Hello foodie friends! I'm Holly from the food blog Life as a Lofthouse! I am so stoked to be here today, while Mandy takes care of her new little bundle of joy! When she asked me to guest post for her I was more than happy to oblige.
I had to think hard about what recipe I was going to share today. Mandy's blog is filled with all sorts of deliciousness, so I did not want to disappoint her awesome readers.
I decided to go with...
Chocolate Cupcakes with OREO Buttercream!
Mmmmm! So. good.
I made these cupcakes for my son's second birthday party last year, and they were a HUGE hit! If you're an Oreo lover these cupcakes are for you! Even if you're not an Oreo fan (which I haven't met one yet) these cupcakes are for you! They are creamy, dreamy, Oreo heaven!
Just try not to eat all the Oreo buttercream before you frost the cupcakes... like I almost did : /
1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup cocoa
1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1 cup milk
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup boiling water
Oreo Buttercream:
1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 Tablespoons milk or heavy cream
3 Tablespoons milk or heavy cream
4 cups powdered sugar
16 Oreos, finely crushed (I used my food processor)
DIRECTIONS (Cupcakes):
- Heat oven to 350 degrees.
- Line 30 muffin cups with paper bake cups, set aside.
- Stir together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl.
- Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla; beat on medium speed for 2 minutes.
- Stir in boiling water (batter will be thin)
- Fill cups 2/3 full with batter.
- Bake 20-22 minutes, or until tooth-pick insterted comes out clean.
- Cool cupcakes completely before frosting.
DIRECTIONS (Frosting):
- In a large bowl cream butter, vanilla and milk.
- Slowly add in powdered sugar until creamy and fluffy.
- Mix in crushed Oreos until well combined.
- Frost cupcakes!
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