Finest, Bonn Maman and Carnation Caramel in the past with great results.
Oh wow, the Snickers Cupcakes were amazing! Everything the chocolate bar has to offer all in cupcake form. Sweet chocolate, gooey caramel, plus plenty of crunchy and salty peanuts!
Recommended equipment & ingredients*
Cupcake tin | Electric hand mixer | Piping bags |
Jem 1E Piping nozzle | Wilton 1M Piping nozzle | Salted Caramel Sauce |
Snickers Bites | Brown cupcake cases |
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Snickers Cupcakes
Ingredients
For the sponge
- 175 g Butter or baking spread
- 175 g Caster sugar
- 3 Eggs large
- 145 g Self raising flour
- 30 g Cocoa powder
- 1/4 tsp Baking powder
- 1 tbsp Milk
For the buttercream
- 200 g Butter or baking spread
- 400 g Icing sugar
- 40 g Cocoa powder
- 40 g Peanut butter
- 1 tbsp Milk
For the topping & filling
- 12 Snickers Bites or chopped up Snickers bar
- 85 g Caramel sauce good quality shop bought or homemade
- 75 g Salted peanuts chopped
Instructions
- Pre-heat your oven to 160C Fan/180C/350F/Gas Mark 4 and line a cupcake tin with paper cases
- To make the cupcakes, mix together the butter and caster sugar until smooth, ideally with an electric mixer
- Add the eggs and milk, and mix well
- Add the self raising flour, cocoa powder and baking powder and whisk in
- Divide the mixture between the cupcakes cases, and bake them for 20-25 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the centre of the cupcakes comes out clean. Put them on a rack to cool completely
- Use a cupcake corer or a knife to make a hole in the middle of each cupcake
- Fill the holes with a couple of chopped peanuts per cupcakes and some caramel sauce. You can do this using a spoon or put the caramel sauce into a small piping bag, snip the end off and pipe it in
- To make the buttercream, mix together the butter, peanut butter, cocoa powder and icing sugar with a spoon or electric hand whisk, when it starts to come together, add the milk and mix until smooth
- Pipe the buttercream onto each cupcake using a piping bag fitted with a nozzle. Or spread on with a spoon
- Pipe the salted caramel sauce over the buttercream, or drizzle it on with a spoon
- Top with a mini Snickers bites that's been cut in half, or a Snickers bar that's been chopped up. And more chopped peanuts
- Store in an airtight container in a cool place, eat leftovers within 3 days
Notes
NB. This post is not in any way sponsored by Snickers – I just love their product!
If you like this, check out more of my Cupcake recipes!
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This is a great idea, I love the gooey caramel bit on the inside!
Thanks Monika! I can never resist filling cupcakes with something yummy!
Oh. My. Word.
Those are beautiful! Can you believe that I have never put a filling in my cupcakes before?! I think it’s about time I tried!
I agree, it is definitely about time! 😀
I would not turn down anything with Snickers!! These look awesome, Kat! Happy Fiesta Friday! x
Thanks Jhuls!
wow! these look so delicious Kat! I could happily scoff a few! now I really want to eat cake!
Thank you for sharing with #Bakeoftheweek x
Thanks Jenny! I wish I had one left to scoff myself!
These are amazing. I love Snickers (although I am still not sure I have ever forgiven Mars for changing the name from Marathon). I imagine your friend was ecstatic! I bet she was thinking ‘I really lucked out here…. great choice of friends’)…. x
Haha I certainly hope she was! Thank you 😀
I am in love! I adore Snickers and these cupcakes look absolutely scrumptious. I am going to make them and share them with our son as he too is a peanut and chocolate combo addict. Pinned x.
Thanks Sammie, let me know what you think!
Oh my gosh! I will take one for now and one for later, please!! Thanks for sharing with us at Fiesta Friday.
Mollie
Thank you! I wish I could send you them!
That is so delicious!! Saving the recipe for later.
Thanks! Let me know if you try them!
Oh wow Kat! I love Snickers and these look SOOO good! Difficult not to be tempted! 🙂 x
Thanks Jo!
These look fantastic with delicious flavours.
Thank you Cat!
I’m not surprised your friend was happy when she saw the cupcakes – they look epic Kat!
Angela x