Kit Kat Cupcakes
These Ultimate Kit Kat Cupcakes are double loaded with Kit Kat Bars and we made them super easy for you to make for your next party or celebration! We frosted these fancy chocolate cupcakes (with chopped Kit Kats inside) with a peanut butter frosting and we can't forget the Kit Kat accessory bar on top with some chocolate sauce!
Servings: 24 Servings
Calories:
Ingredients
Chocolate Cupcakes (for homemade chocolate cake, see above in post)
- 1 box chocolate cake mix + ingredients (sugar-free gluten-free can also be used
- 1 ½ cups chopped Kit Kat bars
Easiest Peanut Butter Frosting (for homemade frosting, see above in post)
- 4 16 oz. tubs Vanilla Frosting Might be able to get away with 2 or 3 tubs, depends how much frosting you want. 1 tub frosting + 1/4 cup peanut butter is the frosting recipe. (I used 4 tubs + 1 cup peanut butter for 24 cupcakes)
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- Optional: Kit Kats crushed into crumbs
Toppings
- Drizzles Chocolate Sauce I used Hershey's, can also use hot fudge or chocolate ganache
- Kit Kat Wedges
Instructions
Kit Kat Cupcakes
- Preheat oven and make cupcake batter and add chopped Kit Kat bars. Bake according to cake mix directions. Let cupcakes cool.
Peanut Butter Frosting
- Using a mixer, mix together the vanilla frosting and peanut butter and place in pastry bag with large star tip for fancy swirl. (can also add in some crushed Kit Kats to frosting if you want to add more Kit Kat love!)
Toppings
- Drizzle some chocolate sauce on top and place a Kit Kat wedge on top of each cupcake.
- Store covered at room temperature or refrigerated until ready to serve.
Notes
Besides using vanilla frosting to make peanut butter frosting, you can also use cream cheese or chocolate frosting for a peanut butter cream cheese frosting or peanut butter chocolate frosting.
- Depending on how much frosting you want, per each tub of frosting add 1/4 cup peanut butter. I used 4 tubs for 24 cupcakes.