Heath Bar Cupcakes
Heath Bar Cupcakes
Swamped by leftover Halloween candy I wanted to find a way to use some of it up. I have a dinner tonight and I am bringing dessert. Adding crushed up Heath candy bars to a classic vanilla cupcake seemed like a great idea. The cupcakes came out just right. Then I made a simple vanilla buttercream. I frosted the cupcakes and added a sprinkle of crumbled Heath Bars to finish them off. Pretty and tasty, too. If you are looking for a way to re-purpose some of the leftover candy you might want to try this recipe. I used a small food processor to crush up the candy bars. That worked out really well.
Heath Bar Cupcakes
¾ cup sugar
1/2 cup butter
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 3/4 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 cup half and half
2/3 c. crushed Heath bar candy bars, plus extra for topping the cupcakes
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a muffin pan with 12paper liners. In a medium bowl, cream together the sugar and butter. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Combine flour and baking powder, add to the creamed mixture and mix well. Finally stir in the milk until batter is smooth. Pour or spoon batter into the prepared pan. Bake 20 to 25 minutes. Cupcakes are done when they springs back to the touch. Frost cooled cupcakes with vanilla frosting and sprinkle with a little crushed Heath bar. Makes12.
Vanilla Buttercream
10 T. softened butter
1½ c. powdered sugar
2 t. vanilla extract
Beat butter and powdered sugar together until smooth. Add vanilla and beat until fluffy. Makes enough to frost 12 cupcakes.
