Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 80 ml vegetable oil
  • 200 g golden caster sugar (or use superfine sugar)
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 tsp teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 120 ml buttermilk
  • 42 g cocoa powder
  • 95 g plain( all-purpose) flour
  • 1½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • Pinch of salt
  • 75 g unsalted butter, softened
  • 240 g smooth peanut butter
  • 115 g confectioners' sugar
  • 90 ml double (heavy) cream
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 45 mini Snickers pieces sliced in half (or you you use 2-3 whole Snickers bars, chopped)
  • 3 tbsp store-bought salted caramel sauce (slightly warmed in a pan or the microwave to loosen.)
  • 50 g dark chocolate, melted

Instruction

  • Preheat the oven to 175C (350F) and line 2x12-hole shallow muffin tins with cake liners (bake the final 6 as a separate batch unless you have a third muffin tin).
  • Whisk the vegetable oil and caster sugar together in a large bowl until creamy (about 2 minutes with an electric whisk). Add the eggs, vanilla extract and buttermilk and stir to combine.
  • Sieve in the cocoa powder, flour, bicarbonate of soda and salt. Fold in using a spatula. The mixture will be runny. Spoon the mixture into the cupcake liners - approx ⅔rds full.
  • Place in the oven and bake for 13 minutes, until an inserted skewer comes out clean. Leave to cool for 10 minutes in the tray, then transfer to a baking rack to cool completely.
  • Now make the frosting. Place the butter and peanut butter in a bowl and whisk together using an electric hand whisk until creamy.
  • Add the confectioners' sugar, cream, vanilla extract and salt and whisk again for 2-3 minutes until thick. If it's too runny, add a little more confectioner's sugar until you get the right consistency for piping.
  • Spoon the mixture into a piping bag with a wide round nozzle. Pipe the mixture on the cakes, starting from the outside and working inwards.
  • Decorate each cupcake with 3 pieces of Snickers. Drizzle over the salted caramel and melted chocolate (you can drizzle on via a piping bag with a very small round nozzle if you want a neater drizzle).