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Oreo Frosted Cupcake

Crushed Oreos added to frosting.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 12

Ingredients

  • 3 cups cake flour
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 16 tablespoons unsalted butter at room temperature
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 5 large eggs at room temperature
  • 1 1/4 cups buttermilk at room temperature
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 20 oreo cookies halves, with cream filling attached
  • For the Frosting
  • 8 tablespoons butter room temperature
  • 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
  • 4 cups powdered sugar 1 lb
  • 1/2 teaspoon 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 6 tablespoons Oreo cookies finely crushed
  • 10 Oreo cookies cut in half, for garnish

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F and line a muffin pan with cupcake liners.
  2. Twist Oreos in half (like you did as a kid) and save the side without the middle for extra cookies for crushing for the frosting.
  3. Place the side with cream filling in the bottom of each cupcake liner, cream-side facing up.
  4. Cream butter and sugar in the bowl in a stand mixer.
  5. Combine flour, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl.
  6. Add eggs to the stand mixer, one at a time, and beat after each addition.
  7. In a container, combine the buttermilk and vanilla.
  8. Alternately add the dry ingredients and the liquid ingredients to the batter, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients.
  9. Fill lined cupcake tins with the batter.
  10. Bake for 15-18 minutes, until tooth pick inserted in the middle of a cupcake comes out clean.
  11. Allow to cool 10 minutes in pan before transferring to a cooking rack.

For the frosting

  1. In the bowl of your stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the butter and shortening on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 2-3 minutes.
  2. Stop the mixer and add the powdered sugar, about ½ cup at a time.
  3. Mix each 1/2 cup in on a low speed until thoroughly mixed.
  4. Add the the vanilla, and Oreo crumbs; mix well.
  5. Frost cupcakes as desired.
  6. Top cupcakes with half of an Oreo cookie, for garnish.