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Butterfinger Cupcakes

Ingredients

For the cupcakes:

  • 1 C unsalted sweet cream butter softened
  • 3 C sugar
  • 4 Eggs
  • 1 tsp Vanilla
  • 3 C flour
  • 1 C cocoa
  • 2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp sea salt
  • 1 C buttermilk
  • 1 C water

For the frosting:

  • 1 C unsalted sweet cream butter
  • 3 C powder sugar
  • 1/2 C Cocoa powder
  • 1/4 C chopped Butterfinger candy
  • 5 TBS heavy whipping cream
  • 1 tsp vanilla

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees and fill cupcake pan with cupcake liners.
  • In a large bowl, add the butter and sugar and cream until mixed.
  • Add eggs, beating one at a time.
  • Add vanilla and mix well.
  • In another bowl, combine dry ingredients.
  • In another bowl, combine the milk and water.
  • Add in the dry ingredients, alternating between the wet and dry, beating well after each addition.
  • Fill cupcake liners 2/3 of the way and bake for 21 minutes.
  • Cool on wire racks.
  • To make frosting, add all ingredients into a standing mixer and bowl mix until combined and stiff peaks form.
  • Mix until stiff and doesn’t fall off a spoon.
  • Frost cooled cupcakes with chocolate frosting.
  • Top cupcakes with the crushed Butterfinger candy.

Notes

Note: If powder sugar pebbles form while mixing frosting, add in 1-2 more tbsp heavy cream. If consistency is too thin, add in 1/2 C powder sugar.