stand mixer - a stand mixer will help you blend all the ingredients together completely hassle-free. To make the base, mix crushed malted milk biscuits and melted butter together. Press them into the base of a springform tin. For the filling, mix cream cheese and icing sugar together using an electric mixer until smooth. These cupcakes will honestly get your stomach rumbling. Who knew that Maltesers could be used in such amazing cupcakes?

For the full recipe with measurements, head to the recipe card at the end of this post. How to make Maltesers Cupcakes You can see from the slices of the cake that its super chocolatey, and I love that. I use the malt powder in the cake as well to get a hint of the flavour, but you can easily leave it out if you want.I know that Victoria sponge style cakes have 400g of dry ingredients (flour and/or cocoa powder), and technically this one does… apart from the Malt Powder. Adding this in after this makes the cake mix denser, but it makes it more madeira like. It completely depends how you slice it up, which is great because it makes this such a versatile cake for parties and gatherings. I love a big chunk of cake so I cut it into 12 slices, but for a party you may prefer to cut it into smaller slices so it feeds more people. You can cut into 16 slices, or even 24 slices. Can this cake be made gluten free? This creamy and rich cheesecake is a brilliant dessert. If you haven't tried making it yet, then you are missing out!The cupcakes will last for 2-3 days in an airtight container in a cool place. You can freeze both the cupcakes and the buttercream. To freeze them separately, wrap the cupcakes well in cling film or put them in an airtight container. The buttercream can be frozen in a sealed tub. To freeze them decorated, freeze the cupcakes on a plate until frozen solid (without the Maltesers and Malteser buttons), then carefully wrap in cling film. Remove the clingfilm when you take the cupcakes out of the freezer to defrost, as if they defrost with it still on it could damage the buttercream Can you make the cupcakes with plain/all purpose flour? Melt 100g of milk chocolate and 100g of white chocolate in two seperate bowls/jugs in the microwave in 20 second bursts.

Make sure all your ingredients (particularly the butter and eggs) are at room temperature before you start baking.Bake these, and your face will hurt because you’ll be smiling, chewing and gurning for another one.” – Jamie Oliver Well, it only made sense for them to create a bar version of the originals! This milky bar has small bits of malt scattered throughout, making it a great bar choc full of the same great flavours!