Milky Way Cupcake Icing Recipes

Steps:

• Place candy bars, butter, milk and vanilla in a microwave safe bowl and microwave on High for 30 seconds; stir. Heat for an additional 10 seconds, remove the bowl from the mircrowave and stir again. Add confectioners' sugar and stir until smooth and creamy.

Steps:

• Make and bake cupcakes as directed on cake mix box, using water, oil and eggs. Cool completely.
• In 1-quart saucepan, heat about 1 inch water to a simmer. Place larger-diameter heatproof glass bowl on top of saucepan. In bowl, place candy bars, butter and milk. Cook 10 to 12 minutes, stirring frequently, until candy bars are melted and mixture is smooth.
• Remove bowl from saucepan. Stir in vanilla. Add powdered sugar; beat with spoon until smooth. Cool 10 to 15 minutes.
• Place frosting in decorating bag with large round tip or resealable food-storage plastic bag with one bottom corner cut off. Squeeze bag to pipe frosting onto each cupcake; immediately top with 1 piece of candy bar.

Steps:

• Melt the butter and Milky Ways together in a heavy saucepan, stirring constantly over low heat until the mixture is completely melted and smooth.
• Remove pan from heat; beat in the vanilla and powdered sugar until of spreading consistency.
• Spread on warm cake, cupcakes, cookies, or brownies while the frosting is warm and pliable.

Steps:

• Combine Milky Way bars, margarine and pecans in large pan on stove and heat until melted: Let cool.
• Combine shortening and sugar.
• Mix well.
• Stir in eggs and buttermilk.
• Mix just until thoroughly mixed.
• Mix flour and soda.
• Add flour mixture to candy mixture and third mixture, stirring gently.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 30-45 minutes in four layer cake pans or one 9" x 13" and 9" square pan (Recipe can be halved- this makes a 9" x 13" size cake).
• Note: not unusual to require additional baking time.
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• Mix well and spread on cool cake.
• Can use electric mixer or blender on frosting to make it smooth.
• Also, halve the frosting recipe if making only half the cake.

Steps:

• Combine sugar and milk in saucepan.
• Cook to soft ball stage.
• Add chocolate chips,marshmallow creme and margarine.
• Stir until melted and thoroughly blended.
• Cool and spread on cake.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Generously grease and flour a 10-inch Bundt cake pan.
• In a small saucepan, melt candy bars and 1/2 cup butter over low heat (or in microwave); set aside.
• In a small bowl, combine flour and baking soda; set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream 1/2 cup butter and sugar until fluffy.
• Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Add flour mixture alternating with buttermilk; beat until smooth.
• Add candy/butter mixture and vanilla extract; beating until smooth.
• Fold in nuts, if desired.
• Pour into prepared pan.
• Bake for 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Cool 10 minutes, remove from pan; cool completely.
• Glaze with a powdered sugar glaze.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325.
• Grease three 9-in. cake pans and dust them with confectioner's sugar. To make the cake, melt the Milky Way bars with 1 stick of butter. Remove from heat and let cool.
• Cream the remaining 2 sticks of butter with the granulated sugar. Add the beaten eggs and the cooled chocolate mixture.
• Sift the flour and the baking soda together. Alternately add the flour and buttermilk to the batter, blending well. Add the nuts and vanilla.
• Divide the batter among the prepared pans and bake for 30-40 minute or until the cake is firm to the touch. Cool for 5 minutes, remove from the pans and place on cooling racks.
• While the cake cools prepare the icing. Combine the sugar and milk in a heavy saucepan. Cook to the soft-ball stage (234 degrees on a candy thermometer). Remove the pan from the heat and add the marshmallow cream, butter and chocolate chips, stirring until melted. Add the pecans. When the cake has cooled completely, frost each layer, sides and top of the Milky Way Cake.