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Snicker chocolate cupcakes filled with peanut free SunButter caramel sauce, topped with caramel buttercream, caramel sauce and chocolate shavings

Peanut Free Snickers Cupcakes

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These Peanut Free Snickers Cupcakes feature a rich chocolate cupcake that is filled with a SunButter caramel sauce that provides the perfect nutty flavor!
Course Baking
Cuisine American
Keyword chocolate cupcakes, nut free, peanut free, snickers cupcakes, sunbutter
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings 12 cupcakes

Equipment

  • Stand mixer

Ingredients

Chocolate Cupcakes

  • 1 ¼ cups (150g) All Purpose Flour
  • 1/2 tsp Baking Soda
  • 1/2 tsp Baking Powder
  • 1/4 tsp Salt
  • 1 Large Egg, at room temperature
  • 1 cup (200g) Sugar
  • 1/2 cup (120g) Sour Cream, at room temperature
  • 1/4 cup (55g) Vegetable Oil
  • 1 tsp Vanilla
  • 6 tbsp (38g) Dutch Processed Cocoa Powder
  • 6 tbsp (90g) Hot Freshly Brewed Coffee

SunButter Caramel Sauce

  • 1/4 cup (58g) Unsalted Butter, at room temperature
  • 1 cup (200g) Brown Sugar
  • 2 tbsp White Sugar
  • 2/3 cup (150g) Heavy Cream
  • 1/4 tsp Kosher Salt
  • 1/3 cup (80g) Natural SunButter

Caramel Buttercream

  • 1 cup (227g) Unsalted Butter, at room temperature
  • 3 ½ cups (420g) Confectioners Sugar
  • 1/3 cup SunButter Caramel Sauce
  • 1 tsp Vanilla
  • Heavy Cream, if needed to desired consistency.
  • Dark Chocolate Shavings, for garnish

Instructions

Chocolate Cupcakes

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Prepare a cupcake pan with cupcake liners. In a large mixing bowl, add the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Whisk together to combine. Set aside.
  • In another large bowl, add egg, sugar, sour cream, vegetable oil, and vanilla. Whisk together until smooth and well combined.
  • In a small mixing bowl or 2-cup liquid measuring cup, add the hot coffee and cocoa powder. Whisk together until well-combined and smooth. Allow to sit for 2 minutes, then add the cocoa mixture into the mixing bowl with the wet ingredients (eggs, sour cream, etc.), then mix until smooth.
  • Add the wet ingredients into the bowl with the dry ingredients, and mix until smooth. Pour the cake batter into the prepared cupcake pan, filling 2/3 full, and bake for 20 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean. Allow to cool completely before filling and frosting.
  • Once cooled, using a cupcake corer or paring knife, cut out an approximately 1 inch deep piece from the top of each cupcake, and fill each with cooled SunButter caramel sauce.

SunButter Caramel Sauce

  • Add butter, brown sugar, white sugar, cream and salt to a saucepan over medium heat. Slowly heat until it comes to a light bubble - about 3-4 minutes
  • Once bubbling, add in the SunButter, and quickly whisk in until combined. Remove from the heat and allow the caramel sauce to come to room temperature or place in the fridge to cool for a few hours to cool off.

Caramel Buttercream

  • Add butter to a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. Beat on high until butter is doubled in volume, and looks light and fluffy.
  • Turn the stand mixer to low and slowly add the confectioners sugar. Beat until completely incorporated, then add in the caramel and vanilla. Beat until well-combined and fully incorporated. Add whipped cream, if desired, to preferred consistency.
  • Pipe onto cupcakes, sprinkle with shaved chocolate and drizzle remaining caramel sauce over frosted cupcakes.