vegan birthday cake oreo cupcakes
These Vegan Birthday Cake Oreo Cupcakes are sure to put you in a celebrating mood! Rich chocolate cupcakes are topped with "birthday cake" frosting and hide a surprise in the bottom... a whole Oreo cookie!
Servings: 18
Ingredients
- *for the cupcakes*
- 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup white granulated sugar
- ½ cup cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk
- ⅓ cup vegetable oil
- 2 tablespoon white vinegar
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 18 whole Birthday Cake Oreo Cookies
- crushed Oreo cookies to add to batter
- *for the frosting*
- ½ cup shortening
- ¼ cup vegan butter
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- pinch of salt
- ¼ cup rainbow sprinkles
- 2-3 tablespoon of nondairy milk if needed to thin frosting
- *for topping: Oreo halves and rainbow sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350F. Line a cupcake pan with 18 liners, and place an Oreo cookie in the bottom of each. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa, sugar, salt, baking powder, and baking soda.
- Add in the almond milk and oil, and mix vigorously. Add in the vinegar and vanilla, and mix until well combined. Finally, stir in the crushed Oreo pieces.
- Divide batter evenly among the prepared liners, filling each cup about ⅔ of the way.
- Bake for 18-20 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with just a few crumbs.
- While the cupcakes cool, make the frosting.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat the shortening, vegan butter, vanilla extract and almond extract together until completely smooth and creamy. Add in the powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time, until a thick frosting forms. If frosting appears too thick or lumpy, add a few spoonfuls of nondairy milk until it smooths back out. Finally, stir in the rainbow sprinkles.
- To decorate, I used an open-star tip and piped swirls on each cupcake. Top with half an Oreo, and more rainbow sprinkles. Enjoy!