As I’m writing this post at 9pm on Tuesday night, I desperately need tomorrow to be a snow day. We might get 2-3 inches. In Alabama! I know that sounds ridiculous, but hey. We’re willing to admit that most of us have no idea what we’re doing when it comes to snow.
I feel like I’ve had to sort of put my blog on the back burner for the last week or so, and today I’m excited to be sharing these Red Velvet Oreo Cupcakes with Red Velvet Frosting. They were literally the only things I had time to make over the weekend. Mostly because they failed the first time, but y’all! I’m so glad I went with these and not the boring poppyseed bread I was going to make.
What are your thoughts on the Red Velvet Oreos? I’m just going to say it–I love them. Oreos are also my fave cookie, so that really isn’t surprising. But the package is like half the size of a regular package of Oreos, and that’s kind of disappointing. But they taste real good in some cupcakes. 😉
I’ve made similar Oreo-filled cupcakes in the past, but they have all been missing one very important thing. Red velvet frosting.
Yeah, I’m probably a little late on this frosting flavor. I remember first seeing it awhile ago and my red-velvet-obsessed-self swooned! There are many different recipes out there for it–some using cake mixes and some from scratch. Recently I saw this masterpiece from I am Baker, and I thought, yeah okay, this needs to happen.
For this version, you just start out with regular vanilla buttercream and basically add a little bit of cocoa powder and red food coloring. I had this idea to add cream cheese to the cake batter just for funsies. I didn’t expect the flavor to be very noticeable or anything, and instead of producing a moist and fluffy cupcake like I’d hoped, they sank. So stick to the Oreos, friends. Just stick to Oreos.
Red Velvet Oreo Cupcakes with Red Velvet Frosting
Ingredients
vanilla cake
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 egg
- 1 cups all purpose flour
- 1 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 12 Red Velvet Oreos
red velvet frosting
- 1 cup butter softened
- 1 1/2 tbsp cocoa powder
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 oz red velvet gel food coloring
- 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- sprinkles
Instructions
vanilla cake
- Line a cupcake pan with cupcake liners and preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- In a medium sized bowl, beat butter on medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Add sugar and vanilla, then mix well. Add the egg and mix well.
- In another bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt. Add the flour mixture and the buttermilk to the sugar mixture. Mix until well combined.
- Fill the bottom of each cupcake liner with a little bit of cake batter, just enough to cover the bottom. Add a Red Velvet Oreo, then top with more cake batter. The cupcake liners should be about ⅔ full.
- Bake for 17-18 minutes or until lightly golden brown on top. Let the cupcakes cool completely before frosting.
red velvet frosting
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, or a medium-sized bowl with a hand-held mixer, cream butter on medium speed until smooth and creamy. Next add cocoa powder, vanilla, food coloring, and mix until fully combined. Then add the powdered sugar in two segments, mixing well after each addition. Finally, mix the frosting for one more minute.
- Transfer frosting to a piping bag and frosting cupcakes!
Notes
holy cow look at the color of that frosting!!! i love it.
Yes, so into this color! Thanks, Molly! 🙂
Wow! Those cupcakes look just about perfect. Great photos.
Thanks!! 🙂
I LOVE these!!! Just perfect. I’m a complete Oreo addict, so with them, a cupcake and red velvet frosting I’m totally in love with these cupcakes!
Annie, I’m an Oreo addict too! You definitely need to try these then. 🙂
These look perfect. That frosting….I swoon! I actually have a bag of red velvet Oreos in my baking cabinet, waiting to be put into use, haven’t even tried one yet. Ooops…I love how gorgeous these look though! Pinned 🙂
Ohhh girl, you need to try one! I’m sure you’ll bake up something amazing with them. Thanks for pinning, Rachel! 🙂
I love the idea of red velvet frosting. Combining it with red velvet oreos has to be amazing! PS: Send the snow my way 😉
Megan, you really should try red velvet frosting. It’s just as good as the cake! 🙂
So pretty! I have never tried red velvet oreos but now I have an excuse to try them and make these beautiful cupcakes!
Ashley, you have to try them! 🙂
Teehee my mom and dad moved to Florida and now any snow terrifies them. Even though they are both native Northeasterners. These cupcakes are beautiful, Beth! That frosting looks absolutely to die for. 😀
Thanks so much, Jess! Yeah we are pretty terrified of it in Alabama too, haha. 🙂
Spectacular! I bet they tasted fantastic too!
They do! 😉
just gorgeous!
Thanks, Bianca! 🙂
A seriously perfect use for Red Velvet Oreos! These look amazing and I love the surprise inside 🙂
These are beautiful! I havent tried those Red Velvet Oreos yet! I need to pick up a pack today!
Hopping over from your travel guide on Feast and West! Girl, you’ve got skills in the kitchen! Cooking is one of my favorite things, and baking–yes! Nothing I make turns out quite as pretty as these, though! I’m looking forward to following along!
I’ve been meaning to try this flavor of oreos! I honestly haven’t tried any of them. I’m so behind! Haha. I love this frosting!!
I haven’t tried the red velvet oreos but keep hearing about them! These cupcakes are so so pretty! That color!! And they sound fantastic too! 🙂
These are hell of a gorgeous looking cupcakes!!! That frosting color – major drooling!! 🙂
I’ve never tried the red velvet Oreos, but I apparently I need to get on that! These cupcakes look amazing, Beth!
These are awesome!!! I love how the oreo stayed right in the middle- how did you do that??? And that frosting sounds divine and it’s so pretty! 😀
What a WILD recipe. I have already passed it to one of my co-workers. She is going to make them for
her husband’s birthday. It was love at first sight. Who doesn’t love Oreo cookies! The only store bought cookie
I like.
Speechless. Simply speechless. I’m such a fan of red velvet anything… these look beyond incredible!
These look delicious! Can you tell me though, does the oreo that is inside the cupcake get more of a soft, cake like texture from baking inside??? Just curious. 🙂