Oreo Cupcakes (Makes 10)

These cupcakes are so popular, and the ones that people always ask me to bake for them. So when it came to my first recipe for the blog, it really was a no brainer. They are so easy to make, and even easier to eat! This recipe uses one full pack of oreo's. Enjoy!

Ingredients
For the cake:
100g plain flour
20g cocoa powder
120g caster sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
40g unsalted butter
1 egg
100ml milk
1 tsp vanilla extract
10 whole oreos

For the Frosting:
125g unsalted butter
250g icing sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tbsps milk
4 crushed oreos.

Method

Preheat your oven to 180 degrees, 160 degrees or Gas Mark 4.  Line a tray with cases and place an oreo in the bottom of each case. As you can see here, I am using baking cups, which you can buy on my website www.theshirebakery.com but ordinary cupcake cases will work fine also.

Sift your flour, cocoa powder, baking powder together and place to one side. In a separate bowl mix the sugar and butter together until they are combined and then add your vanilla extract and eggs. 

Alternatively add your milk and flour mixture until all mixed in and looking delicious, and spoon it into your cake cases, until two thirds full. 

 
The mixture should look like this...scrummy!

Now pop in the oven and bake for 18-20 minutes. 

When they are cooked, leave them to cool. They will smell unreal, but you can't eat them yet!! While they are cooling, time to make the buttercream frosting. 

First, to crush the oreos. I do tend to crush mine in the food processor, to get a uniformed crumb, making it easier to pipe with, however you can pop them in a bag and bash them with a rolling pin...whichever works best for you. 

To make the  buttercream, beat the butter (room temperature; or blast in the microwave until nice and soft), icing sugar and vanilla until it goes very smooth and fluffy, and add the milk bit by bit. 

Now add the crushed oreos, a spoonful at a time and mix until you get a speckly look. I use between half and 3/4 of the crushed oreos. 

It should now look like this. 

Pipe your swirls (I used an open star nozzle) onto your cupcakes, and decorate, if you wish with the remainder of your crushed oreos. 

You may have noticed I have not put any oreo crumbs on top of mine, this is because I like to keep them and sprinkle them on some vanilla ice cream!

Now to eat and enjoy! x