Friday 8 June 2012

Dreamy Oreo Cupcakes


Cupcakes (12-15 medium sized)

Ingredients:

1 cup               buttercream
½ cup              cocoa
1 ½ cup            flour
1tsp                 baking soda
¼ tsp               baking powder
125 g               butter
1 cup               white sugar
2                     eggs
½ tsp               vanilla extract
1 cup               dark chocolate chips
12-15               oreo cookies
pinch of salt

Pre heat oven to 180 °C.
Sift together flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy in a separate bowl.
Add vanilla extract and eggs (one at a time) mixing well after each addition.
Add the flour mixture slowly.
Beat on medium until the batter appears light and fluffy.
Fold in dark chocolate chips.
Place a oreo cookie at the bottom of each cupcake liner.
Scoop mixture into cupcake liners about 2/3 full.
Bake for 18-20 minutes. Check with a toothpick/stick at 18 minutes. If it comes out clean, remove cupcakes.
Allow to cool for 5 minutes.
Allow to cool completely before frosting.

Frosting:

250g                cream cheese
125 g               white butter
2 cups              icing sugar (sifted)
8-12                 oreo cookies

In a food processor, puree strawberries.

Beat the salt, butter and cream cheese until light and fluffy.
Slowly add icing sugar.
Beat until well combined.
Crush the oreo cookies, fold into the cream cheese icing.

Decorations:

12-15              mini oreo cookies
            oreo cookies

Place each small oreo cookies ontop of cupcakes. If you cant find mini ones just cut large ones in half and place them ontop.

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