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Cupcakes: Candy Bar Cupcakes

Source of Recipe

Land O'Lakes


Recipe Introduction

"Both young and old will enjoy these tender double chocolate cupcakes topped with caramel and peanuts."

List of Ingredients

2 cups sugar
1 cup LAND O LAKES® Sour Cream
1/4 cup LAND O LAKES® Butter, softened*
2 eggs
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
2/3 cup water
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup real semi-sweet chocolate chips (We recommend NESTLE® TOLL HOUSE® Morsels)
1 cup chopped peanuts
4 (1-ounce) squares unsweetened baking chocolate, melted

---Topping---
1 cup caramel ice cream topping
1/2 cup chopped peanuts



Recipe

Heat oven to 350°F. Combine sugar, sour cream, butter and eggs in large bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until smooth. Continue beating, gradually adding flour, water, baking soda, baking powder, salt and vanilla until smooth. Stir in chocolate chips, peanuts and unsweetened chocolate by hand until well mixed.

Spoon 2 tablespoons batter into paper-lined muffin cups. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until top springs back when touched lightly. Remove cupcakes from pans; cool 10 to 15 minutes. Drizzle 1 teaspoon caramel topping onto each cupcake; sprinkle with chopped peanuts.

*Substitute LAND O LAKES® Soft Baking Butter with Canola Oil right from the refrigerator.

TIP: Refrigerate cupcakes if you prefer a firmer caramel topping.

Yield: 2 1/2 dozen cupcakes