There are times when a traditional, sliced birthday cake
will just not do—you need a birthday cake alternative. Sometimes there is a perfect cake for a
theme—and sometimes there isn’t.
Sometimes there isn’t even a party theme—making decorating a fun
birthday party cake even more of a challenge.
This triple chocolate fudge Oreo cupcake recipe is quick and easy to
both make and to decorate, works well for boys and girls (even older ones!) and
looks like you spent hours on it.
When I first considered making an Oreo cupcake for my
daughter’s classroom birthday party—I found a great Oreo cupcake recipe atAnnie’s Eats. I
almost always make homemade cakes and cupcakes--but, I needed at least 40
cupcakes for both classroom party and for her birthday sleepover and decided to
make a few substitutions for time’s sake!
I also thought that my daughter would like a double (or triple!)
chocolate cupcake better—and I worried that the crispy cookie in the bottom of
the cupcake would be too messy for the classroom. I made a few changes and here is our version
of Triple Chocolate Fudge Oreo Cupcake Recipe.
Ingredients for
Triple Chocolate Fudge Oreo Cupcakes:
1 Box of Betty Crocker Triple Chocolate Fudge Cake Mix (add eggs, water and oil per pkg. instructions)
2 c. Crushed Oreo Cookies (about 20-25)
1 can Pillsbury White Frosting
2 Tbsp. Oreo Cookie Crumbs
24 Mini Oreo Cookies
Instructions for
Triple Chocolate Fudge Oreo Cupcakes
Mix and bake the Oreo cupcakes.
Preheat the oven according to cake mix package directions. Blend together the cupcake ingredients,
folding in the Oreo pieces until combined.
Scoop the Oreo loaded cupcake batter into prepared cupcake liners. I used Reynolds Stay Brite Baking Cups. They were wonderful! They are nonstick and the outer colors really
do remain clear and bright after baking.
I was able to make 24 cupcakes from this recipe—filling each cupcake a
little over 2/3 full. Bake according to
cake mix instructions until done.
Cool, frost and decorate the Oreo cupcakes.
Cool the cupcakes completely before frosting. I used a pastry bag to pipe on frosting. The girls sprinkled the frosted cupcakes with Oreo
cookie crumbs and topped each cupcake with a mini Oreo cookie. The mini Oreo will soften—so, if you desire a
crispy cookie on top of the triple chocolate fudge Oreo cupcakes, wait and add
those immediately before serving.
Looking for more fun recipes? Check out our other Cooking with Kids recipes.
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I love anything with Oreos! These sound sooooo good. Thanks for sharing with my NO RULES Weekend Blog Party :)
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