This week has been a happy one for my kids as it is school holiday time and that means relaxing at the beach, sleeping in and lots of treats!
We have been spent a lot of time in the heart of our home, the kitchen, these holidays and we have made some very delicious goodies.
We have been doing lots of baking, something that Big Al and Maddy really enjoy!
We found the recipe from Annie's Eats and she had adpated her recipe from the Beantown Baker.
Oreo Cupcakes
This recipe makes 24 cupcakes
You will need:
24 Oreo halves, with cream filling attached
2¼ cups/281 grams all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking powder
½ tsp. salt
8 tbsp/115 grams unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 2/3cup /375 grams sugar
3 large egg whites, at room temperature
2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 cup milk
20 Oreo cookies, coarsely chopped for the batter and
24 Oreo cookie halves or mini oreos for the final decorative flourish!
Instructions:
Preheat the oven to 350˚ F/175˚ C. Line the wells of two cupcake pans with 24 paper liners. Place an Oreo halve in the bottom of each liner, cream side up. Then combine the flour, baking powder and salt and set aside. Combine the butter and sugar on medium-high speed of an electric mixer until light and fluffy and then blend in the egg whites one at a time. Add the vanilla extract and then with the mixer on low speed, beat in half of the dry ingredients just until incorporated. Add the milk and beat until combined, then mix in the remaining dry ingredients. Gently fold in the chopped Oreos with a rubber spatula but try not to over-mix.
After dividing the batter between the prepared cupcake liners, bake for 15-20 minutes, rotating the pans halfway through baking. Test using a skewer or toothpick.
At this point I must confess that I didn't end up making the cream cheese frosting for these cakes but you can find the recipe here. We cheated with some ready-to-use frosting and we garnished our cupcakes with mini oreos.
These cupcakes are so delicious but are best eaten on the day you make them as we found them to be bit dry the next day...not that there were many left the next day! It would seem that Oreos are just too good not to eat straight away! It would also seem that Oreos are not just popular in America but they are a favourite treat for kids all over the world!
Before I go and help myself to one last Oreo cupcake I just want to thank Sarah for having me at her Kitchen party, Michael Lee for having me at her weekly Foodie Friday party, Roz who hosts Fresh Food Friday, Alli who hosts Sweet Tooth Friday and Cindy for hosting Show and Tell Friday.
Natasha I had so much fun watching those commercials. It's awesome watching children having a good time.
ReplyDeleteHi Natasha,
ReplyDeleteWell, I'd forgotten how completely lush your kitchen is. I love it so much. The grey is so restful. Just up my street!!
And, mmmmmm, Oreo cupcakes, I REALLY like the sound of those. Yummylicious!
Sarahx
Oooh, in my enthusiasm, I forgot to say thank yuo SO much for joining in today at my Kitchen Favourites party!
ReplyDeleteSxx
Wow Natasha! What a beautiful kitchen, I love the grey cabinets, very chic!
ReplyDeleteAnd as for the Oreo cupcakes - yes this post is making it's way to my Evernote recipe file!
Yum!!!
ReplyDeleteI'm going to make Oreo balls this weekend. Crushed Oreos mixed with Philadelphia cheese, dipped in milk chocolate. Yum!
B
Thanks for sharing the Oreo Cupcakes recipe...they look delicious. I might try to make some this weekend but only if the weather is bad (if it is nice I'll be out at the beach!).
ReplyDeletexoxo,
Jenna
Those look so delicious - I'm drooling.
ReplyDeleteWell I drooled over the cookies and enjoyed the worldwide oreo adverts but mostly I just had to keep going back to look at that kitchen I would love to have a kitchen as beautiful ;~D
ReplyDeleteThey looks delicious !! ...enjoy your day...love Ria...xxx..
ReplyDeleteIt's so crazy what they are doing with oreo's these days. I just made Oreo Chocolate Chip cookies over the weekend :)
ReplyDeleteSalut Natasha, I have kitchen-envy! Not pretty, but true ;-) Those Oreo cupcakes sound and look amazing and they wouldn't last long in our house anyway, so no worries about them drying out. I'm now off to vote for your photo. Love from London xo
ReplyDeleteHi Natasha. OMG, I love your kitchen and all the others I have seen from MCK, I seriously need to to 're-do' my kitchen :-/
ReplyDeleteI think I'm going to have to make the cupcakes, they look delish!!!
Love Marge x
LOVED watching them all!!! What fun... I honestly do not have a favorite. They are all too wonderful!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing the fun commercials :) Those Oreo cupcakes look so good!
ReplyDeleteYour kitchen is gorgeous. We used a gray much the same color in our kitchen reno.
ReplyDeleteWhat an incredibly gorgeous kitchen you have! So beautiful. Those oreo cookie cupcakes look delectable. Very tempting. And you have two very very attractive kids! Looks like you are well on your way to having a great summer.
ReplyDeleteHi Natasha! Your kitchen is awesome! Those Oreo Cupcakes look so delicious. No wonder your little boy is looking so happy! Oh! And I've just been in and voted for your photo again, because it so deserves to win.
ReplyDeleteNatasha, I'll be right over. Oreo is one of my favorite cookies. I MUST try that recipe. Your kids are so cute, too!
ReplyDeleteyour kitchen is adorable! and oreos? omg. doublestuf forever. partying with you at sarah's today!
ReplyDeletemichele
Oh my! I've never seen the mini-oreos before!
ReplyDeleteBad. Bad. Bad.
I love the oreo surprise on the bottom. So fun!
ReplyDeleteI'm hosting a weekly link-up, Sweet Tooth Friday, I hope you'll stop by and share your recipe. http://alli-n-son.com/2011/06/23/maple-bacon-cupcakes/
Natasha!These look sooooooooo wonderful. I love Oreos anyway... so these are just killer! :)
ReplyDelete~Liz
Oh my these look fabulous, Thank you!
ReplyDeleteHi Natasha,
ReplyDeleteI thin, every nation love Oreo. Your cupcakes look to tempting. Thank you for sharing the recipe.
Best greetings, Johanna
Please excuse me swooning all over your kitchen! (visiting via Modern Country Style)
ReplyDeletewhere do you find those liners? I love them!
ReplyDeleteHi Natasha,
ReplyDeleteWell who doesn't love Oreos!!!
I also want to add that I love your kitchen with that POP of PINK!
Thank you for stopping by after my LONG absence. I wasn't surprised at all that you and Marigene were the first to visit! I see that I have lost a few followers ;(
I have started a new blog where I hope to showcase other blogs. Doing my own projects and taking pictures on a regular basis is so time comsuming... but I love to visit other blogs!
May I feature you on my new INSPIRATIONS blog? (The link is in my profile.)
XOXO Bunny Jean
Oh my goodness I was drawn into this post quickly. What a great time I had. Wonderful.Thinking of you and leaving some ♥ on your blog, have a happy weekend!
ReplyDeleteP.S. your kitchen looks big enough to dance in ;-)
Those Oreo cupcakes are so cute... a great treat for when the grand-kiddos come over!
ReplyDeleteI love your blog! I'm your newest follower!
Rainey @ The Project Table
I'm going to have to make those. They look too good!
ReplyDeleteThose look AMAZING - and how adorable are you kiddos and that fabulous kitchen with the pink chairs?! And I just love the creamy filling of Oreos. Yum
ReplyDeleteThank you for joining Post Of The Month Club!! XOL
Love the size of your kitchen & the cup cakes sound like they are yummy must give them a go
ReplyDelete(((( Hugs )))) XXXX Kisses XXXX
Oh I am so glad I "found" you! :)
ReplyDeleteI am your newest follower! (WAHOO)
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