MilkyWay Cupcakes

These are so easy, because I made these from… a cake mix! Yes, I know. But sometimes, you need to whip up a speedy treat for a hungry crowd and you don’t want to slave in the kitchen. But these are not ordinary cupcakes from a box, these have mini MilkyWay candy bars baked in the middle.

Just follow the instructions to make cupcakes from your cake mix: Fill your cupcake mold about half way up, pop a mini MilkyWay in the middle, and add about another tablespoonful of cake mix to cover it up. Bake as directed. Top with vanilla frosting (I used Pillsbury).

I browsed around recipes that used candy bars in their baking process, and one recommended that the candy bar should be frozen. So, that’s how I did it. Of course, the candy bar melts anyway, and you get a gooey, caramel, chocolatey chunk of deliciousness at the bottom of your cupcake when you open it up. I tried to capture it with my camera, but… you just have to try them to see!

You can substitute MilkyWays for your favorite candy bar. I’ve been meaning to try a 3 Musketeers variation.

We hope this recipe will be useful for this year’s Halloween!

MilkyWay Cupcakes

Yields: 24 cupcakes

Ingredients

1 box Betty Crocker Devil’s Food Cake Mix
1 1/3 cups water
1/2 cup vegetable oil
3 eggs
1 tub Vanilla Frosting (Pillsbury)
Caramel Syrup (Hershey’s)
24 miniature MilkyWay bars, frozen.

Procedure:

Heat oven to 350F.
Place paper baking cups on cupcake mold.
Beat cake mix, water, oil and eggs in a large bowl on low speed 30 seconds, and then medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally.
Pour into prepared cups, filling halfway up.
Place one mini MilkyWay candy car in the middle of each cup.
Top with approx. 1 tablespoon of cake mix batter, just to cover the candy bar.
Bake as directed on the box. In the case of cupcakes, bake for 20-25 minutes.
Remove from the pan, and let cool completely before frosting.
To frost these cupcakes, I used the 1M tip.
Drizzle caramel syrup on top, and serve immediately.