LAS VEGAS CUPCAKES
3/4 c. unsifted all-purpose flour 1/2 c. sugar 2 tbsp. Hershey's cocoa 1/2 tsp. baking soda 1/4 tsp. salt 1/2 c. water 3 tbsp. vegetable oil 1 1/2 tsp. vinegar 1/2 tsp. vanilla 2 Skor Toffee candy bars (1.25 oz. each), chopped* Las Vegas Frosting (below) Additional Skor Toffee candy bar pieces
Combine flour, sugar, Hershey's cocoa, baking soda and salt in small mixer bowl. Add water, oil, vinegar and vanilla; beat 3 minutes on medium speed until thoroughly blended. Stir in Skor Toffee candy bar pieces. Pour batter into paper-lined muffin cups (2 1/2 inches in diameter), filling 2/3 full. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes or until cake tester inserted in center comes out clean. Cool; frost with Las Vegas Frosting. Garnish with additional Skor Toffee candy bar pieces. *Break Skor candy into pieces grind in food processor.
LAS VEGAS FROSTING: 1 c. confectioners' sugar 3 tbsp. Hershey's cocoa 3 tbsp. butter or margarine, softened 2 tbsp. milk 1/2 tsp. vanilla 1 Skor toffee candy bar (1.25 oz.), chopped*
Combine confectioners' sugar and Hershey's cocoa in small bowl. Cream butter or margarine and 1/2 cup of cocoa mixture in small mixer bowl. Add remaining cocoa mixture, milk and vanilla; beat to spreading consistency. Stir in chopped Skor Toffee candy bar until blended. *Break Skor candy into pieces; grind in food processor. |