Almond Joy Cupcakes Satisy Candy Bar Cravings
By: Leah Rodrigues
Published: January 10, 2012

Almond Joy cupcakes from A Cup of Sugar are a sure way to satisfy your candy bar cravings.  Decadent chocolate cupcakes are stuffed with a creamy coconut filling and then are frosted with coconut icing.  To top it off, each cupcake is decorated with a whole toasted almond.  Calorie wise, these cupcakes and the much loved candy bar are comparable but at least one is homemade- you should feel good about that.
Almond Joy Cupcakes
Ingredients:
	For the cupcakes
	4 1/2 ounces high-quality bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped
	9 tablespoons (1 stick plus 1 tablespoon) unsalted butter, room temperature
	1 cup confectioners’ sugar
	6 large eggs, separated, at room temperature
	1 teaspoon vanilla extract
	1/2 cup granulated sugar
	1 cup all-purpose flour
For the filling
	1 cup shredded coconut (untoasted)
	1/2 cup cream of coconut
For the frosting
	1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
	2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
	1 can coconut milk, reduced to 1/3 cup (Reducing instructions below)
	Seeds scraped from 1 split vanilla bean or 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
	1/8 teaspoon salt
Whole almonds for decorating
For recipe instructions, click here.

Comments:
Holly
May 29, 2012

What's the calorie count on these cupcakes?