Oreo Cupcakes – Third time is a charm!

First things first. Cupcake Camp Boston is tomorrow night. If you’re in the Boston area, be sure to stop by. We’re expecting about 2000 cupcakes and who knows how many people…

Oreo Cupcakes

Now on to the cupcakes. This is by far Hubby’s favorite cupcake and my #1 requested cupcake to make. They’re pretty freaking amazing.

Oreo Cupcakes

You might remember that I’ve actually made Cookies N Cream cupcakes twice before. Both recipes were a bit different but still delicious. I took my favorite parts of each on and combined them into an awesome Oreo Cupcake recipe.

Oreo Cupcakes

Since developing this recipe last summer, I’ve probably made these five times. I never repeat recipes, so that’s definitely saying something. I just never got around to photographing the cupcakes to post on here. Until this spring. I’m going to be an aunt in a couple weeks and my sister-in-law requested these cupcakes. I happily obliged and made a point to take the pictures.

Oreo Cupcakes

As I mentioned, this recipe combines our favorite aspects of the two recipes tried previously. You start with half of an Oreo at the bottom of the cupcake. I always twist the Oreo gently so that all the cream filling sticks to one cookie so you get that layer of cream in the bottom of your cupcake.

Oreo Cupcakes

I take the tops of the Oreos that have no cream on them and cut some in half for garnishing. The rest get crushed, also for garnishing.

Oreo Cupcakes

The part I love about the first recipe that I’ve tried is the made from scratch batter. This batter is amazing even before you pour in the Oreo pieces. And while we’re on the topic of those Oreo pieces…Β I cut mine fairly large. Actually, Hubby likes to do the cutting for me. He stacks them really tall and uses a super sharp knife to cut through the whole stack at once. He cuts them into quarters for me. I toss the quarters Oreos in a bit of flour so they don’t all sink to the bottom. I like having the big chunks as opposed to crushing them. It really enhances the Oreo flavor and adds some texture to the cupcakes.

Oreo Cupcakes

For the frosting, I have tried out a variety of flavors. The one that I like best is just a simple cream cheese frosting. With the garnish of the crushed Oreo and the half Oreo, you still have plenty of Oreo flavor in every bite

Oreo Cupcakes

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Oreo Cupcakes

These Oreo cupcakes will knock your socks off!

Yield: 24 cupcakes

Ingredients:

1 stick unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 cup milk
2 tsp vanilla extract
2 1/4 cups flour, plus 2 Tbsp for the Oreo chunks
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 2/3 cup sugar
3 large egg whites, at room temperature
1 pkg Oreo Cookies (~45 cookies)
double batch of cream cheese frosting

Directions:

For the Cupcakes
Preheat oven to 350F. Insert liners into a medium cupcake pan.

Twist apart 24 Oreos. Place the wafer with filling on it, filling side up, in the bottom of each paper liner. Cut other wafers in half. Save 24 halves to place in the frosting. Crush the other wafer halves, also for garnishing.

Cut the remaining Oreo cookies into quarters with a sharp knife. Toss with 2 Tbsp flour and set aside.

In a large bowl cream the butter until fluffy, about 3-5 minutes. Add the milk and vanilla and mix to combine.

In a separate bowl mix together the flour, baking powder, and salt.

Add the dry ingredients to butter mixture. Mix until integrated. Stir in sugar. With an electric mixer on low speed, beat for 30 seconds. Turn the mixer up to medium speed and beat for 2 minutes. Add the egg whites. Beat for 2 more minutes. Stir in the quartered cookies.

Fill the cupcake lines three-quarters full. Bake for about 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of cupcakes comes out clean. Cool cupcakes in the pan.

Assemble the cupcakes
Once cupcakes have cooled completely, frost with cream cheese frosting. Sprinkle with crushed Oreos and place 1/2 of an Oreo on the frosting of each cupcake.

Recipe from Beantown Baker

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41 Responses to “Cinnamon Roll Cupcakes with Cream Cheese frosting”

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    What's Cookin Stacey?? — August 18, 2009 at 12:41 pm

    These sound soo good!!!

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    oneordinaryday — August 18, 2009 at 12:43 pm

    I haven’t conquered my fear of yeast yet, but these look like a yummy way to try to.

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    Jigginjessica — August 18, 2009 at 12:50 pm

    They look great!

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    Stephanie — August 18, 2009 at 2:06 pm

    These look like the most delicious thing I could ever eat.

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    Jen — August 18, 2009 at 2:07 pm

    Yeast is definitely become less and less scarey for me…

    Steph – you should so whip these up. They’re not too hard and worth the effort!

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    Katie — August 18, 2009 at 2:33 pm

    OH MY GOODNESS WOW! This is seriously the BESST idea!! THey look sooooo good!!

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    Xiaolu — August 18, 2009 at 2:37 pm

    I’m glad you’re starting to conquer your fear of yeast! Those cupcakes are so photogenic. I’m getting hungry just looking at them.

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    Cathy — August 18, 2009 at 2:42 pm

    what a great idea! They look great!

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    nutmegnanny — August 18, 2009 at 3:36 pm

    OMG these look awesome! I need one right now:)

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    Katrina — August 18, 2009 at 3:49 pm

    Awesome!
    And I saw on Cake Wrecks that today is National Cupcake Day.

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    Erin — August 18, 2009 at 5:12 pm

    These look so cute!

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    jesstyler — August 18, 2009 at 5:34 pm

    oh my gosh! YUM! Hubby LOVES cinnamon rolls. I’ll have to make these for him. He’ll probably eat 1/2 of them in a sitting!

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    biz319 — August 18, 2009 at 7:57 pm

    My step son would go ape shit over these!!

    He loves carrot cake, but no nuts or raisins – and cinnamon is his favorite spice so I made a cinnamon cream cheese frosting that would go perfect with these!!

    Thanks for the idea!

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    Sunshine — August 18, 2009 at 9:35 pm

    I got my jam in the mail today. thank you so much! They were super yummy. I’ll be posting about it in the next couple of days. Rhubarb is my favorite and the vanilla peach bourbon….GENIUS! I’m a follower now. Thanks again.

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    Kerstin — August 18, 2009 at 10:19 pm

    What a cool idea, they look fabulous – yum!

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    Megan — August 18, 2009 at 11:27 pm

    Adorable! Love cinnamon rolls and cupcakes… bet these are amazing… and add that cream cheese frosting…yum! I so need these the next time I actually have time to make breakfast! Great job!

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    Stephanie Wagner — August 19, 2009 at 12:40 am

    These are perfect for the office since they are served in their own paper! Not to mention, they are so cute…

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    Ingrid — August 19, 2009 at 5:11 pm

    They are SUPER cute! Kudos to you on working out your yeast fears! πŸ™‚
    ~ingrid

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    Sara @ Our Best Bites — August 20, 2009 at 5:01 am

    adorable! But not too cute not to eat πŸ˜‰

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    The Food Librarian — August 20, 2009 at 5:10 am

    Super cute and beautiful!

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    SiobhΓ‘n — August 20, 2009 at 1:21 pm

    Oh wow, these look amazing! I love cinnamon rolls… mmm… Great idea to bake them in cupcake liners! πŸ™‚

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    Fuji Mama — August 20, 2009 at 2:03 pm

    So glad you liked them!

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    Liesl — August 20, 2009 at 2:27 pm

    Great idea! They look so cute and delicious!

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    Donna @ Way More Homemade — August 20, 2009 at 7:30 pm

    What a wonderful alternative to those expensive “bake and give” paper baking molds. THanks for the idea. (found you thru taste spotting.)

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    Heavenly Housewife — August 20, 2009 at 8:48 pm

    fabulous!! i’m going to bookmark this one!

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    bonvivant — August 20, 2009 at 10:30 pm

    These are so gorgeous! You’ve given me a great idea to try out for the next batch of cinnamon rolls I’m whipping up! πŸ™‚

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    Linsey M. — August 21, 2009 at 12:47 am

    those are ADORABLE!!
    LOVE THEM!
    They would be good for my kid’s teachers!

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    Jada — August 21, 2009 at 5:29 am

    YUM! Can’t wait to try this recipe and the strawberry basil ones also! Beautiful!

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    Swirly — August 21, 2009 at 6:56 am

    These are so ridiculously adorable! I bet they taste amazing simply because they’re so cute.

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    Peggy — August 21, 2009 at 11:05 am

    these look and sound soooo good! I’ll definitely have to try them soon!

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    Ashley — August 24, 2009 at 4:09 pm

    These are adorable! Can’t wait to try them out πŸ™‚

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    grace_mitchell — August 25, 2009 at 7:21 am

    Those look AMAZING. I’m definitely gonna try those tomorrow morning. They would go amazing with coffee for breakfast. πŸ™‚

    I don’t bake much, but I have some wonderful recipes on my website you should check out.

    http://www.nowthatsgood.net

    Thanks!

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    Pat — August 25, 2009 at 11:27 am

    Try using real Cinnamon in your recipe and reduce on the sugar.

    The Cinnamon that we buy in the US is actually Cassia.

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    Fahrenheit 350Β° — August 25, 2009 at 7:21 pm

    Breakfast? How about, snacks – lunch – and dinner!

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    Charisse — August 27, 2009 at 5:40 pm

    I totally made these from her website and looved them so much. They were so delicious and smelled so good.

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    Jen — August 30, 2009 at 3:32 am

    Yep Pat, most of what we use in the US is Cassia. I thank Alton Brown for knowing that little fact. You can find really good cinnamon at spice stores like Penzeys.

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    Carol309 — September 9, 2009 at 12:21 am

    It’s been twenty years since I’ve baked anything that didn’t come from a box. I had some time today and tried these rolls. Not bad!! They came out pretty and my husband is taking them to work tomorrow. Husband says these are really great.

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    Alexandra — December 11, 2009 at 12:46 am

    Those are adorable!!! Such an amazing idea I’m making these for my Mommy christmas party! πŸ™‚

    Idea for the frosting, try melting it a bit and then dipping the rolls in it. We used to do this at the bakery I worked at really quick way to make them look really professional! I also like the rustic look but it’s a fun way to make your coworkers jealous of your skills!

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    Jen — December 11, 2009 at 1:49 am

    Great tip Alexandra!

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    sara — February 22, 2010 at 12:15 am

    These were great – made them last night to serve for a brunch this morning. 15 seconds in the microwave was all they needed to go from good to amazing and gooey. This was also my first time using yeast and now feeling confident. Thanks!

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    cakeje van eigen deeg — November 14, 2010 at 9:44 pm

    they look so good. I am looking for a good recipe, but the yeast scares me. but I think I will it give it a try soon…

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