These Heath bar cupcakes bring on those flavorful toffee and chocolate flavors. Made with cake mix and topped with a creamy cheese frosting that has the toffee bits mixed right in, these are delicious and easy to make.
Every bite of these cupcakes is delicious. You get the sweet cream cheese frosting with the crunchy toffee bits mixed in and then the moist chocolate cake.
If you love the combination of toffee and chocolate, or the famous flavors of the popular candy bar, these Heath bar cupcakes are going to be a favorite for you.
Be sure to also check out our Heath Bar Mini Bundt Cakes with Pecans.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
Ingredients & Notes
- Chocolate Cake Mix – You can use your favorite chocolate cake mix. For these, we went with the Better Crocker Triple Chocolate Fudge cake mix.
- English Toffee Pieces – I like using the Heath English Toffee Bits.
- Cream Cheese Frosting – This recipe includes a tasty homemade cream cheese frosting to go along with the cupcakes. You can use your favorite recipe if you want.
Be sure to check out the full recipe and ingredient list below
How To Make Heath Bar Cupcakes
See below for a full list of ingredients and detailed instructions.
- Preheat the oven to 350F. Line a muffin tray with cupcake liners and set aside.
- Make the cake mix according to the box instructions.
- Stir in 1 cup of English toffee pieces.
- Scoop the cupcake batter into the prepared cupcake liners. I use a ⅓ cup measuring cup to pour the batter but you don’t have to. Just make sure the cupcakes are about half full.
- Bake for 25-28 minutes, until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
- Allow the cupcakes to cool completely before frosting.
- In a large bowl, beat together the cream cheese, butter, and powdered sugar.
- Add 1 cup of the English toffee pieces. Mix to blend. Add the milk as needed to get the consistency you want.
- Spread the frosting on the cupcakes. Sprinkle some English toffee pieces on top if you want.
Substitutions & Variations
- Use any chocolate cake that you want. Your favorite brand or your favorite type of chocolate cake.
- Instead of getting the English toffee candies, you can swap them out for crushed Heath bars.
- Don’t feel like making your own frosting? Grab a container of cream cheese frosting from the store and use that instead.
- You can use chocolate icing instead of cream cheese icing for even more chocolate goodness.
- Drizzle some caramel on the top for extra flavor and fun.
- Make a cake instead of cupcakes!
Storing & Reheating
- Store: Store in an airtight container for up to 4 days.
Heath Bar Cupcakes (Chocolate Toffee Cupcakes)
Ingredients
Cupcakes
- 1 cup English Toffee Pieces
- 15 ounce box Chocolate Cake Mix
Toffee Cream Cheese Frosting
- 8 ounces Cream Cheese
- 2 tablespoons Butter, softened
- 4 cups Powdered Sugar
- 1-2 tablespoons Milk
- 1 cup English Toffee Pieces
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350F. Line a muffin tray with cupcake liners and set aside.
- Make the cake mix according to the box instructions.
- Stir in 1 cup of English toffee pieces.
- Scoop the cupcake batter into the prepared cupcake liners. I use a ⅓ cup measuring cup to pour the batter but you don’t have to. Just make sure the cupcakes are about half full.
- Bake for 25-28 minutes, until an inserted toothpick comes out clean. Allow the cupcakes to cool completely before frosting.
- In a large bowl, beat together the cream cheese, butter, and powdered icing sugar.
- Add 1 cup of the English toffee pieces. Mix to blend. Add the milk as needed to get the consistency you want.
- Spread the frosting on the cupcakes. Sprinkle some English toffee pieces on top if you want.
Notes
- Use any chocolate cake that you want. Your favorite brand or your favorite type of chocolate cake.
- Instead of getting the English toffee candies, you can swap them out for crushed Heath bars.
- Don’t feel like making your own frosting? Grab a container of cream cheese frosting from the store and use that instead.
- You can use chocolate icing instead of cream cheese icing for even more chocolate goodness.
- Add a drizzle of caramel to the cupcakes for more flavor.
- Make a cake instead of cupcakes!
Nutritional information given is an automatic calculation and can vary based on the exact products you use and any changes you make to the recipe. For best results, calculate these on your own.
