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St Patrick's Day Andes Mint Oreo Chocolate Cupcakes

Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time50 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American, Irish
Servings: 1 dozen

Ingredients

For the chocolate cupcakes:

  • 1 C flour
  • ¼ C unsweetened cocoa powder
  • ¾ tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ½ C light brown sugar
  • ½ C sugar
  • C Canola oil
  • ½ C buttermilk
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract

For The Mint Cookie Frosting

  • 1 C unsalted sweet cream butter softened
  • 3 C powdered sugar
  • 1/4 C ground mint oreo cookies
  • 2-3 drops of mint green food coloring
  • 2 tsp mint extract
  • 5 tbsp heavy whipping cream
  • 1 piping bag fitted with large star tip

For Decorating

  • 1 C andes baking chips
  • 22 Mint oreo cookies cut in half

Instructions

To Make The Cupcakes

  • Preheat Oven to 350 degree and line cupcake pan with St Patricks day themed cupcake liners
  • In a large bowl, add together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt, mix to combine
  • Add in the sugar and brown sugar stir until combined.
  • Add the oil, buttermilk, egg, and vanilla extract. Stir until combined.
  • Fill cupcake liner 3/4 of the way full.
  • Sprinkle graham cracker crumbs onto the cupcake batter in the cupcake liners
  • Bake for 21 minutes.
  • Remove the cupcakes from the oven.
  • Transfer the cupcakes to a wire rack to cool

To Frost The Cupcakes

  • Using a blender or food processor, blend up 6 Mint oreo cookies until fine crumbs. This should equal out to 1/4 C
  • Using a standing mixer, beat together the butter, powdered sugar, crushed oreo cookies, mint extract and heavy whipping cream until combined, smooth and thick peak star to form
  • Beat in until combined the mint food coloring
  • Scoop frosting into piping bag and pipe cooled cupcakes

To Decorate The Cupcakes

  • Pour the andes baking chips onto a plate
  • Carefully roll the edge of the cupcake into the chips
  • Place the Mint oreo cookies that have been cut in half, in the center of the frosting
  • Enjoy!