Big Brain Cupcakes

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lb musketeers miniatures candy bar
• 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
• 1 (8 ounce) box cream cheese, softened
• 1 lb m&m's semi-sweet chocolate baking bits
• 1 (18 1/4 ounce) box spice cake mix
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup old fashioned oats
• blue paper baking cup
• 24 wooden toothpicks (optional)
• paper, banners (optional)
• tape (optional) or child safe glue (optional)

Recipe

• 1 make frosting: combine 2 cups chopped 3 musketeers® brand fun size® bars with 1 cup heavy cream. microwave for 1 minute, stirring frequently until smooth. chill mixture for 1 hour. beat cream cheese until smooth and blend with chilled 3 musketeers® brand fun size® bars mixture. set aside 1 cup of frosting and spoon rest into resealable bag, snip off a 1/3-inch corner, chill until ready to use.
• 2 make cupcakes: combine cake mix with eggs, buttermilk and oil. fold in oats and m&m's® baking minis® chocolate candies into batter. divide batter evenly between 24 muffin cups fitted with paper cupcake liners. bake in preheated 350-degree oven for 20-25 minutes. cool completely.
• 3 spread cupcakes tops with thin layer of frosting. pipe brain shapes on top. add a toothpick banner if desired and sprinkle with m&m's® baking minis® chocolate candies.