Samoas Cupcakes
Moist vanilla cupcakes topped with a fluffy chocolate frosting, toasted coconut, caramel drizzle and Samoas Girl Scout cookies!
Servings:12 servings
Ingredients
- 1 cup flour
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 egg + 2 egg yolks, at room temperature
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla
- ½ cup sour cream
Frosting
- 6 cups powdered sugar
- 1 large (5.9 ounce) chocolate pudding mix, dry
- ⅔ cup half and half, or heavy cream
Toppings
- 6 samoa cookies, cut in half
- ⅓ cup shredded coconut flakes
- ½ cup caramels, melted
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350. Line a muffin tin with cupcake liners (12).
- In a medium bowl combine flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt. In another small bowl combine egg, egg yolks, vanilla, and sour cream. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and stir to combine. Pour batter into prepared liners filling each about 2/3 full. Bake 18-22 minutes until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
- Place shredded coconut in a pan and cook over medium high heat, stirring throughout until coconut begins to brown slightly on the edges, remove from heat and set aside. Mix together powdered sugar, chocolate pudding mix, and heavy cream or half and half. Spread or pipe frosting onto cupcakes.
- Top each with 1/2 Samoa cookie. Sprinkle with toasted coconut. In a microwave safe bowl melt caramel and heavy cream and stir until smooth. Drizzle onto cupcakes. Store in airtight container.
Notes
Store in airtight container at room temperature up to three days.
Nutrition
Calories: 406 kcal, Carbohydrates: 89 g, Protein: 2 g, Fat: 6 g, Saturated Fat: 3 g, Trans Fat: 1 g, Cholesterol: 28 mg, Sodium: 195 mg, Potassium: 67 mg, Fiber: 1 g, Sugar: 82 g, Vitamin A: 168 IU, Vitamin C: 1 mg, Calcium: 73 mg, Iron: 1 mg