OREO-Boston Cream Cupcakes

Step up your cupcake game with these OREO-Boston cream cupcakes.

Prep Time: 15 min
Total Time: 1 hr 15 min
Makes 24 servings

What You Need

24 OREO Cookies 1 pkg. (2-layer size) yellow cake mix 1 pkg. (4-serving size) vanilla instant pudding mix 2 cups whipping cream 1/2 cup powdered sugar 1/2 cup sour cream 1 tsp. vanilla 2 Tbsp. orange colored sugar 1 oz. semi-sweet baking chocolate, melted

Make It

1. Place 1 cookie in each of 24 paper-lined muffin pan cups. Prepare cake batter as directed on package; spoon over cookies. Bake cupcakes as directed on package. Cool in pans 5 min. Remove to wire racks; cool completely.
2. Meanwhile, beat dry pudding mix and next 4 ingredients in large bowl with mixer on high speed until stiff peaks form. Refrigerate until ready to use.
3. Spoon pudding mixture into pastry bag fitted with round tip. Insert decorating tip into center of each cupcake, then squeeze to fill inside of cupcake with pudding mixture. Pipe remaining pudding mixture onto tops of cupcakes.

Tips

Variation 1: Dip tops of cupcakes into colored sugar. Spoon melted chocolate into separate pastry bag fitted with clean round tip; use to pipe chocolate onto tops of cupcakes to resemble basketballs (as seen in photo).

Variation 2: Omit whipping cream, sugar, sour cream, and vanilla. Pour 2 cups milk into large bowl. Add pudding mix; beat with whisk 2 min. Gently stir in 1 (8-oz.) container thawed frozen whipped topping. Fill and frost tops of cupcakes using pudding mixture, then continue as directed.

How to Store: Keep filled and frosted cupcakes refrigerated.

Make Ahead: The cupcakes can be baked ahead of time. Store cooled cupcakes in airtight container at room temperature up to 2 days before filling and decorating as directed. 

Nutrition Information Per Serving: 270 calories, 15g total fat, 7g saturated fat, 50mg cholesterol, 260mg sodium, 32g carbohydrate, <1g dietary fiber, 20g total sugars includes 15g added sugars, 3g protein, 10%DV Vitamin A, 0%DV Vitamin C, 2%DV Vitamin D, 6%DV calcium, 6%DV iron, 2%DV potassium