Butterfingers are my absolute favorite candy in the entire world and I could eat a million fun sized Butterfingers if it didn’t make me sick. Is it just me but do the fun sized Butterfingers taste so much better? Perhaps it’s the whole mini sized aspect, more chocolate coating or it’s that the fun sized candies remind me of my favorite holiday. (that would be Halloween if you’re wondering) Although Butterfingers are the love of my life in candy form, I have yet to make a Butterfinger dessert for my blog. Seriously something is wrong with that, very wrong. Butterfingers deserve to be included in a dessert and if I’m going to make a Butterfinger sweet treat, it has to be a cupcake. But not just any cupcake will do for my beloved Butterfinger. My ultimate Butterfinger dessert fantasty is a chocolate cupcake filled with fudge buttercream, slathered with more fudge buttercream, covered in chocolate and coated in butterfinger crumbs. I drooled just typing that.
First make your favorite chocolate cupcake. I like to use my Black Magic Cupcake recipe that makes me swoon, makes me weak in the knees and makes me want to shovel them into my face. But if it’s easier for you, make the cupcakes from a box mix. (Devil’s Food would be good!) I’m not a baking snob and if you prefer to use a box mix, go right ahead.
Let them cool completely before filling and frosting. While they cool, move along…
In a food processor, grind up a bag of fun sized Butterfingers. Yes I realize I didn’t put all of the Butterfingers in this photo.
Then set the Butterfinger crumbs aside.
Now let’s make the fudge buttercream. Sift cups of 2 cups powdered sugar and 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder. Set aside.
In a bowl of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, mix together 1/2 cup softened unsalted butter and 1/4 cup shortening.
Then add in the dry ingredients. At first it’ll look like it won’t combine but I promise it will. Just keep mixing it up until it looks like this.
Add in 2 Tablespoon of whole milk. Mix mix mix until smooth.
Now add in 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract and 1 cup of hot fudge topping. Yes I said hot fudge. Eat some hot fudge while you’re baking. I do! Mix it up.
Put some of the fudge buttercream in a piping bag fitted with a round decorating tip. Insert the tip into the cupcake and press it all the way down to the bottom of the cupcake. Squeeze the piping bag as you lift the tip out of the cupcake. Oh how I love fudge buttercream!
Then continue filing all of the cupcakes.
Now frost the cupcakes. Just spread it on with a small spatula or a knife. We’re not piping it on so don’t you try and get all fancy on me.
Refrigerate the frosted cupcakes for about 30 minutes.
Take the cupcakes out of the refrigerator. In a bowl, melt some semi sweet chocolate chips. I do a small amount at a time so it stays melted. When you continue to cover all of the cupcakes with melted chocolate, you’ll need to melt some more chocolate chips.
Turn the cupcake upside down and dip it into the melted chocolate. If dipping the cupcake is too difficult or you just want to do it another way, just spoon the melted chocolate over the fudge buttercream. Then spread it out to cover the fudge buttercream.
Take a spoon and spread the melted chocolate over the fudge buttercream.
Take some of the crushed up Butterfingers and press it onto the melted chocolate. Make sure you coat all of the melted chocolate with butterfinger crumbs. As you can see, I make a mess so I put a plate underneath. I recommend you do the same.
Refrigerate for about 45 minutes until the chocolate hardens. (the melted semi sweet chocolate)
Enjoy!
Butterfinger Fudge Filled Cupcakes
(inspired by Starring Rolls Cafe)
Black Magic Cupcakes (you can use box cake mix instead, Devil’s Food would be good)
1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
2 cups sugar
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
2 large eggs, room temperature
1 cup buttermilk, room temperature and shaken
1/2 cup canola oil
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup freshly brewed strong coffee, make sure it’s hot!
Fudge Buttercream
(frosting recipe allrecipes)
2 cups powdered sugar
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
1/4 cup shortening
2 Tablespoons whole milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup hot fudge topping
1 (12 ounce) package semi sweet chocolate chips
1 (12.5 ounce) package fun sized Butterfingers
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a muffin/cupcake pan with cupcake liners.
Sift the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and kosher salt into a large mixing bowl. Mix together with the paddle attachment.
In a medium sized mixing bowl, whisk together the eggs, buttermilk, canola oil, and vanilla extract.
Prepare the coffee maker and start brewing 1 cup of STRONG HOT coffee. It’s important that the coffee is very hot when you add it to the batter because if it isn’t, your batter will have a lot of lumps and the cupcakes will sink in the middle.
Turn the mixer of low and slowly add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients until somewhat combined. Slowly pour in the 1 cup of strong hot brewed coffee. Mix until barely combined.
There may be some lumps in the batter but there shouldn’t be too many. Use a spatula and give the batter a stir to incorporate it a bit more. The batter will be VERY thin, like liquid.
Pour the batter into a measuring cup. Carefully pour the batter halfway into each cupcake liner. I use a paper towel to wipe off the dripping batter after pouring each one. It can get messy.
Bake at 350 degrees for 14-15 minutes. Don’t open the oven up until they’re done, you don’t want them to sink in the middle.
Cool the cupcakes in the muffin/cupcake pan for about 10 minutes. Then remove from the pan and let them cool completely on a cooling rack before filling and frosting.
While the cupcakes are cooling:
In a food processor, grind up the package of Butterfingers into crumbs. Set aside.
Then make the fudge buttercream:
Sift together the powdered sugar and unsweetened cocoa powder. Set aside.
In a bowl of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, mix together the butter and shortening until smooth. Add in the dry ingredients and mix until the dry ingredients are incorporated. Start on low speed and then increase the speed to medium.
Add in the milk and mix until smooth. Then add in the vanilla extract and hot fudge. Mix.
Put some of the fudge buttercream into a piping bag fitted with a round decorating tip. Insert the decorating tip into the cupcake and press it all the way down to the bottom. Squeeze the piping bag and lift the decorating tip out.
Continue filling all of the cupcakes.
Using a small spatula or knife, frost the cupcakes with the fudge buttercream. Place the cupcakes in the refrigerator for 30 minutes to chill.
Take the cupcakes out of the refrigerator. Put some of the chocolate chips in a small bowl and melt them in the microwave.
Take a cupcake, turn it upside down and dip it into the melted chocolate. Using a spoon, spread the melted chocolate over the fudge butter.
If it easier for you, spoon the melted chocolate over the fudge buttercream and then spread it out.
Take the Butterfinger crumbs and press it against the melted chocolate. Cover the entire area of melted chocolate with Butterfinger crumbs.
Refrigerate the cupcakes for 45 minutes to 1 hour to allow the chocolate to harden. Then enjoy!
This makes me want to jump for joy. I wish I could eat a whole plate of these.
I really wish you’d post these recipes at the end of the day so I could see them and forget about them
Unfortunately I’m left dreaming of these all day! They look amazing!!
OOo, those look so sinful! So much chocolate! I made butterfinger bars a few months back, so delicious! They’re definitely one of my favorite candies, don’t know why some people don’t like them!
holy cow that looks good… I would probably go into a coma after the first bite!
i heart your disney-inspired recipes =) now, we just need to replicate the chocolate peanut butter cupcake from starring rolls!
I just said “holy crap” out loud in my office when I saw these. I can’t handle the deliciousness this early in the morning. I bet these would be awesome filled with a peanut butter buttercream too!
*drool*
if you create a butterfinger ice cream recipe i’ll be your best friend! i just got an ice cream maker!
OMG, i love Butterfingers, these pictures and recipe are making my mouth water. I’d like to make ‘em if i don’t eat all the butterfingers first.. i must try
More candy-fied desserts, hooray! I’ve been crumbling up fun size Butterfingers on top of chocolate ice cream but I guess I could spare a few for cupcakes….and then top them with chocolate ice cream :]
I am a big butterfingers fan too — these look incredible!
can I have this also for breakfast?
I am with you on this one. I am drooling looking at the hot fudge, and melted chocolate…
Wow..those cup cakes look such fun to bake and decorate. Love your idea to frost them with butterfingers! Lovely clicks.
Okay, this cupcake recipe is just wrong! It’s not right for one cupcake to have so many levels of yumminess. I heart butterfingers, but I am the only one in my family who does! I want to make this, but then I’d have to eat them all myself.
Butterfingers are one of my favorite ice cream toppings so I’m pretty sure I’d love them on a cupcake! Yum, I have a huge chocolate cupcake craving now!
This may be the most brilliant idea for a cupcake. Who wouldn’t like this!?!
Oh yum! That looks so delicious and you are right the fun size one’s are so much tastier!
Looks so good!
I just got a food processor for my birthday…looks like I have something that I can make in it! Whoo Hooo!
wow wow wow! Must have these!
Butterfinger is my all-time favorite candy…and I think I might have passed out from excitement when I saw these cupcakes. Too good for words, Lindsey
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YUM! I love Butterfinger, and you know I love cupcakes!
I guess I’ve been behind the reader for a while – the site is ADORABLE! Love the warm simplicity of it all, very welcoming! =)
OMG. Must try!
You, my dear, are freaking amazing. This looks like perfection.
These look incredible – like I must make them NOW.
I think I’ll try them out for my fiancee’s office on Friday!!
Omg I LOVE butterfingers. I adore them. Inside fudge, inside a chocolate cupcake…omg you are making me drool!
Butterfingers are one of my favorites too, so this recipe sounds incredible! So many layers of chocolate and then topped with candy??? YUM!
Wowzers! (Did I just say that?) These looks like so much trouble if I ever got my hands on them. I’m thinking hubby’s birthday!
I love butterfingers too! (although I’ve really been into heath bars lately) definitely adding this one to my baking queue!!
Cannot WAIT to wow the coworkers with these
Thanks so much for sharing!
I highly approve of these!!! Wow, I’m a bit relieved I have no butterfingers in the house b/c then I’d be up late baking these gems
mmmm….what a sweet tooth you have to be dreaming up these creations! Looks sinful!!
AMAZING!!!!!!! I AM TOTALLY SPEECHLESS! THOSE LOOK SO SO SO GOOD! NO REALLY GOOD! I GOT TO SEE IT AGAIN!:))))
Oh these look fabulous!!!! I love butterfingers, these are going on my list!!! They make we want to go to the store get butterfingers and bake into the wee hours!!!! YUM
Oh wow, do those look sinfully good! All of the chocolate and then the Butterfinger crumbs! That could definitely satiate my sweet tooth.
You just made my butterfinger loving family verrrrrry happy!
I like your process, it’s very streamlined! I’m not a huge fan of Butterfingers, but you could definitely put whatever sort of crushed confection you wanted over top of the cupcake. It looks delicious – I love cupcakes filled with chocolatey goodness!
Oh you are amazing however for those of us not in the know – what on earth is a butterfinger – I f I never had one I want one now!
YUM! But instead of pressing the crumbs onto the cake, I’d dunk the cake into the crumbs like you do with the melted chocolate….more crumbs that way =)
Thank you!
You actually get more crumbs by pressing it onto the cupcake. The chocolate starts to fall off when you dunk the cupcake into the crumbs and makes a big mess. The crumbs don’t stick as well.
Well there you go, I learnt something! I’ll let you know how I go….it’s my birthday next week, maybe I’ll have to make myself some fudge-filled cupcakes! =)
Happy early birthday!
great idea! I love butterfingers!
deliciously looking cupcakes lovely pictures
Fabulous!!! THey look and sound totally delicious!:)
There you go! A Butterfinger recipe finally though I seem to recall one before… are you certain it wasn’t yours?
I’m sure. I’ve never made one for my blog before this. I’ve just talked about how I love Butterfingers.
You know, I must admit I’m not a huge butterfinger fan but these cupcakes look so freakin good. I am going to have to try them. I have a feeling my family will love them anyways. I have a feeling I’ll probably love them too!
I can’t believe these are a real thing! I just found your blog today and MAN! am I glad I did!!!
OMG!!! These look amazing! My hubby’s favorite candy bar is Butterfinger so I def have to make these for him. Such a creative recipe!
Over-the-top good! Just a classic Lindsey creation
Oh.My.Word!! Everything about these cupcakes just oozes awesomeness. I love the look of the crushed Butterfingers as part of the frosting. And yes, fun sized Butterfingers DO taste better! I can’t wait to make these!
ok those things look seriously perfect!! *swoon*
OMG do these look good!
Gorgeous! So many things about these make me a happy camper….chocolate, chocolate, and more chocolate. Can you go wrong with a Butterfinger topping? I think not.
Oh. My. Goodness. This has to be made in my kitchen asap. In love.
Your pictures are incredible and what an awesome recipe! I’m definitely going to give these a try!
I really love Butterfingers too!! I always have some of the mini ones here just for me. These look fantastic!
Lots of work but oh so rewarding. Another winner Lindsey!
I made these a few weeks ago. They were fabulous! I will be posting about them on my blog this week. Thanks!
Oh gosh, I love butterfingers! And of course cupcakes! Stumbles, pinned, liked, what else can I do??
Oh my goodness, yes yes yes!!! these look obscenely delicious!
These were tasty! The cupcakes are moist & I LOVED the frosting! I got lazy & didn’t fill them, however, I did eat the frosting left over…by itself:-)