Oreo-Shamrock Shake Cupcakes
These adorable cupcakes deliver on minty flavor and the lucky charm of delicious shamrock shakes.
Ingredients
1 yellow cake mix
Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix box
Mint green gel food color
2 1/2 cups Whipped fluffy white frosting (from two 12-oz containers)
1 teaspoon peppermint extract
6 Oreo Thins chocolate mint creme sandwich cookies, cut into quarters (about 1 cup)
Directions
1 Heat oven to 350°F. Place paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups.
2 Make cake batter as directed on box, stirring food color into batter to desired shade of green. Bake cupcakes as directed. Cool in pans 10 minutes; remove from pans to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
3 In medium bowl, mix frosting and peppermint extract. Spoon about 1 cup frosting into decorating bag fitted with 1/8- to 1/4-inch tip. Insert tip into center of 1 cupcake, about halfway down. Gently squeeze decorating bag, pulling upward until cupcake swells slightly and filling comes to top. Repeat with remaining cupcakes.
4 Spoon remaining frosting into same bag; generously pipe frosting in circular motion on top of each cupcake, leaving 1/4-inch border around edge. Top with Oreo pieces.
