Halloween Oreo Surprise-Inside Cupcakes
Use your favorite cupcake recipe or cake mix to whip up a batch of Oreo Surprise Inside Cupcakes. . . an easy Halloween treat with a sweet surprise inside.
Servings: 24 cupcakes
Equipment
- cupcake / muffin tins
Ingredients
- Devil’s Food Cake Mix or flavor cake mix of choice, 15.25 box
- Buttermilk equal to amount of water on box
- 4 large eggs room temperature
- Neutral flavored oil quantity called for on back of box, such as vegetable, corn, canola or sunflower
- 24 Halloween Oreos
- Frosting and sprinkles of choice
Instructions
- Mix eggs, oil and buttermilk with cake mix. Follow the directions on the back of cake mix box for mixing.
- Place cupcake wrappers in pans. Fill each of the lined cupcake wells 1/3 of the way full with the batter. Place one Oreo on top of your batter in the middle of each well, and top with more batter until 2/3 of the way full.
- Bake according to directions on the back of the box and according to your oven until cupcakes test done and a toothpick inserted into the center of the cupcake comes out clean, about 15 minutes.
- Allow cupcakes to cool in pan 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to finish cooling completely.
- When cupcakes are cool, add your favorite frosting and sprinkles. Use an open star tip fitted to a piping bag to pipe frosting if desired.
Notes
- Buttermilk substitution: To make 1 cup of buttermilk, add 1 tablespoon lemon juice or white vinegar to a liquid measuring cup. Top with whole milk to the 1 cup line. Let the mixture stand at room temperature for 5 - 10 minutes until slightly thickened and you see small curdled bits.
- You can use any variety of Oreo and cake mix for any holiday for surprise inside cupcakes.