Chocolate Cupcakes With Cream Cheese Oreo Buttercream Frosting Recipes

CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES WITH OREO BUTTERCREAM

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F degrees. This recipe makes 12-14 cupcakes, so prepare one pan (or maybe two) with cupcake liners.
• Melt the butter and chocolate together in the microwave. Microwave in 30-second increments, stirring in between each time. Set aside.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer with the whisk attachment, add the eggs, sugar, vanilla, and sour cream and whisk on medium speed until smooth. (about 1 minute)
• In a medium-sized bowl, sift the cocoa powder, flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt together until thoroughly combined.
• Add the cooled butter/chocolate to the stand mixer and whisk until smooth, about 30 seconds.
• Slowly add in the flour mixture, about 1/4 cup at a time with the stand mixer on low.
• As soon as you are done adding the flour turn the mixer off. (You do not want to over-mix!)
• The batter will be very thick.
• Fill the cupcake liners 2/3 of the way full with batter. Bake for 15-18 minutes. The center of the cupcake should spring back up if gently pressed.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat butter until light and smooth.
• Slowly add 2 cups of confectioners sugar and mix until smooth. Pause to scrape the sides of the bowl if necessary.
• Add the remaining 2 cups of sugar, mix until combined.
• Fold in Oreo crumbs, mix until smooth. (reserve some for topping)
• Add milk 1 tablespoon at a time, until you get the consistency you desire.
• Using an ice cream scoop, drop a scoop onto each cupcake.
• Top with crushed Oreo cookies, hot fudge, or chocolate sauce (if desired).

CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES WITH CREAM CHEESE-OREO®-BUTTERCREAM FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease two 12-cup muffin tins or line cups with paper liners.
• Whisk flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, espresso powder, cinnamon, and salt together in a bowl. Whisk in white sugar and brown sugar.
• Beat eggs, water, and vanilla extract together in a separate bowl. Add sour cream and oil and beat well. Add egg mixture to the bowl with the flour mixture and mix well until no dry spots remain. Spoon batter into the prepared muffin cups, filling each 3/4 full.
• Bake in the preheated oven until tops spring back when lightly pressed, 18 to 20 minutes. Cool in the tins for 5 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely, about 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, place cream cheese and butter into the bowl of a stand mixer and cream together until smooth. Add vanilla extract and mix. Add confectioners' sugar and mix on medium-low speed; whip into a firm consistency, 2 to 5 minutes. Frosting will thicken as you whip. Add milk 1 tablespoon at a time to thin if necessary.
• Crush whole cookies into crumbs in a food processor. Mix cookie crumbs into frosting using a rubber spatula. Chill frosting in the refrigerator for about 15 minutes before piping onto cooled cupcakes.

OREO® BUTTERCREAM FROSTING

Steps:

• Combine butter, shortening, and cream cheese in a bowl; beat with an electric mixer until creamy. Add vanilla extract and salt. Beat in confectioners' sugar, 1 cup at a time, until well incorporated. Add enough heavy cream to thin frosting to desired consistency. Fold in crushed cookies.

OREO CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• In a stand mixer, cream together cream cheese and butter until smooth. Add the vanilla extract and mix.
• At med-low speed, mix in the powdered sugar. After mixed slightly, bump the speed up to medium or medium-high and whip until a firm consistency, about 2-5 minutes. It will thicken as you whip. If the frosting is too thick, add milk one tsp at a time until you reach the consistency you want.
• In a food processor or manually, finely crush the oreos into crumbs (use the whole oreo and cream center).
• With a rubber spatula or spoon, mix the oreos into the frosting.
• Chill in refrigerator before piping if creating high topped cupcakes.

OREO CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Beat 1 1/2 cups of butter and 1/2 cup cream cheese on a medium speed for 30 seconds with a paddle attachment until smooth.
• Add in 1 Tbsp vanilla and 1/2 tsp salt and beat on low until combined.
• Slowly mix in 7 cups powdered sugar on a very low speed. About halfway through add in 3 Tbsp of heavy cream to make the frosting easier to mix.
• Mix until the frosting reaches the right consistency. If the frosting is too thick, add in additional cream (1 Tbsp at a time).
• If the frosting is too thin, add in more powdered sugar (1/4 cup at a time).
• Next mix in 1/2 cup of oreos crumbs on a low speed, mixing just until they're evenly distributed throughout the frosting. If you mix the Oreos in for too long it can make your frosting look kind of grey.
• Cover the Oreo cream cheese frosting with a piece of plastic wrap, to prevent a crust from forming until you're ready to use it.

OREO FROSTING

Steps:

• Crush the Oreo cookies (centers and all) in a food processor until they're super fine and no large bits remain. Set aside.
• Beat the butter on a medium speed for 30 seconds with a paddle attachment until smooth. Mix in the vanilla and salt on a medium speed.
• Slowly mix in the powdered sugar on a low speed. Place a kitchen towel over the stand mixer to help reduce the powdered sugar clouds. Halfway through add the heavy cream to make the frosting easier to mix.
• Add in 1 cup of crushed Oreos and mix on low until the ingredients are fully incorporated, and the desired consistency is reached.
• If the frosting is too thick, add in additional cream (1 tablespoon at a time). If the frosting is too thin, add in more powdered sugar (1/4 at a time).

CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350F degrees and line 2 muffin pans with muffin papers.
• In a medium sized bowl, whisk together the cocoa, flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• In a large bowl beat together the butter, oil, granulated sugar, brown sugar and melted chocolate on medium speed until light and fluffy.
• Beat in the eggs and vanilla, then turn down the mixer to low speed and mix in the sour cream.
• Slowly beat in the flour mixture followed by the buttermilk with the mixer on low speed.
• Then turn off the mixer stir in the warm coffee with a large rubber spatula while scraping down the sides of the bowl.
• Pour about 1/4 cup of batter into each cavity of the prepared muffin tin. Bake for 16-18 minutes until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
• Allow cupcakes to cool in their pan for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to continue cooling.
• While the cupcakes are cooling, you can start making the icing. Beat together the cream cheese and butter until evenly combined.
• Add in the salt & vanilla, and mix in the icing sugar about 1 cup at a time. Then turn the mixer to high speed and beat in the whipping cream 1 tablespoon at a time.
• Frosting the cupcakes by spooning the batter into a piping bag and piping a swirl (I used a star tip for this) or a knife.