Oreo Cupcakes
Oreo cupcakes - definitely not a health food! This delightful recipe is thanks to Made By Luci. Be careful they are very addictive!
Ingredients
Cupcakes
- 1.5 cups unsweetened soy milk
- 2 tsp distilled or cider vinegar
- 2/3 cup neutral oil
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cup plain flour
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 2/3 cupcocoa powder
- 1.5 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1.5 pack of Oreos, smashed into small pieces
Icing:
- 75g / 2.6 oz vegetable spread
- 75g / 2.6 oz vegetable fat (like Trex)
- 500g / 17.6 oz icing sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 60-90ml / 2-3 fl oz soy milk
- 1/2 pack of Oreos & 2 mini packs of Oreos, smashed to a fine crumb
- 24 mini Oreos, for decoration
Method
For the cupcakes:
- Preheat your oven to 180°C (fan) / 355F. Line two 12 hole cupcake/muffins pan with paper cases.
- Mix together the milk and vinegar in a jug and set aside to curdle.
- Mix together all of the dry ingredients, including the smashed oreos, in a large bowl and mix until well combined.
- Add the oil and vanilla extract to the jug of curdled milk.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry and mix until combined – don’t over mix!
- Fill your cases until about 3/4 full and tap the pan on the counter a few times.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes, until a skewer comes out clean (mine took 25 minutes).
- Leave to cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then remove to a wire rack to cool completely.
For the icing:
- Cream the butter and fat together in a stand mixer or with a hand mixer until it’s gone slightly fluffy and paler in colour – takes about one minute.
- Add half the icing sugar, vanilla extract and 2 tablespoons of the milk and mix until fluffy.
- Add the remaining icing sugar and beat until fluffy again.
- Smash the Oreos not reserved to decoration into a fine crumb and fold into the frosting mixture. Add the extra milk if the mixture is too stiff.
decorate - Pipe the frosting onto each cupcake. Top each cupcake with a mini Oreo and bask in the glory.
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