Description
Delightful chocolate cupcakes topped with creamy frosting and cookie crumbs, perfect for any celebration.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/4 cup semi-sweet or dark chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup dark cocoa powder
- 3/4 cup boiling water
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 2 eggs, room temperature
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp heavy cream
- 1/2 cup chocolate sandwich cookie crumbs (about 5 cookies, finely ground)
- 1/4 cup semi-sweet or dark chocolate chips
- 2 tbsp heavy cream
- 12 mini chocolate sandwich cookies (like Oreos)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a 12-cup muffin tin with cupcake liners.
- In a small bowl, combine chocolate chips, dark cocoa powder, and boiling water. Stir until melted and set aside to cool.
- In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt. Add cooled chocolate mixture and whisk until combined.
- Add vegetable oil, eggs, and vanilla extract; whisk until smooth.
- Fill cupcake liners 2/3 full with batter. Bake for 20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.
- For frosting, beat butter until light and fluffy. Slowly add powdered sugar then vanilla extract, salt, and heavy cream. Whip until fluffy and fold in cookie crumbs.
- For ganache, microwave chocolate chips and heavy cream until smooth, stirring every 15 seconds.
- Pipe frosting onto cooled cupcakes, drizzle with ganache, and top with a mini Oreo.
Notes
Store leftovers in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days or refrigerate for about a week.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 300
- Sugar: 25g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 35mg
Keywords: cupcakes, dessert, cookies and cream, chocolate, party treats