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Candy Bar Cupcakes Recipe

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Everyone in my family loves cupcakes, so I experimented to create these cupcakes that fit my family's tastes. I also tried to make them healthier. I hope you enjoy them as much as we do! Edie DeSpain - Logan, UT

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Candy Bar Cupcakes Recipe

Prep: 40 min. Bake: 20 min. + cooling

Yield: 18 Servings

40 20 60

Ingredients

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

Directions

In a large bowl, beat the sugar, buttermilk, oil and vanilla until well blended. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; gradually beat into sugar mixture until blended.
For filling, in a small bowl, beat cream cheese and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg; mix well. Stir in the candy bars.
Fill paper-lined muffin cups one-third full with batter. Drop filling by tablespoonfuls into the center of each cupcake (cups will be about half full). Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the filling comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
For frosting, in a small saucepan, melt butter. Stir in brown sugar. Bring to a boil; cook for two minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from the heat; stir in the milk, then confectioners' sugar. Cool until frosting reaches spreading consistency. Frost cupcakes. Yield: 1-1/2 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 cupcake equals 250 calories, 9 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 23 mg cholesterol, 248 mg sodium, 40 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 4 g protein.

Originally published as Candy Bar Cupcakes in Healthy Cooking June/July 2009, p31

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Reviewed on Sep. 28, 2009 by cookie1943

Cupcake sounds good,but more interested in where you got pretty cupcake liners?

Reviewed on May. 16, 2009 by Mariebel

First, I have to say I don't cook desserts very often, which is maybe why I didn't have much success with this one. I did follow all the instructions very carefully, except that I used Twix bars instead of Snickers because my daughter is allergic to peanuts. Unfortunately, the candy bar kind of disappeared in the cupcake and we couldn't really taste it. Also the cheese filling was too heavy and made the cupcakes sink in the middle. It might be a good idea to cover the filling with a little bit more batter before baking. The frosting was very good; it had a nice caramel flavor. Overall, the cupcakes tasted good, but not great. I thought the recipe was a lot of trouble to go through compared to regular cupcakes.

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