Oreo Mocha Cupcakes

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PREP TIME: 15 MIN

COOK TIME: 17-21 MIN

TOTAL TIME: 37 MIN

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This will fix your coffee craving at any time of the day! You have here an oreo cupcake with a Mocha Cappuccino Buttercream and it is so silky, smooth and delicious!

Ingredients

Cupcake

• 1 Cup + 1 Tbsp All Purpose Flour
• 1 Tsp Baking Powder
• 1/2 Tsp Salt
• 1/2 Cup Unsalted Butter
• 3/4 Cup Sugar
• 1 Tbsp Brown Sugar
• 1 Large Egg
• 1 Egg White
• 1/2 Cup Buttermilk
• 1 1/2 Tbsp Vegetable Oil
• 2 Tsp Vanilla Extract
• 7 Crushed Oreos

Mocha Cappuccino Buttercream

• 1 1/2 Cups Unsalted Butter
• 3 Cups Sifted Powdered Sugar
• 3 Tbsp Hills Bros Mocha Capp Powder
• 3 Tbsp Milk
• 1 1/2 Tsp Vanilla Extract

Instructions

1. Make Sure all of your wet ingredients are room temperature so they incorporate well.
2. Preheat your oven to 350F Degrees.
3. Prepare your cupcake pans with the cupcake liners.
4. Using a handheld or a stand mixer with a paddle or whisk attachment beat the butter and sugar together on med/high speed until smooth and creamy for 5 minutes.
5. Scrape the sides and bottom of your bowl and add the egg and egg white one at a time giving about 20 seconds in between making sure one egg incorporates before adding the next one. Scrape the sides and bottom of your bowl and beat until incorporated about 15 seconds.
6. In a separate bowl, sift your flour, baking powder and salt. In another bowl whisk together your buttermilk, oil and vanilla extract.
7. With the stand mixer beating on med speed fold in 5 portions your dry ingredients and wet ingredients onto the butter and egg mixture starting with your dry ingredients and ending with dry ingredients. I.E. Dry, wet, dry, wet,dry. Once you add the last bit of your dry ingredients only mixed until combined. Do not over mix!
8. Add crushed oreos and give a quick beat until incorporated.
9. Fill your cupcake liners about 2/3 of the way.
10. Bake for 17-20 Mins or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

Buttercream

1. Make sure your butter is room temperature.
2. In a stand mixer with a paddle attachment beat your butter for about 5 mins.
3. Add your sugar in low speed one cup at a time also add your mocha powder.
4. Add vanilla extract and milk.
5. Scrape the sides and bottom of your bowl and whisk for another 5 minutes until creamy.

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