Candy Bar Cupcakes With Chocolate Marshmallow Frosting

Great for halloween parties! there are also directions for making this into a cake. the recipe is adapted from a magazine.

Steps

Melt candy bars and butter in a heavy saucepan over low heat about 5 minutes , stirring until smooth.

Set aside.

Beat sugar and shortening at medium speed with an electric mixer about 3 minutes or until well blended.

Add eggs , 1 at a time , beating just until blended after each addition.

Combine flour and salt.

Stir together buttermilk and baking soda.

Gradually add flour mixture to sugar mixture , alternately with buttermilk mixture , beginning and ending with flour mixture.

Beat at low speed just until blended after each addition.

Stir in melted candy bar mixture and vanilla.

Place 36 paper baking cups in muffin pans.

Spoon batter evenly into paper baking cups , filling two-thirds full.

Bake at 350 for 18 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.

Remove cupcakes from pan , and let cool completely on wire racks.

Spread cupcakes evenly with chocolate-marshmallow frosting.

Garnish , if desired , with chopped frozen fun-size chocolate-coated cara.

Ingredients

milky way bars, butter, sugar, shortening, eggs, all-purpose flour, salt, buttermilk, baking soda, vanilla extract, miniature marshmallows, evaporated milk, unsweetened chocolate, powdered sugar