BURIED TREASURE CUPCAKES

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Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 21

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Chocolate Cupcakes
1 1/2 cups flour
1 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup cocoa powder
1/2 cup oil
1 cup water
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon white distilled vinegar
Chocolate Buttercream
1 cup of butter, softened
1 teaspoon of clear vanilla extract
¼ cup cocoa
4 cups confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons of milk
Buried Treasures
1 bag Mini M&M's
15 Milk chocolate Hershey's Nuggets
12 Oreo Cookies, smashed to crumbs
3 tablespoons gold sprinkles

Steps:

Chocolate Cupcakes click here to get directions.
Buttercream
In a large bowl, I use my Kitchen Aid mixer cream together butter and vanilla. Slowly blend in the confectioners' sugar, one cup at a time beating well after each addition. Beat in the milk and cocoa powder and continue mixing until light and fluffy. You may need to add more confectioners' sugar or milk until you find the right consistency, this varies every time I do the recipe. If you are not going to use the frosting right away keep covered until you are ready to do so.
To make Buried Treasure Cupcakes
Hole out the center of the cooled cupcakes by using a cereal spoon and scoop out the center, as pictured.
Fill with Mini-M&M's.
Frost tops of cupcakes with Chocolate Buttercream frosting.
If needed smooth out the frosting then top with 1 Hershey's Nugget, still wrapped in paper.
Generously sprinkle top of cupcake with Oreo cookie crumbs and then a pinch of gold sprinkles.
Repeat process with remaining cupcakes, frosting and candy.
Serve immediately or save for later. If I use them that day, I leave them out. Otherwise I store them in a box and stick the box in a trash bag and tie it shut, keeps them from drying out.