After our cupcake taste-testing extravaganza at Disney, Jenny and I headed back to the Picky Palate kitchen to create some cupcakes of our own. Talk about being in the happiest place on earth! :) We were inspired by our absolute favorite cake from Joan’s on Third, the Snickers Cake (I posted about how in love I was with this cake the first time I went to LA). It’s rich, decadent layers of chocolate cake and chocolate mousse topped with a chocolate buttercream frosting and crushed Snickers. Heaven! Here’s how our tribute cupcakes turned out…
We started with The Best Chocolate Cake Ever recipe and turned it into some fabulously fudgy cupcakes.
Next we whipped up a super easy, two-ingredient chocolate mousse filling. Good thing it made a lot, because I could not stop taste-testing this mousse!
Here it is in the piping bag, almost ready to fill up the cupcakes.
You’ll have to excuse my inconsistent lighting in these photos.. We talked and gabbed and ate so much chocolate that we ended up losing the light before we finished our cupcakes! :)
When the cupcakes have cooled, insert the tip of the piping bag about 1″ into the middle of the cupcake. Squeeze the mousse into the cupcake while pulling the tip out.
Perfect!
You will *love* this fabulous chocolate buttercream frosting… Jenny whisked it together by hand and I definitely think this was the secret to this frosting. It was so deliciously rich!
To finish, top with a handful of crushed Snickers. To die for!
Isn’t that chocolate mousse gorgeous?? I can’t wait to make these again. You will love these over-the-top cupcakes! :)
Decadent Snickers Cupcakes
with Chocolate Mousse Filling
1 box Devils Food Cake Mix
1 small box Jello Chocolate Fudge instant pudding mix
4 eggs
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 cup milk
1 cup sour cream
Chocolate Mousse Filling
2 cups heavy whipping cream
2 cups milk chocolate chips
Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
1 stick softened butter
2 1/2 to 3 cups powdered sugar
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 bag mini Snickers
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line 24 cupcake tins with liners. To prepare the cupcakes, place the cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, oil, milk and sour cream into stand mixer. Beat until well combined, about 2 minutes. Scoop the batter evenly into the cupcake liners. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until cupcakes are cooked through and a toothpick comes clean from center. Remove the cupcakes from the tin and let cool.
2. To prepare the mousse, melt the milk chocolate chips in the microwave, stirring every 30 seconds. Set aside to cool. Meanwhile, whip the heavy cream with a stand or electric mixer until it looks like whipped cream and stiff peaks form. Fold melted chocolate chips into whipped cream until well combined, then transfer batches into a piping bag. When cupcakes have cooled, press the tip of the piping bag into the center of the cupcake, about 1 inch deep. Squeeze the mousse into the cupcake while pulling the tip out. It doesn’t take much, just one firm squeeze is perfect. Continue filling all the cupcakes.
3. To prepare the frosting, beat the butter, powdered sugar, cocoa and vanilla until well combined and a nice frosting consistency. Spread over cupcakes then top with chopped Snickers.
Makes 24 cupcakes.
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This is an absolute sin.
I loooove Snickers so much (favorite candy bar ever!) and just can’t even imagine the deliciousness going on in this cupcake.
This cupcake is truly amazing! I so wish I had one in front of me right now :)
Yummm, my daughter will love this recipe!
Oh goodness…this looks completely decadent and delicious!
OH my gosh those look amazing!I could probably only take one bite before I went into sugar overload!
Yummm!! I want one!!
Oh myyyyyyy I died :D
YUMMY!
OMG My diet just gave up, crashed, and burned! How delicious is that?
One word. Yum!
The chocolate cake recipe is already great..It makes my mouth water thinking about these cupcakes! Definately going to try these.
This sounds devine! My husband’s absolute favorite candy bar is Snickers, I’m going to have to make these. He likes chocolate, but not a ton of it though, am thinking a caramel flavored mousse would be better if I can do that. Any ideas on how that could work?
Oooh, or maybe peanut butter? Probably could just use peanut butter melted for that, right?
eeeeeeeeeeeek ! I can’t wait to try this… The ice cream cupcakes were a big hit for my daughters 9th birthday… Thank you :)
Why oh why do you tease us all the time?? YUM!!
decadent is right!!! these are beautiful and i can only imagine how delicious they are!
What a diet blower – I bet it would be good with peanut butter cups too. OMG these look soooo good.
OH MY WORD!!!!
oh.my.goodness…perfection!
I totally plan on making these! I felt like I got hit in the head when I saw that first picture… o. m. g. :D!!!
Wow. My blood sugar doubled just looking at those!!
Oooooo, I had to go brush my teeth after reading this!!! YUMMOOOOOO!!!! your blog is THE BEST!
Seriously. Delish! Can’t WAIT to try these!
My son, the Snickers lover, will be so happy I read this today! Thanks.
Oh Amanda…you’ve done it again. How can anyone try to stay on a diet with all these rich and tasty recipes?? LOL! Can’t wait to try it out. Maybe I’ll make these for my sisters birthday…yum yum! Thanks Amanda and have a delicious day! :)
oh man. Seriously drooling on my keyboard. These look beyond fabulous! Now to think of a reason to whip some up. :)
That’s incredible!
OMG! These look wonderful!
It’s still breakfast time here, but I WANT ONE. It’s almost like a muffin, and that’s acceptable for breakfast, right?
These look so sinfully delicious. I would like to have one now please!
Good LORDY~LORDY~LORDY!
Did I say GOOD LORDY!
xo
YUmmmmmO—-:–)-I just gained 10 lbs looking at the pics. How do you and Kev stay sooo trim eating all these goodies ? Do you give them all away and only eat one ? )))Lots of luvin from the oven.(((
They look delicious! I have to try them. Will they need to be refrigerated? I’m thinking so.
Thanks Amanda, I just licked my screen! LOL.. delicious.. I have to try these, soon!
Yummmmm!!! I’m thinking I need to make these in the near future or drive right on over to the cupcake store to get me some. Thanks for sharing!!!
I can’t wait to try them!
I have to bring something “bite size” to our Christmas Eve gathering, so I think I will bring these. More than a bite, but I don’t think anyone will object!
Yum!! They look gorgeous.
And please, never apologize for your photography! It’s always gorgeous.
Those look so scrumptious! I am going on sugar overload this season around here!
Wow!! These look amazing! Next on my baking list:)
these look dangerously yummy!! can’t wait to make these!
oh.wow.
these look pretty much like heaven for a chocolate lover like me! thanks for sharing!!
Oh my!! I can almost taste it…ouch, darn screen is in the way:-) You know what that means, I have to make my own. Yum!
These look so wonderful and I’m just drooling right now because they look SO good!!!!! Why must you always tease us??
I’m SOOOO excited, ever since you posted about the cupcakes at Disney I’ve been praying that you’d put up some new cupcake recipies on the blog! I have been baking all of them and bringing them to work so everyone here is also super thrilled that there’ll be a new recipie to try :)
This looks wonderful!
You rock. You have no idea how much I love your blog, seriously. Thank you for sharing all you share!
Those look absolutely DEEE-LISH! Your pictures are great, day light or not! I think I might try these…maybe with red velvet? Is it bad to add chocolate to a red velvet cake mix?
Oh, these look SO good! And easy to make also.
These look amazing! I posted a link to this post on my blog last night. Check it out! I can’t wait to try these cupcakes!
OMG…so I told my sister about this blog a few weeks ago, and she is now completely hooked on it, just like me! She made these cupcakes last night and brought them to work this morning. You guessed it…I had one for breakfast. THE BEST cupcake I’ve ever eaten. Ever. I’m battling the temptation to eat another one. Way to go Amanda & Jenny, this one’s a winner!!
SO…I made these DIVINE cupcakes last night and brought them to work this morning…they are a HIT!!! Thank you for sharing your amazing recipes!!
P.S….I have a photo of them and would like to share it…How can I post it?
Hey Amanda…I didn’t see the nutritional values listed for the cupcakes (just kidding). You know what? It’s the holidays and it really doesn’t matter. :) Pleeeeeease send more of these lovely recipes !!!!
I was thinking if I could use this same idea to make like a Strawberry Shortcake Cupcake. Yellow Cake, white chocolate mousse/or strawberry mousse, buttercream frosting and a strawberry on top.
What do you think?
So did you try doing the Strawberry Shortcake version? It sounds really really yummy! Sounds like a perfect summer dessert. Thanks for sharing your idea!
Amanda…can you please give me the instructions how to make the Ribbon Box? It is simply beautiful!!!I have a small scrapbook business and would love to make a couple of boxes to organize my ribbons in style!!!
Thanks!
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Ok, I cannot stop drooling. I’m definitely trying these out for my family this year! Thanks for sharing!
I am in the process of making these, so far…YUM!! However, did you guys add any milk or something to the frosting? I ended up adding some because it was way to powdery.
I ended up having to add a little milk too. Glad I wasn’t the only one :)
Those look AMAZING!
OMG!!! These are the best cupcakes I have ever had. Not being a huge chocolate fan (I know that’s a sin in itself)….I am now craving these a lot! Took them to a large party and made them mini-size. I actually recommend this more than the normal size cupcakes because you can pop a mini in your mouth and it explodes with the mousse! DELICIOUS!!! Thank you so much for the recipe!!!
That is such a good idea! I will definitely need to try a mini version!! Thanks for the idea!
I think there is only one word for these – YUM!!
These cupcakes look good!!! I’m going to have to try making them!!! Yummmm………….can’t wait to try them. :) Olga
Ooh these look delish and I’ve decided to make it for my dad’s birthday on Friday! I can’t wait. Mmm…
Oh my those look to die for! Yum!
Thanks for posting.
This Christmas I was meeting my boyfriend’s family for the first time and was desperately searching for something I could take to the event. I decided on these and holy cow were they delicious! Everyone loved them.. so many thanks for posting this recipe
Today is my hubby’s birthday. I made these for him to take to his office, and oh my!! These are, hands down, the best made from scratch chocolate cupcakes I’ve ever had or made!! SO YUMMY!! They were a hit at the office! The ones I didn’t send to the office I gave to neighbors so I wouldn’t eat all of them!
I did have to add a little milk to the frosting to thin it out though. Otherwise it would have ripped the cupcakes apart while frosting them.
Do you think halving the mousse recipe would be enough for 24 cupcakes? I had SO much left over I didn’t know what to do with it.
Thanks for posting and sharing this divine recipe with all of us! LOVE YOUR BLOG!
I have just started my new hobby of baking cupcakes and these cupcakes are the bomb!! They are soo delicious. I also had to add milk to my icing. I had quite a bit of mousse left over as well….let me think of what i can do with it…Mmmmm. Thanks for the great recipes!!
My mom always made that cake for us growing up…. except she added a bag of minichips…………….. when I got older………. I could never make the glaze she did right, so I started just making ganache…………………… Honestly the BEST CHOCOLATE CAKE/CUPCAKE on EARTH!!!!!!!!!!
Just wondering if these have to be kept in the refrigerator
I’m making these for work tomorrow…should I refigerate or just wait for the morning to make the mousse and frosting?
I made these last night to bring to work today…
I made my chocolate cake from scratch.. but did everything else the same..
these were delicious… the mousse filling is to die for and I wish I would have squeezed a little more inside….
extra yummy !!!
thanks for the receipe
I made these for Christmas dinner this year and they were AHHHmazing!! Such a hit. The mousse was so simple yet extremely addicting….we did however use that as topping instead of the buttercream frosting(not too many fans of it). I’m thinking of using it with your “Best Choco Cake” recipe as a frosting as well. Thanks for sharing!