(by Shirley McNevich)
1/2 cup softened butter
1/4 cup butter (melted)
1 - box Duncan Hines yellow cake mix
3/4 cup water
3 eggs
1 cup cooked/mashed sweet potatoes
3/4 cup toffee bits
2 - 8oz. Philadelphia cream cheese (softened)
2 cups Domino's powdered sugar
2 tsp. vanilla
1/4 cup caramel ice cream topping
In a mixer add cake mix, eggs, and 1/4 cup melted butter--beat. Add
mashed sweet potatoes and water--beat until mixed, then beat on
medium speed for 3 minutes. Remove bowl from mixer--add 1/2 cup
toffee bits--stir with a spoon. Spoon batter into cupcake liners (2/3 full)
and place in muffin tins. Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes. Cool
completely. Frosting: in a mixer add cream cheese and 1/2 cup
softened butter--beat. Add powdered sugar and vanilla--beat. Frost
the cupcakes. Drizzle caramel on each cupcake and sprinkle the extra
toffee bits on top of the caramel.
 
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This recipe is from Shirley McNevich's first Mom's Best Recipes Volume 5. Published here with permission.
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