There are
two people in my office who kick some serious baking butt
But they were both out of town for my office bff's birthday
So she was stuck with
me
When I asked her what she wanted, she send me the link
For these
totally ridiculous Cookies and Cream Cupcakes
From
Annie's Eats
I drooled just from reading the instructions
And while mine were not nearly the creation that Annie made
They were still
pretty darn good
And they would be an
awe-inducing addition to your
Labor Day partay
Cookies and Cream Oreo Cupcakes
Ingredients
Cupcakes:
Cupcake liners
24 Oreo halves
2¼ cups flour
1 tspn baking powder
½ tspn salt
8 tbspn unsalted butter
1 2/3 cup sugar
3 egg whites
2 tspn vanilla extract
1 cup milk
20 Oreo cookies
(chopped)
Frosting:
8 oz cream cheese
6 tbspns unsalted butter
1 tbspn vanilla extract
4 cups powdered sugar
2 tbspns heavy cream
Garnish with cookie crumbs and oreo halves
First, pull all of the
butter,
cream cheese and
eggs out.
They need to be at
room temperature when you use them.
And I always forget this and end up throwing them in the microwave. Ugh.
Then, prep your
Oreos.
You need
24 halves with the
cream side up,
24 halves that are literally
cut in half (half moon shaped),
20 chopped Oreos for inside the cupcake.
And save the little
crumbs to
garnish with (
or, if that's too much work, crush up some of the other halves of the ones you used for the bottom of the cupcake once you're done)
We ain't wasting here peeps
Preheat the oven to
350˚ F.
Pop your
cupcake liners into the baking sheets.
Put an
Oreo half in the bottom of each with the cream
side up.
(side note: how frickin cute are these liners? they're from ralphs!)
Grab a bowl and combine the
flour,
baking powder and
salt.
In another bowl, combine the
butter and
sugar and
beat with an electric mixer on
medium-high speed until light and fluffy.
Blend in the
egg whites one at a time.
(shoot...I just realized that I used the whole egg! ignore my picture! oh well...they still turned out delish!)
Add in
the
vanilla and blend it up.
Turn your
mixer to low and add
half of the
dry bowl into the wet bowl.
Add the
milk and beat until just combined
Mix in the rest of the
dry bowl
Fold
in the
chopped Oreos
Pour the batter into the
cupcake liners
(Note: because of the Oreos in the batter and the bottom, these won't rise as much as normal cupcakes. You can see how high I filled the tins below and how they turned out. If would fill more than this if I did it again)
And cook for
18 - 20 minutes
When they come out, let them cool for a couple minutes
Then transfer to a
cooling rack to cool completely
Now for the
frosting
(read: my favorite part)
Toss the
cream cheese and
butter in yet another bowl
(if you ever wondered what makes cream cheese frosting so good, you're lookin at it...)
Beat them up with an electric mixer on medium-high for a minute or so, until smooth
Add in the
vanilla extract and beat it some more
Next up is the
powdered
sugar, for a few more minutes until everything is nice and smooth
Finally, pour in the
heavy cream (sinful) and
whip everything up for
4 minutes
It should look all light and fluffy and should be begging you to
stick your finger in and taste it
I did my usual white trash cupcake frosting method of cutting a hole in a
ziplock bag
You can be
classier if you'd like
(Reminder: don't frost until the cupcakes are totally cooled off)
Make them perty by
sprinkling the crumbs over the top
And sticking
half an Oreo in each
This one's guaranteed to
impress your coworkers
Your husband
Your friends
Or pretty much
whoever lays eyes on them
Including you.
Yum.
These last two were taken on my iPhone at work before the cupcakes were served...
Linking. it. up.
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