I found this recipe quite a few years ago. I have made it many times since then. If you have read my blog long you know that I send a lot of treats to my husband’s office. But not only do I send treats to work, sometimes I send treats home with the staff members. I like to occasionally send things home for their families to enjoy.
Several years ago we had a staff member who’s son was allergic to eggs. This made it hard to find cookies and other treats to bake for them. When I first saw this recipe I knew it would be perfect for this family, because it does not have eggs in it. And you don’t miss the eggs in this. They are really good.
The other thing that I love about this recipe is the combination of chocolate and toffee. How can you go wrong combining those two things. Chocolate and toffee are one of my favorite things to combine.
I hope you enjoy these.
Chocolate Toffee Cupcakes
- 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup baking cocoa
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup water
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon white vinegar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup toffee bits ( I buy the bits that you find near the chocolate chips, but heath or skor candy bars work also.)
- FROSTING:
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/3 cup baking cocoa
- 1/3 cup butter, softened
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup toffee bits ( see note above)
- Directions: In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, cocoa and baking soda. Whisk the water, oil, vinegar and vanilla until smooth. Gradually add to dry ingredients just until combined. Stir in toffee bits. Fill paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
- For frosting, combine confectioners’ sugar and cocoa; set aside. In a large bowl, beat butter and 1/2 cup cocoa mixture until smooth. Add milk, vanilla and remaining cocoa mixture; beat until desired spreading consistency is reached. Stir in 3/4 cup toffee bits. Frost cupcakes. Cover and refrigerate until serving.
- This makes about 15 cupcakes.
Adapted from Taste Of Home.
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I love making cupcakes and these are right down my alley with all that chocolate and toffee. Thanks for the recipe.
those look amazing!!!
visiting from I am BD!
Yum – I want to work at your husband’s office.
This looks really good, I like recipes that incoorporate toffee bits
These look decadent!
Mmm, those look good! Thanks for sharing the recipe.
~Susan
sounds delicious
These sound – and look – scrumptious! It is great to find recipes that you can make for people with special dietary needs.
And what a great thing to do – send goodies with your husband to work and for his coworkers to take home. Very cool.
WOW! These sound scrumptious!
Oh my gosh! These look so beautiful and they sound YUMMY!
Wow, these look delicious !! Thanks for sharing,have a blessed day.
The look fantastic, and no eggs! I bet you’re hubby’s office can’t wait for him to bring your treats in !
Think I gained a couple of pounds just reading the recipe! I am very much trying to get away from boxed mixes and these should be perfect to try!
Hi Lynn… These look wonderfully delicious! Can’t wait to try them!
Jennifer
those look incredible!!! i printed the recipe, i hope you dont mind!!
Jsprik, I hope you enjoy them!
chocolate Toffey cupcakes
the frosting says to combine powdered sugar and 1/2 cup if cocoa and set aside then says to and the remaining cocoa to the milk and vanilla but the frosting only calls for 1/3 cup is this correct or should it be 2/3 cup because it says to add a 1/2 cup in with the powdered sugar and set aside and then it says to add the remaining cocoa into the milk and vanilla but if it only calls for 1/3 cup cocoa there is not enough to do so and you please set me straight or i am confused thank you, debora lewis andover ks this is a great web site
i think i just figured it out it says cocoa mixture which includes the 1 1/2 cups of the powered sugar so the is enough sorry this recipe looks great and my grandson has allergies to eggs
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