Halloween Oreo Frosting Cupcakes
Delicious and chocolatey. These Halloween cupcakes are topped with an Oreo frosting. They are easy to make and can even be a fun project to do for Halloween.
Every holiday I love to make special treats for my family. One thing they always love is spooky treats around Halloween. This year we are going to add a twist with the Oreo frosting.
Then after Halloween is over, you can use this recipe for Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas, 4th of July, Memorial Day, Veterans Day, Valentines Day or even birthdays.
You can add gel food coloring to change the color of your Oreo Creme. It's so versatile.
The best part about this recipe is that uses a boxed cake mix.
Served on a cobweb table
The Oreo Frosting topped with Halloween sprinkles. In front of a spooky ghost
You can add skull candies and the Oreo to the frosting
Halloween Oreo Frosting Cupcakes
Recipe details
Ingredients
Halloween Cupcakes with Oreo Frosting
- 2 packages of Halloween Oreos
- 1 8oz bag of Ghirardelli milk chocolate melting wafers
- 1 C of Halloween sprinkles
- 1 box chocolate cake mix
Instructions
Oreo Frosting
- Preheat oven per cake mix instructions listed on the box
- Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper
- Carefully separate the Oreo, use the side that has no Oreo creme Using a heat safe bowl, melt the chocolate wafers until smooth Dip half of cookie into the chocolate
- Place onto the cookie sheet and sprinkle some Halloween sprinkles
- Remove the orange creme from 16 of the Halloween Oreo
- Using a standing mixer combine the butter, powdered sugar, heavy whipping cream, vanilla, Oreo creme and mix on medium speed until combined and smooth
- Scoop 1 cup of frosting into the piping bag and set aside
Cupcake Directions
- Place the cupcake liners in the cupcake pan. And then set aside.
- Following the directions on the cake mix box, add ingredients.
- Mix all ingredients as instructed.
- Fill cupcake liners 2/3 ful
- Put in the oven and bake
- Check for doneness. (Insert a toothpick into the center of a cupcake, it should come out clean.)
Decorate
- Using the orange frosting, scoop a small amount into the ice cream scooper and place onto the top of the cupcake and spread slightly into a thick disk
- Dip the top of the cupcake frosting into the sprinkles
- Using the piping bag, pipe the frosting into the center Carefully place the decorated Oreo onto the side of the frosting Sprinkle some more Halloween sprinkles on top
Tips
- Be sure to use cupcake liners. So that the cupcakes do not stick
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