Description
Indulge in these spooky Halloween Bats Oreo Cupcakes with Cookies and Cream Frosting, perfect for your Halloween celebrations!
Ingredients
Scale
- 12 tablespoons 1½ sticks unsalted butter at room temperature
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar
- 2/3 cup light brown sugar packed
- 2 large eggs at room temperature
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup buttermilk shaken at room temperature
- ½ cup sour cream at room temperature
- 2 tablespoons brewed coffee
- 1¾ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup cocoa powder
- 1½ teaspoons baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 8 Oreo cookies crushed into small pieces
- 1 cup butter softened salted or unsalted
- 3 1/2 cups confectioner’s sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- Pinch of salt
- 2–3 tablespoons milk
- 12 Oreos finely crushed about 1 1/4 cups of cookie crumbs
- Oreo Cookies for decorating
- Edible candy eyes for decorating
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a cupcake tin with paper liners.
- In a large mixing bowl, cream together the butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in the vanilla extract.
- In another bowl, mix the buttermilk, sour cream, and brewed coffee.
- Gradually add the buttermilk mixture to the creamed butter and sugars, mixing until smooth.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt.
- Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing until just combined. Fold in the crushed Oreo cookies.
- Divide the batter evenly into the prepared cupcake liners and bake for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Let the cupcakes cool completely before frosting.
- For the frosting, beat the softened butter in a bowl until creamy. Gradually add the confectioner’s sugar, vanilla, and salt, mixing until smooth.
- Add milk as needed to achieve a spreadable consistency, then fold in the finely crushed Oreos.
- Frost the cooled cupcakes and decorate with Oreo cookies and edible candy eyes to create bat designs.
Notes
For best results, make sure all ingredients are at room temperature before mixing.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 610 kcal
- Sugar: 57 g
- Sodium: 430 mg
- Fat: 30 g
- Saturated Fat: 17 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 11 g
- Trans Fat: 0.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 82 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 7 g
- Cholesterol: 95 mg
Keywords: Halloween Bats Oreo Cupcakes, Cookies and Cream Frosting, Halloween desserts, Oreo cupcakes