Of Determined Purpose: October 18: Birthday Oreo Cupcakes

HAPPY 4TH BIRTHDAY, TYSEN!!!

Tysen requested Dirt Dessert for his birthday "cake" this year. So we had it for his party on Sunday, and we'll have it again this upcoming weekend for his party with friends, so for his actually birth-day, I thought we should have some kind of cake. We had plenty of Oreos for the Dirt Dessert, so I went online and found these Oreo Cupcakes (although the direct link no longer works!?!). I thought a little variety in sweetness would be just fine. They were a hit with the family!

Oreo Cupcakes

Devils Food or Chocolate cake mix
Eggs (number specified on back of cake mix box)
Oil (amount specified on back of cake mix box)
Water (1/2 - 1/3 of the amount specified on the cake mix box)
Milk or Buttermilk (1/2 - 2/3 of the "water" amount specified on the cake mix box)
24 Oreos
1 1/4 cups whipping cream (for frosting)
3 Tbs. powdered sugar (for frosting)
1/2 tsp. vanilla (for frosting)
1/2 cup Oreo cookie crumbs (for frosting)

First, preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Carefully pull Oreos apart (one side should be plain cookie which can be crumbled to use in the frosting and one side with frosting).
Place the frosted halves of the Oreos cream-side-up on the bottom of the lined-muffin cups.
Put the eggs, oil, milk, and water together in a bowl and mix them with the cake mix.
Fill the cupcake liners 2/3-3/4 full over the Oreos.
Tap the pan gently on the counter to settle the batter.
Bake according to the directions on the back of the box.
Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cake comes out clean.
Transfer cupcakes to a wire rack and cool for 15 minutes.
Let cupcakes cool completely before frosting.