Oreo Cupcakes

Starting with a doctored up cake mix, these Oreo Cupcakes are a delicious Oreo filled recipe that you will not be able to get enough of.

I absolutely love any and all things Oreo, especially these Oreo Cupcakes. These are hit around our house.

Starting with a cake mix that is doctored up, a fluffy frosting, Oreo bottom and topped with Oreos you are in overload.

Cupcakes are a tasty dessert that you can pretty much make any kind of flavor that you can imagine.

This is one of the reasons that I love cupcakes so much, the possibilities are endless. But these Oreo Cupcakes have to me one of my favorites.

I also love using a cake mix as a start, because they can be doctored up easily to make them more flavorful and rich!

If you love anything remotely Oreo, then you have to make a batch of these Oreo Cupcakes ASAP!

Some of my other favorite cupcake recipes we have on our site include: Salted Caramel Cupcakes, Cherry Coke Cupcakes and Hi-Hat Cupcakes.

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS:

• This cupcake recipe is easily doctored up with on hand ingredients.
• You are not lacking on the Oreo flavor with all the different elements.
• The frosting really complements and adds a nice textural contrast.

INGREDIENTS NEEDED (FULL RECIPE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POST):

Chocolate cake mix
Instant chocolate fudge pudding mix
Sour cream
Vegetable oil
Whole milk
Eggs
Vanilla extract
Salt
Oreos
Heavy cream 
Powdered sugar
Cookies & Cream Chocolate bars

HOW TO MAKE OREO CUPCAKES, STEP BY STEP:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F, line a cupcake pan with paper liners. Set aside.
2. In a large bowl add all the ingredients for the cupcakes and whisk together until combined. Set aside.
3. Place one Oreo in each one of the cupcake liners.
4. With a medium cookie scoop, scoop about 1½ scoops of batter and place on top of each Oreo. If you do not have a medium cookie scoop this is about 3 Tablespoons.
5. Place the cupcakes in the oven and bake for 20 to 22 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean.
6. Remove the cupcakes from the oven then remove each one from the cupcake pan and transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely.
7. Meanwhile, beat together the heavy cream, powdered sugar, and pudding mix in a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. You can also do this with an electric hand mixer as well.
8. Place frosting in a piping bag, cut the tip off so you have a larger hole and pipe a large mound onto the tops of the cupcakes.
9. Place the crushed Oreos in a small bowl and roll the tops of the frosted cupcakes in the crushed Oreos so they stick to the frosting. 
10. Top with an Oreo and a piece of the cookies ‘n cream chocolate bar if desired for garnish.

CAN I MAKE A HOMEMADE CHOCOLATE CAKE?

Absolutely, if you do not want to doctor up a cake mix for this recipe you can use your favorite homemade chocolate cake recipe.

Just make sure that the recipe will make roughly 24 cupcakes.

CAN I USE ANOTHER PUDDING IN THE FROSTING?

If you want to cut back on the chocolate you can use another pudding in the frosting recipe.

Use vanilla, cheesecake or even Oreo frosting to switch it up and give it a different flavor, each of these will taste amazing.

You can also use another frosting if you do not want to use the whipped frosting that we have in this recipe you can make your favorite chocolate buttercream.

You can also use a cream cheese for a more cookies and cream flavor as well.

Again, just make sure you are making enough to cover roughly 24 cupcakes.

DO I HAVE TO PUT AN OREO AT THE BOTTOM OF THE CUPCAKES?

You technically do not have to, but we love it and it really takes these Oreo Cupcakes over the top.

You can switch up the flavor of the Oreos if you’d like as well. Golden Oreos, Red Velvet, Mint, etc.

If you do not choose to use an Oreo on the bottom of the cupcakes, they may be shorter.

CAN I ADD ANY ADDITIONS TO THE CAKE BATTER?

While these are great the way they are, if you want to add some extra ingredients to the cake batter you can. Some ideas include:

1. Chopped Oreos
2. Mini Chocolate Chips
3. White Chocolate Chips
4. Sprinkles
5. Coconut

These are just some ideas that I think would work and taste great, you can try anything that you’d like.

HOW TO STORE:

You can store these cupcakes in the refrigerator in an airtight container where they will keep for up to 2 days (the Oreos on top will become a little soggy).

These can also be frozen, I recommend freezing the cupcakes before frosting. To do that bake and cool cupcakes per the recipe.

Place cupcakes in an airtight freezer container and they will keep in the freezer for up to 3 months.

To defrost, remove from the freezer into the refrigerator or on the countertop until defrosted. Make frosting, frost and decorate.

TIPS AND TRICKS:

• DO NOT use the ingredients on the back of the box, we substitute them with others.
• You can switch up the frosting to another flavor or another frosting completely, see my suggestions above.
• Make your own homemade chocolate cake mix.
• Decorate your cupcakes right before serving as the Oreos can become soggy.
• These can be frozen, see above on how to do that.
• Switch up the Oreo flavors for the bottom Oreo.

Absolutely love Oreos? Then you absolutely will want to make these Oreo Cupcakes – your whole family will approve.

If you like this recipe you might also like:

• Oreo Stuffed CHocolate Chip Cookies
• Oreo Cheesecake Cups
• The Best Oreo Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Bars
• Easy Oreo Truffles

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