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My Favorite Yummy Almond Joy Candy Bar Cupcake Recipe

Here's a great tasting Almond Joy cupcake recipe made with coconut, chocolate, and almonds that tastes like the candy bar! Almond Joy is my favorite candy bar and here's how to recreate the flavor in moist and delicious cupcakes! Indulging your taste buds with delicious Almond Joy Candy Bar cupcakes is easy with this recipe. I bake it double so there is enough for my family and to share. The recipe originally came from Foodnetwork.com

Contents at a Glance

First Things First - A Kitchen Mixer Is...
Next You Need The To Make The Cupcakes
Coconut Topping Just Like The Almond Joy
Top Off Your Almond Joy Cupcakes With Ch...
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First Things First - A Kitchen Mixer Is A Tool You Will Need

Hand Held Mixers Are Perfect For Small Cooking Projects

A hand mixer is all you will need to make cupcakes. This KitchenAid 7 Speed Hand Mixer has a 200-watt motor and plenty of power to make cakes. Soft Start lets you ease into mixing without throwing flour everywhere or bogging down. An electronic sensor adjusts the power as you go to maintain a steady speed. It's lightweight and a pretty Almond Joy blue color too.

Next You Need The To Make The Cupcakes

Heres The Cupcake Recipe

Serves: 24

A taste of coconut in the cake compliments the Almond Joy candy flavor perfectly.

Ingredients

2 large eggs plus 4 egg whites at room temperature
1 cup cream of coconut
1 teaspoon coconut extract
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 1/4 cups sifted cake flour
1 cup granulated sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
12 tablespoons unsalted butter cut into pieces and at room temperature

Instructions

Make the cupcakes: Position a rack in the middle of the oven and preheat to 325 degrees. Line two 12-cup muffin pans with paper liners. Whisk the whole eggs and egg whites in a large bowl. Whisk in the cream of coconut and the coconut and vanilla extracts until smooth.

Whisk the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. Beat in the butter, one piece at a time, with a mixer on low speed until the mixture resembles coarse meal, 3 to 4 minutes. Add half of the egg mixture, increase the speed to medium-high and beat until fluffy, about 1 minute. Beat in the remaining egg mixture until combined, scraping down the bowl as needed.

Divide the batter among the prepared cups, filling each about halfway. Bake until a toothpick inserted into a cupcake comes out clean, 18 to 22 minutes. Let cool in the pans 10 minutes; transfer to racks to cool completely.

Printable Version

Coconut Topping Just Like The Almond Joy

Use Bagged Coconut That's Freshly Packaged For The Best Flavor

Serves: 24

Ingredients

2 cups whole milk
1 14-ounce package shredded coconut
1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Pinch of salt

Instructions

Make the topping: Combine the milk, coconut, confectioners' sugar, vanilla and salt in a medium saucepan. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat and cook until the milk is absorbed and the mixture thickens, stirring occasionally, about 15 minutes. Cool completely.

Printable Version

Top Off Your Almond Joy Cupcakes With Chocolate Glaze And Garnish

Swirl Smooth Silky Chocolate Glaze On Each Cupcake

Ingredients

6 ounces bittersweet chocolate finely chopped
3 tablespoons light corn syrup
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
48 roasted almonds

Instructions

Make the glaze: Put the chocolate, corn syrup, butter and 3 tablespoons hot water in a microwave-safe bowl, cover with plastic wrap and microwave on 50 percent power until the chocolate melts, about 2 minutes. Whisk to combine. Keep warm.

Top each cupcake with a heaping tablespoonful of the coconut mixture, pressing gently until compact. Spoon 1 teaspoon glaze on top and garnish with 2 almonds. Refrigerate until the glaze sets, about 20 minutes.

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Halloweenkitchenwitch Mar 25, 2012 @ 5:41 pm | delete

Sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don't, Almond Joy's got nuts, Mounds don't! Love the sound of these cupcakes and I am going to mix up a batch this week. Yum, Yum, Thanks!

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cathywoodosborn Mar 23, 2012 @ 7:39 am | delete

Sounds scrumptious!

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cupcakeideas2011 Nov 16, 2011 @ 4:39 am | delete

Chocolate will always works in any pastries specially on cupcakes. I'm thinking about adding some filling on this cupcake recipe. I want to add vanilla filling to compliment the chocolate frosting of this cupcake. Thank you for sharing this tasty cupcake recipe.

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RecipePublishing Aug 5, 2011 @ 1:20 pm | delete

How sweet!

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KANEsUgAr Jun 30, 2011 @ 5:04 pm | delete

I love almond joys this looks soo good.

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gonzalezdenise May 14, 2011 @ 9:09 pm | delete

beautiful lens, love reicpes.

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KitandCaboodle May 1, 2011 @ 9:53 pm | delete

I love Almond Joy, so I have got to try this recipe....as well as the other sweet recipes you've listed. Great lens!