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Chocolate Cupcakes with Oreo Buttercream

Ingredients
  

FOR THE CUPCAKES

  • 1 package devil's food cake mix
  • 1 3.9 ounce package instant chocolate pudding mix
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 4 eggs
  • 1/2 cup warm water
  • 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

FOR THE BUTTERCREAM

  • 1 c butter softened (2 sticks)
  • 1 cup shortening 1 stick
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 2 pounds powdered sugar
  • 4-6 tablespoons very cold milk
  • 8 crushed Oreo cookies with the cream removed before crushing

Instructions
 

FOR THE CUPCAKES

  • 1.Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray muffin tins with nonstick cooking spray or line with paper liners.
  • In a large bowl, mix together the cake and pudding mixes, sour cream, oil, beaten eggs and water.
  • Stir in the chocolate chips and fill cups about 2/3 full with batter.
  • Bake for 18-22 minutes, or until a wooden toothpick inserted comes out clean.
  • Cool cupcakes completely before frosting

FOR THE BUTTERCREAM

  • Cream the butter and shortening and vanilla in a large bowl, with a hand mixer or in a stand mixer.
  • Slowly add the powdered sugar, mixing thoroughly between each addition.
  • After all of the sugar is mixed in and mixture is thoroughly mixed, add the very cold milk, one tablespoon at a time, combining very well after each addition, until you reach the desired consistency.
  • Fold in the Oreo cookie crumbs.
  • Pipe the frosting onto cooled cupcakes- Use a large frosting tip, as the Oreo crumbs can clog smaller tips. Garnish with half an Oreo or a mini Oreo.