Butterfinger lovers everywhere: rejoice! You can now enjoy your favorite candy bar in the form of a bundt cake.
This Butterfinger bundt cake with cream cheese frosting will rock your world.
What do Halloween, football and Butterfinger have in common? You’re about to take a bite and find out.
See fall Sundays in our house are spent cheering on the Browns. When the Browns appear on TV, it’s a big deal. Living in the tri-state area, the Browns usually get the boot by the infamous Steelers or the Bills. Maybe since they won against the Ravens last week, the powers that be decided to put them on TV. I’m sure that’s not actually how that works but I wanted to just squeeze in there that the Browns actually won and that I knew they played the Ravens last week.
Browns fans will understand.
So, while I was typing this, the Mr. just swooped by like he does whenever I’m at the computer which is sweet but I have to shoe him away because I don’t like anyone reading my words until I’m all done! But he got away with reading the title of the post and of course he had a comment. “Browns Butterfinger cake?! Ok, yeah I get it. That’s actually funny.”
If you’re a Browns fan or a fan of any other perpetually loosing team, then you get it.
So, yes. We are fans of an underdog but we love it and rally behind them anyway. I mainly enjoy our football watching days because it’s a chance to relax at home with the family and an excuse to sit for awhile. I am tempted to do some laundry though today as I watch because it’s ominously staring me down from the corner over there as I write this, not folding it.
Yes, Butterfingers taste even better atop of a cake.
So let’s talk a little about this cake. Butterfingers are my favorite. In crunch topping form — delish. On top of a buttery, moist vanilla cake with buttercream icing? Yes. I’ll indulge. This is super easy and does involve boxed cake mix because I happened to have some one hand. I really honestly love boxed cake mix. Is that such a sin? I think not. It’s an amazing invention perfect for a lazy family football day.
Please for the love, check the size of your bundt pan.
You will need a bundt cake pan for this recipe. A BIG one. I recommend the Original Bundt Cake pan which is the one I have. It’s LARGE so if you have a smaller one, then you WILL need to cut this recipe in half. Sadly I’ve had several reviews saying the cake over flowed their bundt pan so consider yourself warned.
If you don’t already have a bundt pan, I’ll tell you why I like my Nordic bundt pan. It’s thick and very durable and non-stick which is KEY. I’ve tried the copper bundt pans and those are cute for hanging on your wall in an old school way, but please don’t try to bake in them! They are not non-stick and baking spray isn’t always enough to keep them from sticking.
The secret to getting your bundt cake out of the pan in one piece
One other tips for bundt cakes is to use a flour-based cooking spray like Baker’s Joy. It works much better to release you cake from the pan. If you don’t have that handy, you can get the same effect with butter then lightly dust your pan with flour before you pour the batter in.
Where to find Butterfing crunch topping
P.S. You’ll need two full sized Butterfingers bars or about eight snack sized Butterfingers. Make sure to raid you kids’ candy bags accordingly. Or you can buy Butterfinger crumble in most stores in the baking aisle or on amazon. 😉
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After following your recipe exactly…I ended up with a BIG mess in my oven!! I think you should’ve have put ONE box of cake mix instead of two! Didn’t try again 🙁
I’m so sorry to hear that Merideth. I do have a large bundt pan. For smaller bundt pans you will need less batter. A good rule of thumb with cakes in general is to fill your container 3/4 full so there’s room for the cake to expand when it bakes. I’ve added that to the instructions based on your feedback.
I have a mess in my oven! I followed your recipe and am wishing I would have followed my thoughts instead. Instead of using 2 boxes if cake mix like you said I should of just used one and then I wouldn’t be cleaning my oven! What size us your Bundy pan? I’m afraid I won’t be able to even use this cake to take my in-laws.
Oh no! I’m so sorry to hear about your oven. Bundt pans are all different, there’s a link to the one I use above. You must have a smaller one than mine. The cake rises just like a cupcake so filling the pan 3/4 full or even 1/2 full to be safe is the best way to measure it. I will add that info to the recipe.
You may be able to salvage the top of the cake by cutting off the excess cake as best you can to get a flat bottom.
I would like to make smaller, individual bundt cakes. How do I divide this recipe so it will make about 12 cakes? What would be the baking time, etc.? Or… will it make more than 12 cakes?
Hi Donna,
What I would do is make the batch as directed and then pour into your mini bundt pans until they are 3/4 of the way full or a little less. I would check on them after 10 minutes, then every 5 minutes. You’ll know they’re done when you can put a toothpick into the cake (test towards the middle away from the edges). They’re done cooking when the toothpick comes out clean. Enjoy! Don’t forget to grease and flour your bundt pans!!