Snickers Cupcakes Recipe | Chocolate Peanut Caramel Cupcakes

Chocolate cupcakes with creamy frosting topped with caramel drizzle and chopped nuts are displayed on a wooden surface. Some cupcakes also include a chocolate drizzle, and whole peanuts are scattered around the cupcakes.
4 from 31 votes

These cupcakes are the perfect dessert for snickers lovers. These snickers cupcakes are made of moist and fluffy chocolate cupcakes, filled with rich peanut caramel sauce, and topped with amazing, creamy peanut butter frosting. So, if you’re looking for the best cupcakes, these are decadent, rich and super delicious! A must try recipe!

Chocolate cupcakes with creamy frosting topped with caramel drizzle and chopped nuts are displayed on a wooden surface. Some cupcakes also include a chocolate drizzle, and whole peanuts are scattered around the cupcakes.

Snickers Cupcakes Recipe | Chocolate Peanut Caramel Cupcakes

4 from 31 votes
Prep Time 1 hour 30 minutes
WORK TIME 30 minutes
DIFFICULTY Medium
Cuisine World
Servings 12 yields

Ingredients
 

For the cupcakes:

  • 1 cup 125g All-purpose flour
  • â…“ cup 40g Cocoa powder
  • ¼ teaspoon Salt
  • ½ teaspoon Baking soda
  • 1 large Egg
  • 1 cup 200g Sugar
  • ½ cup 120ml Buttermilk
  • â…“ cup 80ml Vegetable oil
  • ½ cup 120ml Coffee
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract

For the caramel:

  • ¾ cup 150g Sugar
  • 150 g Heavy cream warm
  • 3 tablespoons 45g Butter
  • 85 g 3oz Peanuts, toasted and crushed

For the frosting:

  • ½ cup 125g Peanut butter
  • â…” cup 150g Cream cheese, room temperature
  • 100 ml Heavy cream cold
  • 5 tablespoons 75g Butter, softened
  • â…” cup 85g Powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract

Instructions
 

  • DIRECTIONS
    1. Make the cupcakes: Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a 12-cup muffin pan with cupcake liners. Set aside.
    2. In a large bowl sift flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt. Add sugar, stir and set aside.
    3. In a separate bowl whisk all wet ingredients.
    4. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and whisk just until combined. don’t overmix.
    5. Scoop the batter into cupcake liners. Bake for 18-20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow to cool completely.
    6. Make the peanut caramel: Heat sugar in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally with a spatula or wooden spoon. Sugar will form clumps and eventually melt into a thick brown, amber-colored liquid as you continue to stir. Be careful not to burn. Once sugar is completely melted and reached a deep amber color, remove the saucepan from heat. Immediately pour heavy cream (Be careful, as the caramel will bubble up) and Whisk until all the cream has been incorporated and you have a smooth sauce. Add butter, stir until melted. Return the sauce pan to heat, add salt and cook, stirring frequently for 5 minutes.
    7. Remove from heat, transfer to a heatproof bowl, leave 3-4 tablespoons for later. Add crushed peanut, stir and let cool completely.
    8. Make the frosting: In large bowl on medium speed, cream together peanut butter, butter and cream cheese until incorporated and smooth.
    9. Add heavy cream, powdered sugar and whip for 2 minutes. Transfer to a piping bag.
    10. Assembly: Once cupcakes are cool and filling is ready, cut out a hole out of the top part of the cupcake to add the filling. Fill the hole with the caramel filling. Frost the cupcakes.
    11. For decoration: drizzle some melted chocolate or remaining caramel sauce and sprinkle some chopped peanuts.
    Notes:
    • The caramel should be enough for 18-20 cupcakes.
    • Instead of coffee you can use water.

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Nutrition information is automatically generated and thus we can not guarantee it is 100% accurate.

3 Comments

  1. Epic fail, don’t waste expensive ingredients on this one, I am a pastry chef and this recipe does not work nor does the caramel taste good. Definitely not up to standard.

    October 11, 2019
  2. Best cupcake recipe ever! thank you.

    June 30, 2020
  3. Amazing cupcake recipe! It was the third time I’m making it! My family LOVED it. Thank you so much 🙂

    September 1, 2021
4 from 31 votes (31 ratings without comment)

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