Oreo Buttercream

Abigail makes THE BEST cakes. The kind that make you melt...

I tried my hardest to make cupcakes for my daughter's 5th birthday... but one little guest, after taking a bite of Abby's beautiful polka dot purple cake, and then my sad deflated cupcake... pointed to said cupcake and said "this tastes funny." 

sigh....

While I may not be a baker, my business partner is a baker extraordinaire... and she was gracious enough to fill our cake with Oreo-buttercream... Here's her recipe:

• 8 oz. unsalted softened butter
• 4 c. powdered sugar
• 2 T milk
• 2 t. vanilla extract
• 2 t. fresh lemon juice
• 12-14 Oreos, finely crushed in food processor (centers and all!)
• Bag of mini oreos - for garnish

In a stand mixer, fitted with a paddle attachment, add 1/2 the powdered sugar plus all of the other ingredients. Beat until moistened. Scrape down the bowl. Add the rest of the powdered sugar and the oreos. If the frosting is still too thick, you can add a tiny bit of milk at a time until it reaches the desired consistency. Garnish with one mini oreo per cookie, alternatively, you can cut the full size cookies in half and insert half into each cupcake.

GO make some! (free shipping to my home address. Just e-mail me for details at  kira@paperandcake.com). We'll post the top 3 cupcake creations!