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Have y’all seen all of the Red Velvet recipes in bloggy-land lately?! They are everywhere …. and I’m adding one more with my Red Velvet Cupcakes with OREO Cream Cheese Frosting.
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I recently made these for our church’s teen group. My kiddos said they were a hit with the group, and since there was none left, I’m gonna take that as a win.
This is an easy from-scratch cake! If you can measure, stir and bake, then you can make these delicious little gems!
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Ingredients
For the cupcakes
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ cups sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cocoa powder
- 1 ½ cups vegetable oil
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tablespoons LorAnn Oils Emulsion, Red Velvet
- 1 teaspoon distilled white vinegar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
For the Oreo Cream Cheese Frosting
- 1 package Challenge Cream Cheese, softened, 8 oz.
- ½ cup butter, softened, 1 stick
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 12 Oreos, coarsely crushed
- Additional Oreos, for garnish (if desired)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line 2 regular-size muffin pans with cupcake papers.
- In a medium bowl, combine all of the dry cupcake ingredients. Stir with a whisk to combine. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine all of the wet cupcake ingredients with an electric mixer. Stop the mixer and add half of the dry ingredients into the wet. Mix to combine. Add the remaining dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until smooth and thoroughly combined.
- Divide the batter evenly into the cupcake papers, filling each about two-thirds full. Bake for 20-22 minutes or until cupcakes test done when a toothpick inserted near the middle comes out clean. Allow cupcakes to cool in pan for about 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
To prepare the frosting:
- In a large mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese, butter and vanilla until smooth. Add the powdered sugar and beat until thoroughly combined. Add the Oreo’s and mix well. The frosting should be light and fluffy.
- Top the cupcakes with the frosting. If desired, cut additional Oreo’s in half and garnish cupcakes.
Notes
- I found this to be enough frosting for my family and our tastes …. if you like a lot of frosting, you may want to double the frosting part! 🙂
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Originally published on February 9, 2014. Updated on April 25, 2021.
This looks very yummy!! Do you use salted or unsalted butter??
These cupcake look so awesome.Its my favorite dessert.Thank you so much for sharing this awesome recipe….Velvet Cupcake
YUM!!!