Oreo Cupcakes

A great indulgent cupcake using crushed Oreo biscuits in the chocolate sponge and buttercream. Kids young and old will love them!!

Recipe

Makes 12
150g unsalted butter, at room temperature
150g golden caster sugar
3 medium eggs
125g self raising flour
25g cocoa powder
Pinch of salt
1/2 packet of Oreo biscuits, crumbled

Buttercream
200g unsalted butter, at room temperature
400g icing sugar
1/2 packet of Oreo biscuits, crushed quite fine
1/2 packet of Oreo biscuits, cut in half

1. Preheat the oven to 180C or gas mark 4 and line a 12 hole muffin tin with 12 papercases.
2. Cream together the butter and sugar in an electric mixer until light and  fluffy.
3. Add the eggs one at a time with a spoonful of flour and beat again.
4. Using a metal spoon fold in the remaining, flour, cocoa, salt and crumbled Oreos, until well combined.
5. Spoon the mixture into the cupcake cases and bake for 20-25 minutes. Leave to cool completely in the tin before icing.
6. Cream together the butter and icing sugar using an electric mixer until well mixed and then stir in the finely crushed Oreos.
7. Pipe a swirl on top of each cake and the decorate with a halved Oreo biscuit.