Description
If you enjoy Oreos, you will love these Oreo cupcakes! A super moist and tender chocolate cupcake is topped with the most amazing Oreo-packed buttercream. They’re super easy to make too!
Ingredients
Chocolate cupcakes
- 1 cup (130g) all-purpose flour
- 1 cup (207g) sugar
- 6 tbsp (43g) unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 cup (120ml) milk
- 1/2 cup (120ml) vegetable oil
- 3/4 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup (120ml) hot water
Oreo Buttercream
- 1 cup (224g) unsalted butter
- 3 1/2 cups (403g) powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 4–5 tbsp (60-75ml) heavy cream
- 1 cup (134g) Oreo crumbs (from about 11–12 Oreos)
- 12–14 Oreos, for decoration
Instructions
Make the cupcakes
- Preheat oven to 300°F (148°C) and prepare a cupcake pan with liners.
- Add the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt to a large mixing bowl and combine. Set aside.
- Add the egg, milk, vegetable oil and vanilla extract to another medium sized bowl and whisk together to combine.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix until well combined.
- Add the water to the batter and mix until well combined. The batter will be very thin.
- Fill the cupcake liners about half way and bake for 18-23 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out with a few moist crumbs.
- Remove the cupcakes from oven and allow to cool for 2 minutes, then remove to a cooling rack to finish cooling.
Make the buttercream
- When the cupcakes have cooled, make the buttercream. Add the butter to a large mixer bowl and beat the butter until smooth.
- Add half of the powdered sugar and beat until smooth.
- Add the vanilla extract and 2 tbsp of cream and mix until well combined and smooth.
- Add the Oreo crumbs and mix until combined. Add the remaining powdered sugar and beat until well combined and smooth.
- Add an additional 2-3 tablespoons of cream, as needed, until you have the right consistency.
- To decorate the cupcakes, fit a piping bag with a large round piping tip (I use Ateco tip #809) and pipe frosting onto cupcakes. Finish the cupcakes off with an Oreo.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 Cupcake
- Calories: 670
- Sugar: 66.5 g
- Sodium: 398.2 mg
- Fat: 33 g
- Carbohydrates: 92.5 g
- Protein: 4.3 g
- Cholesterol: 50.7 mg