Oreo cupcakes

who doesn't love oreos. and to imagine your favorite cookie incorporated into cupcakes.....need i say more.
if you make a batch of these you will be an instant hit with all the kids, teenagers, maybe even a few adults...i'm surely a fan.

the recipe is pretty simple, its a vanilla cupcake recipe with crushed oreos mixed in it and half an oreo cookie at the base, and topped with oreo flavored buttercream...Too much of Oreos can't go wrong.. trust me
I found this recipe on sugarcrafter, the only changes i made was to add half an oreo at the base

Ingredients

2 cups flour

1/2 tsp baking soda

1 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp salt

1/2 cup butter, softened

1 and 3/4 cups granulated sugar

1 tsp vanilla

4 large egg whites or 2 whole eggs

1 and 1/2 cups sour milk (or buttermilk)

1 and 1/2 cups finely chopped Oreo pieces

20 oreo halves with cream filling

Frosting:-

6 tbsp butter, softened

3 cups powdered or icing sugar

2-3 drops vanilla essence

2 – 4 tbsp milk

Oreo crumbs.

Method

For the cupcakes, preheat the oven to 180ºC.  Mix together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl.

In a large bowl, mix together the butter with the sugar and vanilla. Then, add the egg whites, half at a time. The mixture will go from crumbly to soupy.

Then, add the egg whites, half at a time.  The mixture will go from crumbly to soupy. Stir in the Oreo pieces

Place one oreo halve – cream side up, in each muffin mould. Now, pour the batter over these cookie halves.  Bake for about 20 minutes, or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool completely before frosting.

For the frosting - First, mix together the butter, and vanilla.  Add in the powdered sugar 1 cup at a time. Then, add in the milk, and mix until well-blended. Finally, mix in the Oreo pieces.

My frosting became a little runny, so i drizzled it on top. you can also use whipped cream mixed with crushed oreos, i think i would have liked it better, i'm not a very big fan of buttercream as I find it a little too sweet. but even without any frosting these cupcakes are really good.