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Home ❭ Cake & Cheesecake ❭ Samoa Cupcakes

March 14, 2016 By Jenny Barrett Leave a Comment

Samoa Cupcakes

It’s Girl Scout cookie season!

A.k.a. so many reasons to indulge in Girl Scout cookies and trash up other baked goods to mimic them!

The final product!

The final product!

Honestly, this recipe was born out of a necessity to use up some of my Caramel & Coconut Coffee Creamer. I bought it and had high expectations that were not met at all. Sad :(. BUT-when life gives you creamer, put it into cupcakes?

I searched high and low for recipes using creamer. They’re out there, but man it takes the right recipe, the right kind of creamer, a certain amount, etc. to decide to go for it. So, I found a Thin Mints cupcake recipe (cited at bottom of page), and decide to go for it while transforming it into a Caramel Delite/Samoa version. (I grew up calling them “Caramel Delites” and somehow “Samoa” has sneaked into my cookie vocabulary…)

Toasted coconut

Toasted coconut

And I knew I had to include caramel frosting, but I had to tweak it a little. So I mixed in some cream cheese and added coconut on top!

My taste testing spoon!

My taste testing spoon!

Ready to be delivered!

Ready to be delivered!

Samoa Cupcakes

Created by Jenny Barrett on March 13, 2016

  • Prep Time: 30m
  • Cook Time: 15m
  • Total Time: 45m
  • Yield: 26 cupcakes

Ingredients

Cupcakes

  • 1 package Devil’s Food cake mix
  • 1 cup Coffee-mate Girl Scout Caramel & Coconut Creamer
  • 4 eggs, room temperature
  • 1/3 cup oil

Frosting & Garnish

  • 1 cup unsalted butter
  • 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • 1 tablespoon salted caramel sauce
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 4 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 tablespoon Coffee-mate Girl Scout Caramel & Coconut Creamer
  • 1/2 package Duncan Hines Salted Caramel Frosting
  • 1/2 cup sweetened coconut flakes, toasted

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Stir all ingredients together in one bowl until smooth.
  3. Scoop batter into prepared cupcake pan. I put about 2-3 tablespoons of batter in each well.
  4. Bake at 350 for about 15 minutes, turning the pan at the halfway point.
  5. To make the frosting, cream the butter on medium/high for about 1-1.5 minutes.
  6. Add in the cream cheese and mix until evenly incorporated.
  7. Now add the salted caramel sauce, half of the powdered sugar, vanilla, and salt. Beat until combined.
  8. Add the remaining powdered sugar and coffee creamer. Once combined, beat on high for 1-2 minutes until fluffy.
  9. Add the salted caramel frosting to the mix and beat until combined.
Source: Hoosier Homemade
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Frosting adapted from this recipe.

Filed Under: Cake & Cheesecake, Cupcakes Tagged With: caramel, chocolate, coconut, dessert, girl scouts, sweets

About Jenny Barrett

I’m Jenny, the heartbeat of jennythebaker.com. I’ve been baking since middle school when my Mom allowed me to assume the baking responsibilities for our family of seven. She watched me curdle cake fillings, bake flat, crunchy chocolate chip cookies, and forget critical ingredients; however, she somehow had a little faith in me. Who could have known that baking would become my lifelong hobby and destressor?

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