Description
How to make Oreo cupcakes with a soft vanilla cupcake base with crushed Oreo cookies and Oreo-flavored mascarpone frosting (for 12 cupcakes)
Ingredients
Vanilla Oreo cupcakes :
- 100 g (1/2 cup) Butter - unsalted and softened
- 120 g (2/3 cup) Sugar - extra fine
- 2 Eggs - large and at room temperature
- 1 1/2 tsp Vanilla extract
- 125 ml (1/2 cup)Buttermilk - or plain milk or yogurt
- 130 g (1 cup) Flour - cake flour
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 7-8 Oreo cookies, crushed
Oreo frosting :
- 250 g (1 cup) Mascarpone cheese - cold
- 3-4 tbsp. powdered sugar
- 350 ml ( 1 1/2 cups) Heavy cream - full-fat and cold
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 4-5 Oreo cookies crumbs
- Oreo cookies for decoration
Instructions
Vanilla Oreo cupcakes :
- Preheat the oven to 350°F / 180°C and prepare a cupcake or muffin tin with baking paper.
- In a bowl, mix and sift together the dry ingredients, flour, baking powder and salt, then set aside.
- In a large bowl or the bowl of your stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, beat the softened butter with the sugar for 2 minutes until creamy and smooth.
- Add the eggs and vanilla extract, beating again for 2-3 minutes until the mixture is voluminous.
- Using a spatula, alternately stir in the buttermilk and dry ingredients in batches until smooth.
- Pour the cupcake batter into the paper cases in the prepared muffin tin, filling them only 3/4 full to avoid overflowing during baking.
- Bake for around 15 minutes until golden brown and cooked through in the center (plunge a toothpick into the center of the cupcake to check that it's cooked through).
- Leave the cupcakes to cool slightly in the tin before removing them from the pan and cooling them completely on a wire rack.
Oreo frosting :
- Place all ingredients in a large bowl: cold mascarpone, whole cream, powdered sugar, vanilla extract and oreo cookie powder.
- Mix with an electric mixer at medium speed for about 3 minutes until smooth and firm.
- Line a large piping bag with a star tip and decorate the top of the oreo cupcakes. Place the frosted cupcakes in the fridge for at least 20 minutes before serving.
Notes
Storage: Up to 3-4 days in the fridge in a storage box, cupcakes without frosting can be stored up to 1 week at room temperature and up to 3 months in the freezer.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: cupcakes, cakes
- Cuisine: American