Oreo Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes
Oreo Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes are oreo bottomed chocolate cupcakes with oreo peanut butter frosting!
Servings 18 cupcakes
Calories 773kcal
Ingredients
- Any chocolate cake recipe I halved this one and added in 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 18 Oreo cookies
frosting:
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 1/2 cup smooth peanut butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 3 tablespoons milk give or take 1 tablespoon
- 6 Oreo cookies crushed
peanut butter glaze:
- 1/4 cup smooth peanut butter
- 1/4 cup real maple syrup
- Oreo cookies for garnish, if desired
Instructions
- Line muffin tin with paper liners and drop an Oreo cookie into the bottom of each one. Set aside.
- Make chocolate cake batter according to package directions. Pour batter over each cookie, filling to 3/4 way full. Bake according to package directions or until toothpick comes out clean after inserted. Set aside to cool.
- For the frosting, whip butters, vanilla and powdered sugar together, slowly drizzling milk in to moisten. Once all the ingredients have come together into a frosting, whip 2 minutes 'til smooth and fluffy. Stir in oreo crumbs. Spread generously over cooled cupcakes.
- For the glaze, microwave peanut butter and maple syrup together for 30 seconds or until warmed and thinned out. {You don't want it too hot to melt the frosting.} Drizzle over each cake using a spoon or pour into a squeeze bottle and drizzle. Top with half a cookie and serve.
Nutrition
Calories: 773kcal | Carbohydrates: 112g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 35g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Cholesterol: 43mg | Sodium: 407mg | Potassium: 248mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 89g | Vitamin A: 169IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 24mg | Iron: 11mg
