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Chocolate Oreo Cupcakes with frosting decorated as Halloween bats
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Halloween Bats Oreo Cupcakes with Cookies and Cream Frosting

Festive Halloween Bats Oreo Cupcakes with Cookies and Cream Frosting are super fun to make, creamy, deliciously decadent and a great treat for any Halloween gathering.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword Oreo Cupcake
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 24 cupcakes
Calories 342kcal

Ingredients

  • 12 tablespoons 1½ sticks unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 2/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 2/3 cup light brown sugar packed
  • 2 large eggs at room temperature
  • 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
  • 1 cup buttermilk. shaken at room temperature
  • ½ cup sour cream at room temperature
  • 2 tablespoons brewed coffee
  • cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup cocoa powder
  • teaspoons baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 8 Oreo cookies crushed into small pieces (no larger than a chocolate chip)

OREO FROSTING (COOKIES AND CREAM FROSTING)

To Decorate Cupcakes

  • Oreo Cookies
  • Edible candy eyes

Instructions

Cupcakes

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line cupcake pans with paper liners.
  • In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the butter, the granulated sugar and the brown sugar on medium-high speed until light and fluffy.
    butter and sugar mixed together
  • With the mixer on low speed, add the eggs one at the time and mix until incorporated.
    butter, sugar and eggs combined
  • In a separate bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, vanilla, coffee, and sour cream.
    wet ingredients in a large bowl
  • In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, salt and cocoa powder.
    dry ingredients in a mixing bowl
  • In three parts, alternately add the dry ingredients and the buttermilk to the butter mixture, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients. Mix on low speed until just combined. Add the crushed Oreos to the cupcake batter and mix with a spatula, until combined.
    crushed oreo cookies fold into the cupcake batter
  • Divide the batter among the cupcake tins (one rounded standard ice cream scoop per cup is the right amount) and bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes, remove from the pans, and allow to cool completely before frosting.
    oreo cupcakes cooling down on a wired rack

Frosting

  • In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, beat the butter until creamy and light, about 4 minutes.
  • Add 2 cups of the powdered sugar and beat until combined. Add the remaining confectioner’s sugar, vanilla, and salt, then add just enough heavy milk to get the frosting to a nice pipeable consistency.
    cookies and cream frosting ingredients
  • Stir in the Oreos, and with a spatula mix to combine. You may add additional confectioner’s sugar or milk to get the frosting to a desired pipping consistency.
    Hallowee-Oreo-Bats-Cupcakes-11

Nutrition

Calories: 342kcal | Carbohydrates: 46g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 53mg | Sodium: 304mg | Potassium: 125mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 34g | Vitamin A: 477IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 37mg | Iron: 2mg