OREO CUPCAKES!

Hey guys!

Not many people would think that, but I really like to bake. My favorite dessert probably are cupcakes because they are so easy to make and they also don't take that much time.

There are so many different variations of them - you can really get creative when making them. As some of you may already have seen on my Instagram I made some Oreo cupcakes a few days ago and I really wanted to share the recipe with you. :)

Ingredients:

  cupcakes

    1 cup all purpose flour

    3 tsp cocoa powder

    ½ cup butter

    ⅛ tsp salt

    ¾ cup granulated sugar

    1  egg

    ⅔ cup buttermilk

    ½ tsp baking soda

    1 tsp vanilla extract

    Oreo cookies

  frosting:

    ½ cup butter

    1 ½ cup powdered sugar

    crushed Oreo cookies

Preparation:

For the cupcakes:

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C (350F). Line a cupcake pan with 12 paper liners.
2. Beat together the sugar and the butter in the mixing bowl until it's smooth. Then add the egg and the vanilla extract.
3. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt.
4. Alternating between the flour and buttermilk, gradually add the flour in 3 parts and the buttermilk in 2 parts.
5. Crush some of the Oreos and mix them together with the rest of the dough.
6. Put the dough into the liners and let them bake for about 16-18 minutes. (If you insert a toothpick in the middle of the cupcake it should come out clean)
7. Let the cupcakes cool completely before adding the frosting.

For the frosting:

1. Beat the butter and sugar together in a mixing bowl until it's smooth. 
2. Pipe it onto the cooled cupcakes.
3. Crush some Oreos and sprinkle them over the cupcakes. You can also break them in halves or quarters and put them on top.

What's your favourite kind/flavor of cupcakes? Let me know in the comments below, I might give them a try. :)