Chocolate cupcakes with Oreo buttercream
Servings 20 cupcakes
Ingredients
- 100 g dark chocolate chopped
- 1 cup (250 ml) water
- 125 g butter softened
- 1 1/2 cups caster sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 1 1/2 cups (225g) self-raising flour
- 1/2 cup (75g) all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup (25g) cocoa powder
- 20 Mini Oreo biscuits, to decorate
CHOCOLATE SAUCE
- 50 g dark chocolate chopped
- 1/4 cup (60ml) thickened cream
- 1 tbs brown sugar
OREO BUTTERCREAM
- 6 x 23g pkts Mini Oreo biscuits
- 250 g butter softened
- 3 cups icing sugar mixture
- 2 tbs milk
- 150 g white chocolate melted, cooled
Instructions
- Oreo lovers will go crazy for these chocolate cupcakes.
- Preheat oven to 160C. Line 20 x 1/3 -cup (80ml) capacity muffin pans with patty cases. Combine the chocolate and water in a small saucepan over low heat. Cook, stirring, for 5 mins or until chocolate melts and the mixture is smooth. Set aside for 15 mins to cool.
- Use an electric mixer to beat the butter and sugar until pale and creamy. Add the eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add the chocolate mixture and stir to combine. Add the combined flour and cocoa powder and stir to combine. Divide the mixture evenly among prepared pans. Bake for 20 mins or until a skewer inserted in the centres comes out clean. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Meanwhile, to make the chocolate sauce, combine the chocolate, cream and sugar in a small saucepan over low heat. Cook, stirring, for 5 mins or until the chocolate melts and the sauce thickens slightly. Set aside to cool completely.
- To make the Oreo buttercream, place the Mini Oreos in a food processor and process until fine crumbs form. Use an electric mixer to beat the butter until very pale. Gradually add the icing sugar, beating well after each addition. Add the milk and beat to combine. Add the white chocolate and beat to combine. Add the Oreo crumbs and beat until well combined.
- Spoon the buttercream into a piping bag fitted with a 2cm fluted nozzle. Pipe the icing onto each cupcake. Drizzle each cupcake with chocolate sauce and top with a Mini Oreo to decorate.
Notes
Chocolate cupcakes with Oreo buttercream