Day 28 - Cookies and Cream Cupcakes

Sunday, August 21, 2011

I recently started visiting the website Bakerella.com [thanks to a co-worker for the suggestion] and I was instantly a fan! Besides the website being adorable and fun, there is such a great variety of recipes. Part of what makes each recipe look so good is the fabulous photos that will make your mouth water! As soon as I saw the Cookies and Cream Cupcakes I knew that I had to try these.

Today was the perfect rainy day to bake and I decided to try out the Cookies and Cream cupcakes. The batter was sooo simple to put together. First I whisked the dry ingredients together [flour, cocoa powder, sugar, baking powder and soda, and salt]. In the same bowl, [I love receipes that only use one mixing bowl] I added eggs, oil, milk, vanilla and hot water and mixed the whole thing together. The batter was very watery but according to the website, that's how they are supposed to be.

Once the batter was ready, I prepared the cupcake tins with the cupcake liners and the Oreo's. The website suggests two different ways to put the Oreo's in, you can either leave the Oreo's whole or crumble them up, but I decided to try it both ways. I poured the batter over the Oreo's and put them in the oven to bake for about 17 minutes.

When the cupcakes came out they looked awesome! I decided to use a store bought vanilla frosting and I  crushed a few Oreo's so I could dust the top of the cupcakes with cookie crumbs. When the cupcakes were cooled I added the decorations and they looked scrumptious! I asked my little brother and his friend to test them out [tough job they had] and they loved them! The cake was really moist and they looked adorable!

This recipe is definitely a keeper, kids and adults alike with love them!