Chocolate Milky Way Cupcakes
Milky Way Cupcakes
Hey there, and welcome back, friends.
You are in for a chocolate bar-inspired treat!
Moist chocolate cupcakes stuffed with milky way bites and topped with whipped malted chocolate frosting give you the perfect chocolate milky way cupcakes.
I created these Chocolate Milky Way Cupcakes years ago as part of a sponsored post with Collective Bias for Game Day!
Have you seen the new MARS SNICKERS and Milky Way Bites candy?? When I saw them I knew I was in trouble.
Like real trouble. They are UNWRAPPED!! I mean…all the work is taken out of the equation here making them the perfect snack (with caution of course!) on game day.
Or if you have no sense of self-control like me, you decide to hide them away in a chocolate cupcake so it doesn’t look too bad that you can’t stop yourself.
So of course, I had to make chocolate bar cupcakes.
Talking about game day, are you guys football fans? Do you spend Saturdays and Sundays watching football? I do!
But not the football you think. I watch soccer most Saturday afternoons to keep up with European soccer leagues and this involves a lot of game-day bites. Even though I don’t keep up with the NFL, I do my due diligence by creating and enjoying fun tailgating recipes like these chocolate milky bar cupcakes!!
In my opinion, the food is one the best parts of football season and exactly why I throw a Super Bowl Party each year.
For these chocolate milky way cupcakes, I made my favorite chocolate cupcakes, and halfway through cooking, I placed one milky way bite in the middle. I topped the cupcakes with a whipped malted chocolate frosting.
These cupcakes are super moist, soft, and decadent. The surprise milky way bite in the middle is partially melted and oozing caramel. Such goodness.
So for whatever type of football you watch this weekend, grab these new Milky Way bites to enjoy on game day!
Better yet, make these cupcakes and share them with your peeps because after all football is a social sport. If you are not into football, then my friends make these just because you want to treat yourself!
PS: If you share this coupon with friends the value doubles!! So share away 🙂
Milky Way Cupcake Ingredients
- some all-purpose flour
- sugar
- cocoa powder
- baking soda
- baking powder
- salt
- an egg
- buttermilk
- strong black coffee
- vegetable oil
- vanilla extract
- Milky Way unwrapped bites
Milky Way Frosting
- unsalted butter
- confectioners’ sugar
- Ovaltine Classic (brown in color)
- pure vanilla extract
- salt
- semisweet chocolate
- heavy whipping cream
How to Make Milky Way Cupcakes
Begin by preheating the oven to 350degrees F. Line muffin tins with cupcake liners.
Sift together all the dry ingredients in the bowl of an electric mixer.
In a medium bowl, combine all the wet ingredients using a whisk.
Mix the dry ingredients on low speed for 1 minute. Stop the mixer and add the wet ingredients. Mix for 2 minutes on medium speed and scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl. Mix for an additional minute on medium speed.
The batter will be thin. Divide evenly among the cupcake liners.
Bake for 7 minutes.
Stuff each cupcake with one milky way bite and continue baking for another 7-8 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out almost clean.
Cool cupcakes on wire racks completely. Meanwhile, you could start on the frosting.
How to Make Milky Way Frosting
This milky way frosting is a chocolate malt frosting and it is so yummy. Begin by beating the icing sugar and butter on low speed for about 1 minute in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment.
Add the malt powder, vanilla, and salt and beat on low speed for about 2 minutes until well combined.
Add the cooled chocolate and beat for additional 2 minutes on medium speed until smooth.
Add whipping cream and beat on medium-high for an additional minute or two.
Frost cupcakes and decorate with one Milky Way bite.
More Delicious Cupcakes
- Chocolate Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Frosting
- S’mores Cupcakes with Marshmallow Frosting
- Hot Cocoa Chocolate Cupcakes
Chocolate Milky Way Cupcakes
These milky way cupcakes are super moist, soft and decadent. The surprise milky way bite in the middle is partially melted and oozing caramel. Such goodness.
Ingredients
For Chocolate Cupcakes:
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup sugar
- ⅓ cup Cocoa powder (I used Ghirardelli)
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 egg, at room temperature
- ½ cup buttermilk, at room temperature
- ½ cup strong black coffee, hot
- ¼ cup vegetable oil
- 1½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- 15-18 Milky Way unwrapped bites (or more if you have no self control)
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 2 cups confectioners’ sugar, sifted
- ¼ cup + 2 tablespoons Ovaltine Classic (brown in color)
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- Pinch of salt
- 4 ounces semisweet chocolate, melted and cooled
- 2 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350degrees F. Line muffin tins with cupcake liners.
- Sift together all the dry ingredients in the bowl of an electric mixer.
- In a medium bowl, combine all the wet ingredients using a whisk.
- Mix the dry ingredients on low speed for 1 minute. Stop the mixer and add the wet ingredients. Mix for 2 minutes on medium speed and scrape the sides and bottom of bowl. Mix for additional minute on medium speed.
- The batter will be thin. Divide evenly among the cupcake liners.
- Bake for 7 minutes. Stuff each cupcake with one milky way bite and continue baking for another 7-8 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out almost clean.
- Cool cupcakes on wire racks completely. Meanwhile you could start on the frosting.
- Beat the icing sugar and butter on low speed for about 1 minute in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment.
- Add the malt powder, vanilla and salt and beat on low speed for about 2 minutes until well combined.
- Add the cooled chocolate and beat for additional 2 minutes on medium speed until smooth.
- Add whipping cream and beat on medium-high for an additional minute or two.
- Frost cupcakes and decorate with one Milky Way bite.
Have a great weekend!
What do you think of this tasty milky way cupcake recipe? What would you serve with these cupcakes? Let me know in the comment section below.
If you share across social media, make sure to tag #aclassictwist, so I can see your beautiful creation come to life!
Happy baking, friends!
I’ve seen these in the stores. Candy that you don’t have to waste time unwrapping equally genius and dangerous.
Your malted chocolate frosting sound delicious. I can’t wait to make it!
Ooo so dangerous. I grabbed two bags and they were like gone in a few days (I won’t say exactly how many days :O)
I’m drooling over these cupcakes right now! Thank you for the recipe!
Thanks Ritchil for stopping by!
You make some of the prettiest desserts and your photos are always flawless! I want to just grab these through my computer screen!
Thank you so much Renee! I wish I can share some of these with you 🙂
Zainab, these look so perfectly reminiscent of a Milky Way! Soft and fluffy and very chocolatey! And I’m really delighted to see your choc malted frosting. I just made a batch of vanilla malted milk cupcakes. The first time, I frosted them with my creme de cacao frosting. But I was also thinking they’d be fantastic with chocolate malted frosting and was going to try creating one…and now I see you’ve already done the work for me, haha!
See I would love to try your creme de cocoa frosting!! Glad we can help each other here 🙂
I have been thinking about these cupcakes ever since you posted a picture of them last night! Glad you wasted no time in posting them- they look perfect!
I know…I was too eager to share lol! Thanks Meghan 🙂
Oh man, Milky Way is one my favorite kinds of candy….I love the oozy caramel. Luuuuuv what you did with these cupcakes!
Thanks Kelli! Caramel and chocolate is one of my favorite combos.
I’m drooling, I’d even lick the screen… yeah, these look that awesome!
Happy weekend 🙂
Thanks Consuelo! Hope your weekend was less busy this week 🙂
For the frosting are you supposed to melt the chocolate then add it to the frosting and mix it ?
OH, girl! These Milky Way Cupcakes would be dangerous in my life! They look awesomely delish! So funny (ironic) that your recipe was right next to Milky Way Bites Ice Cream by A Family Feast in my blog feed. Can you just imagine having BOTH for dessert? Woah! Thanks for sharing!
Stacy, thanks for the sweet comment! I just saw the milky way ice cream and boy would that be a great combination. Hope you had a great weekend.
Woah… those pictures. Those cupcakes are literally (well, I guess figuratively but literally sounds better) jumping off the screen. I wish I could just have a cupcake! Looks amazing.
Thanks Kammie! I am loving on your milky way rice krispie treats tonight.
Absolutely scrumptious! I wish I could reach through the screen and grab one. Have a great weekend Zainab!
Thanks Ashley! I hope you had a great weekend too.
I thought I was the only one to get excited when I saw that these candies were sold already unwrapped! 😉 Your cupcakes look beautiful and delicious, Zainab. And I do watch lots of college football, so I can definitely see baking these for my family for gameday!
Thanks Samantha!
Milky Ways are definitely one of the best candy bars…these look delicious!
Thanks Hallie!
Hi Zainab! My hubby would be in chocolate heaven because Milky Ways are his favorite candy! These look beautiful! Thanks so much for sharing and joining us at Best of the Weekend! Pinning, of course! 🙂 Have a happy Saturday and a great weekend!
Thanks Cindy! Hope you had a great weekend too 🙂
Ah! The cupcakes look amazing!
Probably the only thing that keeps me from eating entire bags of milky way bites is the wrapping! These are dangerous. I love that you stuffed them into cupcakes though! So great.
Whoaaaa!!!! I’m in LOVEEEEEEEE with these cupcakes!!!!! Love love loveeee the surprise filling!!!! Oozing caramel? Count me in! 😀
Thanks Samina. The centers were goood!!
Oh my gosh, these look incredible!
Thanks Stephanie!
These look SOOO good. Delicious and heavenly. And I so want some!
Andrea thank you. I wish I could share for you 🙂
Unwrapped candies? Oh no! 🙂 And these cupcakes – double oh no! They look so decadent! I can’t imagine anyone turning these down … I don’t know if I could handle being in the same room as these! 😉
Thanks dear. The unwrapped candies get me in trouble I know. By the way, everything ok with your blog??
OMG. I’ve died and gone to heaven…this is heaven right? …It has to be.
I have to admit, I’ve never been able to figure out sports, though I have tried (with the exception of figure skating)…game day or not, these cupcakes just made it onto my bucket list.
Wishing you a very lovely weekend…although with these sinfully delicious cakes on hand, I’m sure your weekend is going very well 😉
Toodles,
Tammy<3
Thanks Tammy!! I am with you, football is not for me but I do love the food!! Hope you had a great weekend 🙂
Zainab these look divine! Milky Ways are my favorite, I need to try these soon, such a beautiful photo!
Thank you Emily!!
These look so good, Zainab! And I love those little mini candies. I can have one or two without feeling guilty!
Thank you Julie! I don’t know how you would stop at two though :p
I just saw these mini bites. Love smaller versions of candy. And I love how you used them in these cupcakes. Happy Game day!
Thank you Emily!! I love munching on them. I had a great soccer game day today…my team Arsenal took me on whirlwind road for a while but it was all good in the end! Hope you are enjoying the new home 🙂
Hubby is making me watch football this year since he is doing Fantasy Football and I am not a happy camper about it! But, these cupcakes would make it much more bearable! 🙂
Thanks Jennifer. I think these would help with that lol!
I tried my hand at milky way cupcakes over the summer- they were good but not nearly as good as yours! Love the malt in the frosting, & the candy baked inside! And your papers are too adorable!
Thank you Allie. I love malt frosting very much. By the way, I am working on the boy to consider Seattle next year for ‘vacation’!! It would be great to attend 🙂
These look great! I’d love for you to link up at my craft party this week at Sewlicious Home Decor!
Marti
Thanks Marti!
Milky way is my favorite and these look SO good!
These look so good! I love Milky WAys!
yeah, these little unwrapped candies are the devil. and you little devil made them more awesome by throwing them in cupcakes! I like the way you think!
Oh, heaven in a cupcake!! Yum!
Indeed!!!
Zainab, I was in heaven when I saw these cupcakes! Milky Way is my favorite candy bar. I dropped by from Little Miss Celebration’s link party.
Thank you so much Joan!! I loved how these cupcakes turned out and they are now a favorite.
Oh wow do these look GOOD! That frosting especially sounds wonderful. Thanks so much for sharing this treat at Saturday Night Fever!
Thanks Andi!!
malted chocolate frosting…YES please
OMG so prettyyyyyyy and sweet lord in heaven I adore that frosting! I can just tell how fabulous these cuppycakes are!
Thanks Kayle!!
You should just name these chocolate heaven…
Hahhah I agree! They were close to that 🙂
Those look delicious! And pretty too. #client
Thank you very much Kim! I’m glad you liked them 🙂
These look amazing Zainab! Pinning and sharing to my FB page!
Lisa, thank you so much for hosting and sharing!!
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These sound amazing! I wanted to let you know I featured them today in my chocolate roundup! and Pinned! You can see it here.
Hugs!
Marti
Can this frosting be made ahead of time?
Yes, it can. However, bring the frosting to room temperature and re-mix it with an electric mixer to help make it easier to pipe.