Mini Oreo Cupcakes

The company I work for hosted an oreo bake-off to celebrate the 100 year anniversary of the oreo cookie.

You could make anything you wanted as long as oreo cookies were the star of the recipe.

I made cupcakes because you all know what a cupcake fanatic I am :)

There were so many yummy desserts we all went into a sugar coma that afternoon!!

Aren't these ladybug oreos adorable!!

And check out these golden oreo truffles - so colorful.

I work with a bunch of talented people!

I used my pampered chef mini muffin pan to make the cupcakes.

The mini oreo cookies are usually available in the checkout aisle at Wal-Mart.

They're called Nabisco Go-Paks.  I purchased 2 containers for all of the mini cupcakes I made.

Mini Oreo Cupcakes

1 Box Devil's Food Cake Mix

4 eggs

1 cup buttermilk

1/3 C canola oil

Oreo Cookies, chopped

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Line mini muffin pan with paper liners (I got these a Michael's).

Place a few chopped oreo cookies into the bottom of each liner.

In a large mixing bowl, combine all cake ingredients and mix until well blended.

I use my small Pampered Chef cookie scoop to place one scoop of batter into each cup.

Bake for 10 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.

Place on a rack to cool.

Now let's make some Buttercream frosting!

Vanilla Buttercream

3 sticks unsalted butter, at room temperature

6 cups confectioners sugar

1 T milk

1 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract

In the bowl of your stand mixer add butter and mix for about 1 minute.

Add confectioners sugar one cup at a time.

Add milk and vanilla extract and beat until light and fluffy.

Pipe frosting onto cooled cupcakes.  I use a Wilton 1M tip to frost mine.

Place some cookies into your food processor or magic bullet and blend until you have fine crumbs.

Sprinkle onto frosting and top with a mini oreo cookie.

Makes about 84 mini cupcakes.

Hope you have lots of friends to help you eat them :)

Enjoy!