Oreo Cupcakes
PREP TIME:
MINUTES
COOK TIME:
MINUTES
TOTAL TIME:
YIELD:
15 cupcakes
About this recipe
A kid-friendly delight, this decadent dark chocolate sponge boasts a delightful surprise with its cookie base, topped off with a luscious cookies and cream frosting. Easy to whip up, it's a treat that both kids and adults will love!
Ingredients
Chocolate Sponge:
- 80g butter softened
- 50ml oil
- 250g caster sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 160g plain flour
- 80g dark chocolate powder
- 200ml buttermilk
- 10g baking powder
- 12 oreos
Oreo Buttercream:
- 150g Unsalted Butter
- 350g Icing Sugar
- 10 crushes oreo biscuits
Ingredients
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 180°C (350°F) and line a cupcake tin with cupcake liners and a oreo in each liner.
- In a mixing bowl, cream together the softened butter, oil and sugar until well combined.
- Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Sift in the plain flour and dark chocolate powder into the mixture and mix until just combined.
- Gradually pour in the buttermilk while mixing on low speed until the batter is smooth and well combined.
- Divide the batter evenly among the cupcake liners, filling each about 2/3 full.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean.
- Allow the cupcakes to cool in the tin for a few minutes, then transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely.
- While the cupcakes are cooling, prepare the Oreo buttercream frosting. In a mixing bowl, beat the unsalted butter until creamy.
- Gradually add the icing sugar, beating well after each addition until the frosting is smooth and fluffy.
- Crush 10 Oreo biscuits into small pieces and fold them into the buttercream frosting until evenly distributed, if using a piping tip make sure these are very small pieces, if not it may get stuck in tip.
- Once the cupcakes are completely cool, pipe or spread the Oreo buttercream frosting onto the cupcakes.
- Garnish with additional Oreo crumbs or a mini Oreo cookie on top if desired.
- Serve and enjoy your delicious Oreo cupcakes!
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