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These Oreo bat cupcakes are moist, chocolatey, and so fun to decorate. They’re the perfect Halloween treat for kids and adults alike!
Chocolate cupcakes, rich buttercream frosting, and crunchy Oreo bats make these Halloween bat cupcakes a dream for anyone craving a sweet treat. Making them is half the fun this spooky season.
So, forget dunking.
Twist and turn your Oreos into frightfully fun bat cupcakes!
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Why You’ll Love This Oreo Bat Cupcakes Recipe
- Chocolatey, moist, creamy, and topped with crunchy Oreo cookies, these cupcakes are as fun to decorate as they are delicious.
- Because they are pre-portioned, these Oreo bat cupcakes are perfect for parties.
- You can turn this Halloween bat cupcake recipe into a fun activity with kids!
Ingredients
All-purpose flour – Always measure flour with the spoon and level method! Too much flour will make your Oreo bat cupcakes dense and dry.
Baking powder – To help these cute fall cupcakes rise.
Cocoa powder – Chocolate cupcakes just make sense for Halloween inspired cupcakes!
Granulated sugar – For sweetness.
Salt – To really make the chocolate flavor pop.
Milk – Lends richness and moisture.
Oil – For moist bat Halloween cupcakes! You can use vegetable oil or any neutral oil.
Egg – To bind everything together.
Vanilla extract – Adds complexity to the chocolate cupcakes.
Boiling hot water – Thins out the batter. It also blooms the cocoa powder for a deeper chocolate flavor.
Double Stuf Oreos – We’re using Double Stuf Oreos to make the cutest bats for these Halloween inspired cupcakes.
Candy eyes – For the Oreo bat eyes!
Unsalted butter – The base of the frosting.
Powdered sugar – Sift your icing sugar to avoid lumps in your frosting!
Vanilla extract – Adds that classic flavor that every buttercream needs.
Pink, green, and yellow gel food color – These cookie bat cupcakes get their playful frosting colors from pink, green, and yellow gel food coloring.
Ingredient Substitutions For Halloween Bat Cupcakes
Peanut butter cup bats
For a fun switch, keep the Oreo wings but pop a Reese’s in for the bat’s body on your Halloween party cupcakes!
Chocolate frosting
If you’re not in the mood for buttercream, chocolate frosting will be amazing on these Oreo bat cupcakes, especially if you want that goth cupcake vibe.
Chocolate eyes
You don’t need candy googly eyes for these Oreo cupcakes! Just split mini Oreos and press brown M&M’s into the cream side.
Tips For Making This Recipe
Adjust the Buttercream’s Consistency
For a rich and creamy buttercream that’s easy to whip up, add 1 tablespoon of heavy cream at a time when beating your frosting.
Do Not Overbake
These Oreo bat cupcakes bake for 25 minutes, though you can check them with a toothpick at 22 minutes to avoid dry, overbaked cupcakes.
Storage Tips
While the Oreo bats might soften, your Halloween cupcakes will keep in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.
Bat Cupcakes Recipe FAQs
Can I use a cake mix to make Halloween themed cupcakes?
Of course! One boxed chocolate cake mix will yield 24 bat Oreo cupcakes. Just beat it with 1 1/4 cups buttermilk, 1/2 cup vegetable oil, and 3 eggs to make the batter.
What other frosting can be used besides buttercream for bat cupcakes with Oreos?
If you love Oreo cheesecake, top these Halloween Oreo cupcakes with cream cheese frosting!
Can I make this bat cupcakes recipe in advance?
Of course! You can bake the cupcakes up to 2 days in advance and store them in an airtight container. The buttercream will keep for up to a week in the fridge. I’d wait to assemble the Oreo bats until just before serving so they stay crunchy.
Can you freeze these Oreo Halloween cupcakes?
Yes, you can freeze these Halloween bat cupcakes, but do so before decorating them. They’ll keep for up to 3 months in a freezer-safe container.
What are some other cupcake decorating ideas to make for Halloween?
Bats are not the only spooky creatures you can make with Halloween cupcakes with Oreos. You can also make Oreo spiders! Just twist an Oreo apart, press one of the cookies frosting-side down onto your cupcake, and pipe chocolate legs on each side to form a spider.
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Oreo Bat Cupcakes
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1 cup cocoa powder
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- Pinch salt
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/4 cup oil
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup boiling hot water
- 24 pcs Double Stuf Oreos
- Candy eyes for the Oreo bats
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened for the frosting
- 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Pink gel food color
- Green gel food color
- Yellow gel food color
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and line your cupcake pan with liners.
- Whisk the dry ingredients together and set aside.
- In another bowl, beat together the milk, oil, egg, and vanilla extract. Add the wet ingredients to the flour mixture in batches, making sure the batter is well incorporated.
- Carefully pour the boiling water in intervals into the cupcake batter and mix until smooth.
- Spoon the batter into the cupcake liners, filling each one about three-quarters full.
- Bake the Halloween cupcakes for 25 minutes.
- Allow the cupcakes to cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely.
- While waiting for the cupcakes to cool, make the frosting. Cream the butter until light and creamy, then stir in the vanilla extract and sugar in batches.
- Beat the frosting for 5 minutes or until smooth and fluffy.
- Divide the frosting into three parts and tint each part with the food coloring gels.
- Frost the cooled cupcakes.
- To make the Oreo bats, carefully twist each Oreo cookie apart. You’ll have one cookie with cream and one without.
- Cut the plain cookie in half to create two semi-circles. These will be the bat’s wings.
- For the bat’s body, twist open another Oreo. Place a popsicle stick in the center of the cream side. Then, press the two cookie wings onto the cream, one on each side.
- Place another cream-covered cookie half on top to sandwich the popsicle stick and wings in place.
- Attach the candy eyes to the front of the Oreo bat using a small dab of frosting as glue.
- Insert the Oreo bat into the frosted cupcake.
- Repeat the steps until all cupcakes have Oreo bat decorations.
Notes
- For a rich and creamy buttercream that’s easy to whip up, add 1 tablespoon of heavy cream at a time when beating your frosting.
- These Oreo bat cupcakes bake for 25 minutes, though you can check them with a toothpick at 22 minutes to avoid dry, overbaked cupcakes.
- While the Oreo bats might soften, your Halloween cupcakes will keep in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.
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