rainbow funfetti cupcakes

If you're looking for a cupcake that will knock the socks off of your friends, you've come to the right place.

These are BEAUTIFUL. Not to mention, absolutely deeeelicious. Who doesn't love funfetti? And the icing... oh the icing. To die for. 

Ingredients:


for cupcakes

• 1 package funfetti cake mix
• 1 cup water
• 1/3 cup oil
• 3 eggs
• food coloring

for icing

• 1 cup butter softened
• 3 to 4 cups powdered sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• up to 4 tablespoons milk 

Directions:

1. Prepare funfetti mix according to directions.
2. Divide batter into 5 plastic cups
3. Add food coloring to each cup until you reach desired color.
4. Spoon batter into cupcake liners one color at a time. Don't spread the different colors with a spoon, it will spread on its own! If you spread it yourself, the colors may blend together... yucky.
5. Bake for about 13-15 minutes. (toothpick test!)

Icing:

1. Beat butter until fluffy.
2. Add powdered sugar gradually. (low speed = low mess!)
3. Add vanilla, salt, and 2 tablespoons milk. Beat.
4. If your icing is too thin, add more powdered sugar.
5. If it is too thick, add more milk.

icing recipe adapted from 

http://savorysweetlife.com/2010/03/buttercream-frosting/

inception cookies

I'm sorry, another oreo post!
but really, you won't blame me after you try these...
Holy. Cow.
These are BEYOND amazing. Like sold out at the bake sale in 2 lunch periods amazing... 
Yes, that good.

If you're not convinced to make these yet, I recommend seeing your doctor immediately.

Recipe from Picky Palate, one of my favorites!

Ingredients:

• 2 sticks softened butter
• 3/4 cup light brown sugar
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 tablespoon pure vanilla
• 3 1/2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• Bag of chocolate chips
• 1 bag oreo cookies (go double stuffed, trust me)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Cream butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until well combined.
3. Add in eggs and vanilla.
4. In a separate bowl, mix the flour, salt, and baking soda.
5. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix.
6. Surround the oreo in cookie dough. Make sure to enclose entire oreo!! 
7. Place on greased/lined cookie sheet and bake for 10-15 minutes. Mine took longer because they were HUGE!!
8. Let cook for 5 minutes. Transfer to cooling rack.  

Makes about 2 dozen monster cookies!!

oreo dream cupcakes!

I could be in the middle of Grand Central Station and the muttering of one word could stop everything around me....

"oreo."


I. Love. Oreos.

I mean, come on, who doesn't?! Even inanimate objects agree... After all, it is milk's favorite cookie! (;

& On that note, I present to you the two loveliest things combined into one: oreo cupcakes.

oh yes.

Ingredients:

cupcake:

you can use a cake mix, or here's the recipe i used! (makes approx. 20)

• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/3 cup cocoa powder
• 1/2 cup oil
• 1 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon pancake syrup (or vanilla extract!)
• 1 tablespoon vinegar (i used apple cider vinegar)
• 20 oreos

icing:

yummy cream cheese cookies and cream icing!

• 8 oz cream cheese
• 1/4 cup butter 
• give or take 4 cups powdered sugar (based on desired consistency)
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract (or syrup again!)
• oreos!

Directions:

Cupcakes!

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. (or follow instructions for cake mix)
2. Mix all cupcake ingredients together until all lumps and inconsistencies are gone.
3. Line cupcake pan with liners. ** IMPORTANT! Spraying the pan with nonstick spray WILL NOT WORK. I ended up with many disheveled cupcakes because the oreo sticks to the pan! 
4. Separate the two halves of the oreo cookie and put the side with cream on the bottom of cupcake with cream facing up.
5. Fill cupcake liners about 2/3 of the way with the mix.
6. Bake for 20-25 minutes.

Icing!

1. Whip together butter and cream cheese until fluffy.
2. Add powdered sugar in small increments.
3. Add vanilla extract or syrup.
4. Crush remaining tops of oreos and mix in.

*Note : If you're planning on piping the icing, you will need very small pieces of oreo. If you're just spreading it on, feel free to use whatever size oreo chunks you prefer!

Crush some oreos and sprinkle on top or add half an oreo for a cute touch :)

Cake recipe adapted from

http://www.food.com/recipe/moms-chocolate-cupcakes-105594

Icing recipe adapted from

http://www.cupcakeproject.com/2009/02/oreo-frosting-cream-cheese-is-key.html