- prep: 1 hr
- cook: 20 min
- total: 1 hr 20 min
Summary
Soft, light, moist chocolate cupcakes topped with an easy Oreo buttercream frosting. These Chocolate Oreo Cupcakes are the ultimate dessert for Oreo lovers!
Ingredients
- 1 cup (125 grams) all-purpose flour, spooned & leveled
- 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons (30 grams) unsweetened cocoa powder
- 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup (100 grams) brown sugar
- 1/2 cup (100 grams) granulated sugar
- 1/3 cup (80 ml) canola or vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup (120 ml) buttermilk
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup (120 ml) boiling water
- 1 teaspoon instant espresso powder or instant coffee granules (optional, but recommended)
- 1 cup (230 grams) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
- 3 cups (360 grams) powdered sugar
- 2-3 tablespoons (30-45 ml) heavy whipping cream
- ¾ cup finely crushed Oreo crumbs (about 9 Oreos)
- Optional: 16 mini Oreos
Instructions
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Nutrition
Nutritional Info

- Servings Per Recipe: 16
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 197 % Daily Value *
- Total Fat: 6 g 9.16%
- Saturated Fat: 1 g 4.39%
- Trans Fat: 0 g %
- Cholesterol: 2 mg 0.71%
- Sodium: 81 mg 3.36%
- Calcium: 11 mg 1.14%
- Potassium: 128 mg 3.67%
- Magnesium: 0 mg 0%
- Iron: 0 mg 1.85%
- Zinc: 0 mg 0%
- Total Carbohydrate: 41 g %
- Dietary Fiber: 0 g 1.74%
- Sugar: 34 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Alcohol: 0 g
- Omega 3 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Omega 6 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Vitamin A 2.43%
- Vitamin C 3.52%
- Vitamin D 0.3%
- * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Diabetes Exchanges
- Exchange - Fat1
- Exchange - Fruit0
- Exchange - NonFat Milk0
- Exchange - Other Carbs2
- Exchange - Starch0
- Exchange - Vegetables0
- Exchange - Lean Meat0
- Exchange - Alcohol0
MyPlate Info
- MyPlate - Grain Total0 oz-eq
- MyPlate - Vegetable Total0 c
- MyPlate - Fruit0 c
- MyPlate - Dairy0 c
- MyPlate - Protein Total0 oz-eq