Charlene's Recipe

Chocolate Cookies N Cream Cupcakes

Category: cakes

FOR THE CAKES:
1 1/2 cups self raising flour
4 tsp cocoa powder
1 tsp baking powder
1 cup caster (superfine) sugar
4 eggs
2 sticks unsweetened butter
FOR THE FROSTING:
2 sticks (226g) unsweetend butter
3 cups icing (confectioners) sugar
a pinch of salt
10 chopped Oreo cookies

FOR THE CAKES:
Preheat the oven to 325 F and place 18 muffin cases on a tray.
In a mixing bowl, cream the sugar and butter together until smooth.
Add the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
Sift in the flour, cocoa and baking powder, and fold in until combined.
Spoon the mixture into 18 muffin cases filling around half full to avoid any overflow when baking. Bake for 20 minutes or until a skewer poked into the middle comes out clean.
Transfer to a rack in a well ventilated area and allow to cool completely before frosting.

FOR THE FROSTING:
Put the butter into a bowl and sift in the icing sugar and add a pinch of salt. Beat with an electric mixture until the frosting is almost white.
Spoon the frosting onto the cooled muffins and chop the Oreos into small pieces. Press these pieces onto the cakes and sprinkle the crumbs on too.