Cookies & Cream Cupcake

1 box chocolate cake mix
1 cup sour cream
3 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla extract
18-24 whole oreo cookies
12 oreos crumbled

MIX TOGETHER cake mix, sour cream, eggs, and vanilla. Place a spoonful on the bottom of each paper liner. Place a whole oreo lying flat. Cover with the remaining batter to 3/4 full.

BAKE AT 350 degrees for 15-18 mins. Allow cupcakes to cool completely on a rack.

ADD crumbled oreos to butter cream frosting. Be generous and frost cupcakes nice and high.

Vanilla Buttercream Frosting

8 T. (one stick) butter, room temperature

3 3/4 c. powdered sugar

3-4 T. milk

2 tsp. vanilla extract

Place butter in a large mixing bowl. Beat until light & fluffy, about 30 seconds. Stop beating, add sugar, 3 T milk and vanilla extract. Beat starting on slow, and increasing speed until frosting is nice a creamy. Add 1 more T of milk if frosting is too thick.

This recipe comes from the 101 Gourmet Cupcakes recipe book.

Here are my notes on the recipe: I made 24 cupcakes, baked for full 18 mins & only used 10 cookies crumbled into the frosting.