Butterfinger Cupcakes - yellow cake loaded with Butterfinger candy bars topped with a homemade Butterfinger buttercream. These cupcakes are sinful! I had zero self-control around these cupcakes. SOOOO good!
These cupcakes are loaded with Butterfingers. I happen to LOVE Butterfingers, so that isn't a problem for me! I cheated and used a cake mix for the cupcakes. I made my favorite buttercream frosting and added crushed Butterfingers. Sinful! We could have eaten all 24 in one night, but we decided to give most of these away to friends and family.
Here is a tip for crushing the Butterfingers. I froze the Butterfingers for about 30 minutes and transferred them to a freezer ziplock bag. I hit them with my meat pounder. They were crushed perfectly!
Yield: 24 cupcakes

Butterfinger Cupcakes
prep time: 5 MINScook time: 18 MINStotal time: 23 mins
Butterfinger Cupcakes - yellow cake loaded with Butterfinger candy bars topped with a homemade Butterfinger buttercream. These cupcakes are sinful! I had zero self-control around these cupcakes. SOOOO good!
ingredients:
- 1 box yellow cake mix (I recommend Duncan Hines), plus ingredients to make cake
- 4 crushed butterfingers
- 1 cup butter, room temperature
- 6 cups powdered sugar (may need a little more)
- 1/2 cup whipping cream
- 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 3 crushed butterfingers
instructions:
- Prepare cake mix according to package directions. Stir in 4 crushed butterfingers. Pour batter into lined cupcake pans. Bake according to package directions. Cool completely.
- To make the buttercream: In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream butter until smooth and creamy, 2 to 3 minutes. With mixer on low speed, add 6 cups sugar, whipping cream, and vanilla; mix until light and fluffy. Stir in 3 crushed Butterfingers and mix on low for 1 minute. If necessary, gradually add more powdered sugar to reach desired consistency.
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Sounds delicious! Just checking, is this 7 full size Butterfingers that you use in the recipe?
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ReplyDeleteLynne - I fixed it - thanks for the heads up!
ReplyDeleteI swear that everything you make looks like the best thing I've ever seen in my life!! My daughter is a Butterfinger freak. We just might have to make these for her b-day next month. Thanks!!!
ReplyDeleteI'm definitely pinning these cupcakes! I am a sucker for Butterfingers!!
ReplyDeleteSusan E - yes, I used regular sized Butterfingers
ReplyDeleteI love Butterfingers!
ReplyDeleteThis recipe sounds yummy!
Pinning to my Cupcake board.
This is wrong - SO wrong. But yet so right...I might have to make these for my birthday next month. None of my friends bake, so if I want a homemade treat, it's up to me!
ReplyDeleteWhoa girl!! These sound so amazing.
ReplyDeleteThese looked so yummy I had to post them in my Share the Love post today! Thanks for all the great recipes!
ReplyDeleteThese look fabulous!! I will make them for sure!
ReplyDeleteAn update to my previous comment - I made these for a fundraiser bake sale at my office this week; they were a HIT. I had several people ask for the recipe; I pointed them to plainchicken.com!
ReplyDeleteI've featured this recipe on my blog, hoping that you don't mind, but if you do, please contact me and I'll remove it. All the best.
ReplyDeleteI am going to make these
ReplyDeleteI am going to make these
ReplyDeleteDo the butterfinger pieces not get clogged a little in the decorating tip . I want to make them but wasn't sure.
ReplyDeletemine did not get clogged. Enjoy!
DeleteDo you have to refrigerate them since the icing h whipping cream in it?
ReplyDeleteYou can, but it isn't required.
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