Oreo Cupcakes
May 26, 2009 | Print | E-mail | Filed under chocolate, cupcakes
Good morning! I hope you all had a lovely Memorial Day weekend. Hubby and I did; we got a ton of stuff done around the house and yard this weekend. We were even able to get some relaxing time in, too.
Sunday, I had some fun in the kitchen coming up with this recipe for Oreo cupcakes, since almost all of the Oreo cupcake recipes I came across in my search this weekend consisted of a simple chocolate cupcake with Oreo icing. And, while I’m sure that each one of those cupcakes is delicious, I wanted Oreo cake batter in addition to the Oreo icing. I can’t help it; I love Oreos. I think they’re one of the greatest cookies ever made, and I love finding new ways to use them in my baking!
Anyway, here’s the resulting recipe.
Servings: 24
Oreo cake mix
- 2 cups flour
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 and 3/4 cups granulated sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 4 large egg whites
- 1 and 1/2 cups sour milk (or buttermilk)
- 1 and 1/2 cups finely chopped Oreo pieces
Oreo frosting (for 24 cupcakes):
- 1 and 1/2 sticks butter, softened
- 3/4 cup shortening
- 1 and 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 6 cups powdered sugar
- 3 Tbsp milk
- 1 cup finely ground Oreo pieces
For the cupcakes, preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Mix together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl.
In a large bowl, mix together the butter with the sugar and vanilla.
Then, add the egg whites, half at a time. The mixture will go from crumbly to soupy.
Add half of the flour mixture and then half of the sour milk to the butter mixture, mixing until well-blended. Repeat with the remaining halves of each. The mixture should now have a normal cake batter consistency.
Stir in the Oreo pieces…mmmm.
Now, pour the batter into two cupcake paper-lined cupcake pans (24 cupcakes total). Bake for about 20 minutes, or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool completely before frosting.
While you’re waiting for the cupcakes to cool, make the frosting. First, mix together the shortening, butter, and vanilla. Add in the powdered sugar 2 cups at a time. Then, add in the milk, and mix until well-blended. Finally, mix in the Oreo pieces.
Spread on the cupcakes with a knife, or pipe on with a frosting bag. I sprinkled mine with some white cake sparkles to give them just a little something extra!
May 26th, 2009 at 1:36 pm
mmm. I would like to eat one right now!
May 26th, 2009 at 2:34 pm
Can you say goodie plate?
May 26th, 2009 at 3:50 pm
They look great! Oreos are a favorite of mine too. I just found this cake pan from Williams-Sonoma, you should definitely check it out…I have it posted!
May 26th, 2009 at 9:41 pm
That ICING…oh, man! that looks so good!
May 27th, 2009 at 9:31 am
Hehe thanks guys!!
Shelly – I commented on your post!
April 4th, 2010 at 10:14 am
Hey
Im from England, and on a recent trip to London with my husband, I had my 1st ever Oreo Cupcakes in Harrods and WOW!!!!!
I have been hunting for a recipe that was the same ever since and this is the best one of found!! Thank you so much, i cant wait to try!!
August 17th, 2010 at 10:59 am
Ok, maybe I’m just having a blonde moment, but sour milk? I’m confused. Is it really milk you’ve waited to go bad, or am I missing something? :0)
August 17th, 2010 at 11:04 am
Tammi – So sorry about the confusion! When I listed sour milk in the ingredients, I essentially meant homemade buttermilk. To make it, you stir just under 1 cup of milk together with 1 Tbsp lemon juice, and let it sit for about five minutes before using. Hope that helps!
February 21st, 2011 at 12:42 pm
Hey!
I love oreos too, they are the best cookie in the world, i had made some oreo cupcakes topped with a milk chocolate ganache! But your oreo buttercream sounds divine!=)
November 15th, 2011 at 4:34 pm
look good
December 1st, 2011 at 6:45 pm
So I’m now making these cupcakes for the 5th time! They are a hit and were requested for my son’s class birthday party tomorrow. I’m currently baking a double batch to feed everyone. AMAZINGLY good!
January 29th, 2012 at 4:56 pm
My daughter & I made them today to bring to family dinner night tomorrow. Of course we had to taste test them first! Fab.u.lous!
September 21st, 2012 at 6:01 am
These look absolutely amazing! I’m going to head down to the supermarket right now and get some Oreos so I can try these. Thanks for a great recipe!