Oreo Red Velvet Cupcakes with Oreo Cream Cheese Frosting
Buttery and moist with just a hint of chocolate, these Red Velvet Oreo Cupcakes are a special dessert for either Christmas of Valentine's Day! The cupcakes have the beautiful, rich red color that classic red velvet cake is known for with the extra addition of Oreo cookies in the cupcake batter as well as an Oreo frosting piped on top! These cupcakes are almost too cute to eat!
Servings: 12
Equipment
- cupcake tin
- stand or hand mixer
- cupcake decorating tip and bag
Ingredients
- 1 ¼ cup all purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- ¾ cup sugar
- ¼ cup vegetable oil
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon red gel food coloring
- ¾ cup buttermilk
- 8 Oreo's, chopped into pieces
Oreo Cream Cheese Frosting
- 1 8 ounce block of cream cheese
- ½ cup butter
- 1-2 tablespoons milk or cream if needed
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 6 Oreo's, crushed
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a cupcake tin with paper liners.
- Sift the flour and cocoa powder together into a large bowl. Whisk in the baking soda and salt.
- In another large bowl cream the sugar, butter and vegetable oil together using either a stand or hand mixer. After a minute the mixture will be pale yellow in color and smooth texture.
- Add the vanilla extract, egg and red gel to the butter mixture. Mix well to incorporate the ingredients.
- Add half of the flour mixture and half of the buttermilk while mixing at a low speed. Continue to mix and add the remaining milk and flour. Use a spatula to scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl.
- Use the spatula to stir in the chopped Oreos. Use a cookie scoop to portion out the batter and divide evenly into the cupcake liners.
- Bake on the middle rack in your preheated oven for 16-19 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Once the cupcakes are finished baking remove from the cupcake tin and let cool on a wire rack. They must be completely cool before frosting.
Oreo Cream Cheese Frosting
- Place 6 Oreos in a food processor and pulse into a very fine crumb.
- Add the room temperature butter and cream cheese in a large bowl. Use either a stand mixer or a hand mixer to cream the ingredients together until light and fluffy. Add a teaspoon of heavy cream or milk and vanilla extract.
- Using a spatula stir in the Oreo crumbs. Add the frosting to a piping bag with a cupcake tip to decorate the cupcakes.