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Chocolate Cupcakes with Oreo Buttercream

Chocolate Cupcakes with Oreo Buttercream Frosting are the ultimate Oreo desserts. The cupcake is light and fluffy, and the Oreo buttercream tops it off to perfection!

Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Servings: 30
Course: Dessert , Snacks , Cake , Others
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

Chocolate Cupcakes
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 cup milk (I use 2%)
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 cup boiling water
Oreo Buttercream Frosting
  • 1 cup salted butter room temperature
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 4 Tablespoons milk or heavy cream
  • 4 cups powdered sugar
  • 16 Oreo cookies crushed

Instructions

Chocolate Cupcakes
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  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line 30 muffin cups with paper baking cups, set aside.
  2. 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. Carefully stir in the boiling water (batter will be thin). Fill cups 2/3 full with batter.
  3. Bake 20 to 22 minutes, or until tooth-pick inserted comes out clean. Cool cupcakes completely before frosting.
Oreo Buttercream Frosting
  1. In a large bowl cream butter, vanilla and milk(or cream). Slowly add in powdered sugar until creamy and fluffy. Fold in crushed Oreos until combined. Frost cupcakes and enjoy!