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Chocolate Cupcakes with Oreo Buttercream

Ingredients
  

FOR THE CUPCAKES
  • 1 package devil's food cake mix
  • 1 3.9 ounce package instant chocolate pudding mix
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 4 eggs
  • 1/2 cup warm water
  • 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
FOR THE BUTTERCREAM
  • 1 c butter softened (2 sticks)
  • 1 cup shortening 1 stick
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 2 pounds powdered sugar
  • 4-6 tablespoons very cold milk
  • 8 crushed Oreo cookies with the cream removed before crushing

Method
 

FOR THE CUPCAKES
  1. 1.Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray muffin tins with nonstick cooking spray or line with paper liners.
  2. In a large bowl, mix together the cake and pudding mixes, sour cream, oil, beaten eggs and water.
  3. Stir in the chocolate chips and fill cups about 2/3 full with batter.
  4. Bake for 18-22 minutes, or until a wooden toothpick inserted comes out clean.
  5. Cool cupcakes completely before frosting
FOR THE BUTTERCREAM
  1. Cream the butter and shortening and vanilla in a large bowl, with a hand mixer or in a stand mixer.
  2. Slowly add the powdered sugar, mixing thoroughly between each addition.
  3. After all of the sugar is mixed in and mixture is thoroughly mixed, add the very cold milk, one tablespoon at a time, combining very well after each addition, until you reach the desired consistency.
  4. Fold in the Oreo cookie crumbs.
  5. Pipe the frosting onto cooled cupcakes- Use a large frosting tip, as the Oreo crumbs can clog smaller tips. Garnish with half an Oreo or a mini Oreo.