Valentine Cookies & Cream Cupcakes

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PREP TIME: 15 MIN

BAKE TIME: 17 MIN

TOTAL TIME: 32

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A delicious chocolate cupcake, with a chocolate ganache covered in oreo crumbs. Finished with an oreo buttercream and a Oreo chcolate covered strawberries... what better way to say I love you or thank you then with a fresh baked batch of these beauties.

Ingredients

Chocolate Cupcake

• 1 Cup + 1 TBSP Flour
• 1/4 Cup Dark Cocoa Powder
• 2 TBSP Cocoa Powder
• 1 Tsp Baking Soda
• 1/4 Tsp Baking Powder
• 1/2 Cup Buttermilk
• 1/3 Cup Cooffee(or Water +1 Tsp Instant Coffee)
• 1 Cup Sugar
• 1/4 Cup Vegetable Oil
• 2 Tsp Vanilla

Chocolate Ganache

• 1/2 Cup Semi Sweet Chocolate
• 1/3 Cup Heavy Whipping Cream

Oreo Buttercream

1 1/2 Cups Unsalted Butter

1 1/2 Cups Powdered Sugar

2/3 Cups Oreo Crumbs

2 Tbsp Milk

1 1/2 Tsp Vanilla

Oreo Choc Covered Strawberries

Fresh Strawberries

1 Cup Ghirardelli White Chocolate Wafers

Oreo Crumbs

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350F. Place cupcake liners in a cupcake pan.
2. In a large bowl combine buttermilk, sugar,eggs vegetable oil,coffee, eggs and vanilla. Whisk until well combined
3. In a separate bowl, sift all your dry ingredients.
4. Add your dry ingredients to your wet ingredients in two additions until combined well. But do not over mix.
5. Fill cupcakes 2/3 of the way full.
6. Bake for 17-20 mins or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
7. Allow cupcakes to cool completely.

Oreo Buttercream

1. Using a food processor or crushing on a zip log bag crush 3/4 of a regular size bag of Oreo's
2. On a stand mixer mix your butter on High for 5 minutes. Next scrape the sides and bottom of your bowl. On low speed add sugar one cup at a time.
3. Scrape the sides and bottom of your bowl. Add milk and vanilla and beat for 3-5 minutes on Med-High speed.

Chocolate Ganache

1. On a microwave safe bowl add chocolate chips and heavy whi
2. Microwave for 30 seconds and mix until its combining. If it does not combine completely on the first microwave try anohwe 15 seconds and mix until combined.
3. Allow to cool completely.

Chocolate Covered Strawberries

1. Clean and dry your strawberries.
2. On a microwave safe bowl heat the white chocolate wafers for 1 minute. Mix until it is cmpletely melted and smooth
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3. Allow chocolate to cool completely but not harden.
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