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Overloaded Snickers Cupcakes
Simple soda cupcake recipe loaded with Snickers candy bars, topped with easy buttercream frosting & Snickers minis.
Prep Time 15 minutes minutes
Cook Time 1 hour hour
Total Time 1 hour hour 15 minutes minutes
Servings 20
Author Gina Kleinworth
- 1 box chocolate cake mix
- 1 can soda please don't use diet - you need full sugar
- 15 Snickers minis- chopped
- 20 additional Snickers minis for topping
- *Frosting
- 8 tbsp 1 stick butter - room temperature
- 4 cups confectioners sugar
- 1/3 cup Milk
- Extra Snickers minis for topping
- Chocolate Sauce for drizzling
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees & line your cupcake tins with liners - I chose football liners 
- In mixer bowl, combine cake mix & soda & beat well until thick & smooth 
- Fold in chopped Snickers 
- Spoon batter into prepared cupcake papers filling 3/4 of the way full 
- Bake to box directions or until centers spring back when pressed slightly (about 30 min) 
- Remove & transfer to a wire rack to cool completely before adding frosting 
- *Frosting 
- In a mixer with a paddle attachment cream butter until light & fluffy 
- Add in confectioners sugar & beat slowly 
- Once mixture looks moist but crumbly add in milk & beat until fluffy again - if you want it a little softer add additional creamer 1-2 tsp at a time 
- Add to a frosting bag fitted with a large tip & pipe on your cooled cupcakes 
- Top with additional Snickers minis & chocolate sauce