Oreo Cookie Cupcakes (Desserts)

Member Name: tinkerbelle90

Product:	Desserts
Date:	26/07/09 (171 review reads)
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Advantages: Fluffy and light

Disadvantages: Calorific

Oreo Cookie Cupcakes

I made these as well as some other cakes for a friend's birthday party and these went down the best of all. HOpe you enjoy them as much as we all did. :)

Cake, Ingredients:
180g unsalted butter
300g caster sugar
250g dark chocolate
3 eggs, separated
200g plain flour
100g self-raising flour
2 teaspoons vanilla essence
1 teaspoon baking powder
8 Oreo cookies, smashed into crumb-like pieces
1/2 cup milk

Melt the chocolate in a bowl (microwave or in a bowl over a pan of hot water).
Heat the oven to 180C and prepare the cupcake tray.
Beat the butter until it is soft, then add sugar and mix until smooth and creamy.
Stir the egg yolks, then add them to the butter and sugar mixture.
Add the vanilla and the chocolate (jensure the chocolate is cooled slightly before adding to the eggy mixture)
Add the flour, baking powder and the milk.
Stir in the crushed Oreos.
Whisk the egg whites in a separately bowl until peaks are formed.
Fold these into the main mixture.
3/4 fill each cupcake liners with this mixture.
Bake for around 20 minutes or until knife comes out clean.
Cool on a wire rack.



Icing, Ingredients:
100g unsalted butter
250 icing sugar (or more, depending on how sweet you like your icing)
some milk
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
8 Oreo cookies, crushed

Beat the butter till soft, then add the sugar and mix.
Add milk and vanilla and keep mixing.
Add the crushed Oreos and mix.
Top the cooled cupcakes with this icing.

Summary: Absolutely scrumptious :)