Volcano Cupcakes Recipe
Volcano Cupcakes Recipe
Oh my goodness. OH my goodness as Adam from Man Vs. Food would say if he were to sink his teeth into one of these cupcakes. There is soooo much going on in them and your taste-buds will literally explode as they discover them all one by one. Including; an Oreo cookie crunchy base, milk chocolate chips on top of that base, a red velvet batter, hidden cookie dough inside the batter, Oreo buttercream frosting, dark melted chocolate AND last but not least a little drizzle of salted caramel. Yeah. I told you there was a lot going on.
And guess what? I didn’t even make the cakes from scratch. White Wings has a Red Velvet cupcake mix and hell like anyone was going to notice it was made from scratch with all the other stuff going on. If you want to make your own red velvet cupcake batter from scratch you go for it my friends (but I wouldn’t bother).
1 packet Red Velvet Cupcake mix
25g milk chocolate chips
Cookie Dough
15g dark chocolate, finely chopped
40g plain flour
35g caster sugar
40g butter, softened
1/2 tbsp. milk
1/2 tsp vanilla
Cupcake Base
35g butter, melted
75g finely crushed Oreos
1/2 tbsp. golden syrup
Buttercream Frosting
150g butter, softened
300g icing sugar
2 tbsp. milk
1 tsp vanilla
60g finely crushed Oreos
To Decorate
50g dark chocolate, melted
salted caramel sauce to drizzle
Cookie Dough: Mix all ingredients together and place onto a piece of cling film and flatten.
Pop into the freezer for 2 hours to firm up.
Cupcake Base: Line a 12 hole muffin tray with paper or foil cases. Mix the melted butter, crushed Oreos and golden syrup together and place half a tablespoon of mixture into each case. Pat down gently.
Divide the milk chocolate chips among the cases on top of base.
Cupcakes: Prepare cupcake mix as per packet directions. Fill cases 2/3’s of the way full. You will have extra batter to bake some more plain ones.
Remove cookie dough mixture from freezer and divide into 12 chunks. Gently press one piece of cookie dough into the cupcake batter.
Bake for approximately 20 minutes or until they spring back when touched. Leave to cool in tray for 5 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to finish cooling.
Buttercream Frosting: Beat butter with an electric mixer until smooth then add the icing sugar and continue to beat until combined. Add milk and vanilla and beat for a few minutes until nice and fluffy. You may have to add a bit more milk if it’s too thick. Fold through the extra 60g of crushed Oreos.
To Decorate: When cupcakes are cool, pipe or use a palette knife to top with the buttercream frosting.
Then pour a generous amount of melted chocolate over the tops and drizzle some salted caramel topping over the cakes.
Ingredients
- Cookie Dough
- 15g dark chocolate, finely chopped
- 40g plain flour
- 35g caster sugar
- 40g butter, softened
- 1/2 tbsp. milk
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- Cupcake Base
- 35g butter, melted
- 75g finely crushed Oreos
- 1/2 tbsp. golden syrup
- Buttercream Frosting
- 150g butter, softened
- 300g icing sugar
- 2 tbsp. milk
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 60g finely crushed Oreos
- To Decorate
- 50g dark chocolate, melted
- salted caramel sauce
Instructions
- Cookie Dough: Mix all ingredients together and place onto a piece of cling film and flatten. Pop into the freezer for 2 hours to firm up.
- Cupcake Base: Line a 12 hole muffin tray with paper or foil cases. Mix the melted butter, crushed Oreos and golden syrup together and place half a tablespoon of mixture into each case. Pat down gently. Divide the milk chocolate chips among the cases on top of base.
- Cupcakes: Prepare cupcake mix as per packet directions. Fill cases 2/3's of the way full. Remove cookie dough mixture from freezer and divide into 12 chunks. Gently press one piece of cookie dough into the cupcake batter. Bake for approximately 20 minutes or until they spring back when touched. Leave to cool in tray for 5 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to finish cooling.
- Buttercream Frosting: Beat butter with an electric mixer until smooth then add the icing sugar and continue to beat until combined. Add milk and vanilla and beat for a few minutes until nice and fluffy. You may have to add a bit more milk if it's too thick. Fold through the extra 60g of crushed Oreos.
- To Decorate: When cupcakes are cool, pipe or use a palette knife to top with the buttercream frosting. Then pour a generous amount of melted chocolate over the tops and drizzle some salted caramel topping over the cakes.