Cupcakes inspired by favorite candy!

I LOVE York Peppermint Patty's and Junior Mints!  In my opinion, they are one of the best sweet treats out there (except for my cupcakes).  So of course, let's just take a moment and ponder, "what if I could make a cupcake that tasted like a peppermint patty......." Are you with me on this?  Well, I bet you can guess that I did more than ponder this, I created this. 
Ladies and Gentlemen, let me introduce Mr. Peppermint Patty O'Cuptail.

He's a rich dark chocolate cupcake with a hint of peppermint  topped with a peppermint buttercream and wearing a slice of peppermint patty.  I would recommend him for every social gathering - yes, he's that guy!

Next in our line up of cupcake candy is the oh so popular "chocolate and peanut butter" combination.  A co-worker suggested this one and it has quickly become a fan favorite!  Remember that commercial from years ago (yes, I'm dating myself), where the guy and the girl turn the corner and one's chocolate bar end's up in the other's peanut butter jar and voila - the Reeses Peanut Butter cup is born. Well something similar happened in my kitchen, my chocolate batter ran into some hunky chunky peanut butter - they got baked, smothered themselves in chocolate then polished themselves off with a peanut butter buttercream!



Looks like my photographer got hungry :)



Lastly in my candy inspired cupcakes (for today that is), would be a candy bar combination, yes, that's right, not just one candy but a trifecta of goodness that when all brought together is a little slice of camp fire heaven, THE S'MORE cupcake.

Perhaps you'll recall this little vignette from "The Sandlot".

Ham Porter: Hey, Smalls, you wanna s'more?
Smalls: Some more of what?
Ham Porter: No, do you wanna s'more?
Smalls: I haven't had anything yet, so how can I have some more of nothing?
Ham Porter: You're killing me Smalls! These are s'more's stuff! Ok, pay attention. First you take the graham, you stick the chocolate on the graham. Then you roast the 'mallow. When the 'mallows flaming... you stick it on the chocolate. Then cover with the other end. Then you scarf. Kind of messy, but good! Try some!
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  This is not your ordinary cupcake much like the s'more is not your ordinary dessert - this cupcake, in my opinion, takes the cake!  A graham cracker cupcake, with chocolate chips baked in, a boiled icing topped with graham cracker crumbles and grated chocolate - I mean  can  you think of anything better?  Seriously, can you?