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One of my favorite ice creams is Cookies -n- Cream...mmmmm.  So, I wanted to take that delicious flavor and turn it into a cupcake.  I tried to do a devil's food cake cupcake with an oreo buttercream frosting.  Sounds scrumptious!

We had a last minute venue change for the superbowl party to my house.  That left me with a little less time to spend on my cupcakes due to the fact that my house was a disaster.  I knew ahead of time, I wanted to decorate my cupcakes with tiny footballs.  I saw on the internet how you can use tootsie rolls by popping them in the microwave.  I had everything in my shopping cart..but...when I went to grab the oreos for the buttercream, I found these cute football oreos and just HAD to use them.

Needless to say, the cupcake part came out great.  Not too sweet...a little dry...but very good.  The oreo buttercream tasted like straight up butter.  I didn't taste the oreos at all.  Does anyone have any good buttercream recipes that I can try?

Devil's Food Cupcake

3/4 cup boiling water

3/4 cup cocoa powder

6 ounces butter

2 cups sugar

1 teaspoon fine salt

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

3 eggs

2 1/2 cups flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 cup buttermilk

 

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Whisk together boiling water and cocoa. Cover and set aside. With a mixer, cream together the butter, sugar, salt and vanilla extract. Add the eggs, 1 at a time, and continue creaming until light and fluffy. Sift together the flour, baking soda and baking powder and add this mixture, alternately with the buttermilk. Add cocoa and water mixture and mix until thoroughly combined. Scoop into cupcake pans and bake for 20 to 25 minutes.

Let cool completely before decorating. Serve.

Oreo Buttercream

4 large egg whites

1 cup sugar

3 sticks unsalted butter

12 oreo cookies, crushed

Whisk the egg whites and sugar together in the bowl of an electric mixer. Set the bowl over simmering water and whisk gently until the sugar is dissolved and the egg whites are hot (approximately 160 degrees).

Attach the bowl to the mixer and whip with the whisk on medium speed until cooled. Switch to the paddle and beat in the softened butter and continue beating until the buttercream is smooth. Fold the oreos into the buttercream.