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    Chocolate Cupcakes with Oreo Frosting

    Published on Apr 14, 2020 · Modified on Jul 20, 2020 by Kathryn - Leave a comment · 5 Comments

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    A dozen chocolate cupcakes topped with a creamy, whipped Oreo frosting may be just the thing you need to...celebrate anything!

    The star of this post is really the Oreo frosting because these chocolate cupcakes are bomb...but they're an old bomb written about over here. These chocolate cupcakes are the cupcakes I make more than any other cake recipe because they are moist, chocoately, and the recipe only makes a dozen, which is more than enough for a family of 4 to consume...usually.

    up close picture of 3 chocolate cupcakes with oreo frsoting and oreo on top

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    Oreo Frosting, I love you.

    If you know me, you know Oreos are my absolutely weakness. I love them with my ice cream, just plain, and clearly on my cakes and cupcakes. I'd even use Oreos as the vehicle to get this Oreo frosting in my mouth.

    food processor bowl with Oreos in it next to package of Oreos.

    Ingredients You'll Need for the Frosting

    • Oreos (including the filling)
    • unsalted butter
    • powdered or confectioner's sugar
    • vanilla extract
    • salt
    • heavy cream
    aerial photo of ingredients needed for oreo frosting

    How to Make the Oreo Frosting

    Pulverize your Oreos first in a food processor. This is SO important to put the crumbs in a food processor and not try to do this by hand if you're wanting to pipe the frosting onto cupcakes. Even the smallest of chunks will stop the crumbs from making it past the tip, so be very careful to finely process your crumbs and use your largest tip.

    Next, you'll whip your butter until it's light and fluffy then confectioner's sugar, then vanilla, salt, and heavy cream.

    If you want a stiffer frosting, add more confectioner's sugar to be able to pipe. If you want a creamier frosting, add more heavy cream one tablespoon at a time.

    Tips for Making Oreo Frosting

    • Sift your confectioner's sugar. I know -- it's the ultimate pain in the butt -- but for frosting, it's worth it so you can get a smooth frosting rather than a course one.
    bowl of sifted confectioner's sugar next to sieve with unsifted confectioner's sugar
    • If you're going to pipe the frosting onto a cake or the cupcakes, pulverize your Oreos until the cookies are all crumbs. Otherwise, they won't get past your piping tip, which is incredibly frustrating (which I know first hand).
    frosted cupcake in foreground with two other cupcakes in background

    Other Recipes With the Rest of Your Oreos

    • Chocolate Chip Oreo cookies
    • No Bake Oreo Bars
    • Shortcut Cookies and Cream Ice Cream Cake
    • Oreo milkshake
    arm grabbing an chocolate cupcake with Oreo frosting

    Love and Oreos!

    xox,

    kathryn

    As always, if you make anything from the blog, be sure to let me know! I love hearing from you in the comments on this post below or find Worn Slap Out on Facebook, Instagram, or Pinterest!

    Chocolate Cupcakes with Oreo Frosting

    A dozen chocolate cupcakes topped with a creamy, whipped Oreo frosting may be just the thing you need to...celebrate anything!
    5 from 5 votes
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    Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 15 minutes minutes
    Servings: 12 cupcakes
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    Ingredients

    See this recipe for cupcakes

    For Oreo frosting:

    • 1 cup unsalted butter, softened 2 sticks
    • 3 - 4 cups powdered or confectioner's sugar, sifted
    • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
    • pinch salt
    • 2-3 Tablespoons heavy cream (you can use milk if that's all you have)
    • 14 Oreos, crushed (including white filling)

    Instructions

    For the chocolate cupcakes see this recipe

      For the Oreo frosting:

      • In a food processor on high, pulverize whole Oreos together until cookies are reduced to crumbs. Set aside.
      • In a stand mixer bowl with whisk attachment, whisk softened butter on high until light and creamy, about 3-4 minutes. Turn mixer to slow and add in powdered sugar a half cup at a time. Once sugar is incorporated, crank speed to high until well blended. Continue adding the rest of sugar in this manner.
      • Mix in vanilla, salt, and heavy cream on high until you've reached the desired consistency. If you want the frosting to be stiffer, add more powdered sugar. Fold in Oreo crumbs with a spatula until combined.
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      1. Patty at Spoonabilities says

        April 19, 2020 at 9:06 pm

        5 stars
        What cute cupcakes AND tasty! These are perfect for kids' parties!

        Reply
      2. Nart | Cooking with Nart says

        April 19, 2020 at 9:16 pm

        5 stars
        Chocolate cupcakes and Oreo frosting sound so perfect together! Now I know what my next batch of cupcakes will be!

        Reply
      3. Anita says

        April 19, 2020 at 10:01 pm

        5 stars
        This is a big hit with kiddos. No surprise there with Oreo being their favorite cookies. 😉

        Reply
      4. stephanie says

        April 19, 2020 at 10:39 pm

        5 stars
        OMG these cupcakes look delish, I can't wait to make this recipe.

        Reply
      5. Priya Shiva says

        April 19, 2020 at 10:41 pm

        5 stars
        My kid is going to love this! He's such a big fan of oreos. I'm saving this recipe to try later..

        Reply
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