The Story:
Whenever anyone wants to “bet” with me, they always say something like “if I win you make me cupcakes.” Do I ever get anything if I win, nope.
So for Matt, who made 5 baskets in a row across the pool, Heath Bar Cupcakes.
Chocolate Buttercream Cake:¾ cup buttermilk
½ cup oil
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup sour cream
Devil’s Food Cake Mix
Caramel Filling:
1/3 cup sweetened condensed milk
1/3 cup caramel (store bought or homemade)
Caramel Buttercream:
½ cup butter
8 oz cream cheese
2-4 tablespoons caramel
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1-2 tablespoons milk
3-4 cups powdered sugar
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line 2 muffin tins with 24 cupcake liners.
2. Combine buttermilk, oil, eggs and vanilla.
3. Sift in (for easy mixing) cake mix and add sour cream.
4. Fill liners ¾ full and bake for 18-22 minutes or until an inserted knife comes out clean.
5. Caramel Filling: Whisk sweetened condensed milk and caramel together. Pour into a squeeze bottle if one is available and insert tip into each warm cupcake fill as desired. If you do not have a squeeze bottle, hollow out a little circle at the top of each cupcake and spoon the mixture into it. It is soak into the cupcake, and you can reapply caramel.
6. Buttercream: Beat butter and cream cheese until light and fluffy. Add caramel, vanilla and powdered sugar. Then adjust consistency using milk and powdered sugar. Beat well.
7. Pipe onto cooled cupcakes and top with melted chocolate and a piece of a Heath Bar.
No more betting if there isn't something in it for you if they lose! These look awesome, so I'm pretty sure Matt is happy right now 🙂
P.S. I made your lemon cupcakes with raspberry frosting yesterday and they were completely amazing! Thanks for such great creations!
Hmm, lucky Matt! My mother absolutely loves Heath Bars and her birthday is coming up. I definitely want to make these for her, they look SO good!
do you have a good red velvet cupcake recipe?
I do have a red velvet recipe, but, sadly I don't know when I will be posting it because in order to post it I need to bake it. And I am allergic to red food dye…
Looks delish! Question, when you say caramel, do you mean the icecream topping kind or melted caramels? Thanks!
Ice cream topping caramel! Any caramel in a jar that is not solid will work!
Why do you use sour cream?
It helps to make the cake a little more dense and gives it a richer flavor.
Lizzy:
I made these cupcakes and they were delicious…my family loved them. The only problem I had was the frosting was to runny when I piped it out…it piped out pretty but it would start running. I also added a little more cream cheese because I like the cream cheese taste instead of the real sweet taste unless I’m making a buttercream. What can I do to fix this issue?
Adding cream cheese (or butter) will make the frosting more runny. It acts as a “liquid” because once you whip it or have it truly reach room temperature is is very soft. Next time you can add 1/4 cup butter and 12 oz cream cheese and give that a try. The powdered sugar is what keeps it stiff. Good luck!
when i first saw this i said, “is that a HEATH BAR cupcake?!” these look DELISH!!!! i have a huge weakness for heath bars, and they look sooooo good. thanks for another great recipe, lizzy!
I bet I can beat you in a game of cards. LOL! Seriously! I wish we were friends so I could bet you something. 🙂 They all look delicious!
I just made these cupcakes they are soo yummy! They are perfect for any heath lover!
Quick question, do these need to be refrigerated until they’ll be used? I wanted to make them a day before an event but I didn’t know if I needed to put them in the fridge or if they could just sit out on the counter. Thanks.