Recipe by Aimee
Do you guys like Dairy Queen? While I have to admit that Cold Stone Creamery wins hands down for me, I still enjoy a good DQ blizzard every once in a while. Derek is a fan of all things strawberry, so when the blizzard of the month in June was strawberry golden oreo he was dying to try it. I took the advice of a coworker and ordered extra golden oreo, and it was delicious! Now, me being who I am, I of course thought “I bet I can make a cupcake out of this”, and that was how these were born.
Like all of the cupcakes I’ve created, I try to make them as simple as possible. I used a box of strawberry cake mix and made it according to directions. I got my idea for the oreo filling from Annie and quartered the oreos then placed them in the dough. I also considered just placing an oreo at the bottom of each cupcake, which I may try in the future. For the time being I was pretty happy with how these turned out. The frosting is a basic vanilla buttercream and I drizzled some caramel on top for extra flair.
I have to say that when I first bit in to the cupcake I was really surprised. When baked the golden oreos have a different flavor than I was expecting. To me, it was similar to maple syrup or french toast. This flavor combined with the strawberry, and the sweetness of the frosting and caramel was a really great combination (think french toast with strawberries and whipped cream!) Enjoy!
Strawberry Golden Oreo Cupcakes
Cupcakes:
1 Box strawberry cake mix (I used Pillsbury)
1 cup water
1/3 cup oil
4 eggs
24 Golden Oreos, quartered
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine cake mix, water, oil and eggs. Mix in oreos gently to avoid breaking up the pieces too much. Pour into cupcake liners, filling them about 2/3 full. Bake approximately 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean.
Frosting (adapted from Wilton):
1 cup shortening
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, room temperature
2 tsp vanilla
6 cups powdered sugar (more or less to taste)
1 Tbsp milk
Hershey’s Caramel Syrup for drizzle
Cream together shortening and butter, then add vanilla. Add powdered sugar in one cup increments, mixing well after each addition. Mix in milk (add more or less until the desired consistency is reached). Frost cupcakes and drizzle with caramel syrup if desired.
Tags: Buttercream, Oreo, strawberry
Beatiful photo! Love the vibrant colours and that thick, buttery frosting!
I love all the random places we get inspiration for cupcakes
This definitely look like a winner!
YUM!!! looks amazing. Can you start showing pictures of the halved cupcake so we can see the inside? THANKS!
Yummy!! These look fabulous! I love the drizzle of carmel…it makes it even more mouthwatering!
I thought about that after the fact with these, but I’m going to start trying to do more of that!
Ohhhh-ho-ho! You are a baking rockstar! Very impressive indeed!
I love the fact that you incorporated golden Oreos. I could make these cupcakes with my homemade strawberry cake recipe with a few adjustments. YUM! Thanks for the idea and the great photos!
What fun cupcakes!
Hi Aimee! I took a cooking class at College for Kids this year and I learned a VERY good cookie salad recipe. Here is the recipe…..
1 pkg. of instant vanilla pudding
8 oz. Cool Whip
1 C Milk
Cookies: crushed into quarter or dime size pieces (ex. 2 rows of fudge strip or 1 1/2 rows or Oreos or 1 row of vanilla sandwich cookiesor any kind of cookies)
Pour the pudding in a large bowl and mix with milk. (with a hand mixer or wooden spoon) stir for 5 min. or so until think, add the crushed cookies and stir. Stir in the 8 oz. of Cool Whip. Serve.
Andrea
I made these for my coworkers and they were a big hit. I made the cake from scratch using an old recipe I had. The addition of the Oreos took it over the top! One small suggestion: twist the tops off of 24 Oreos and put the bottoms (the side with the frosting) onto the bottom
of each cupcake before adding the batter. It’s guaranteed Oreo goodness in every bite! Thanks for posting this idea!!
Tracy-
I’m glad they turned out well for you! I did think about putting half an oreo at the bottom of each cupcake, and I will probably try that next time. I really went back and forth on which method to use, so I’m glad to know they turn out great either way!