Red Velvet Oreo mini Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

At my church we are doing a Fall Festival. There is a Cook-off and a Bake-off in the Fall Festival so I decided to enter into the Bake-off. Last time I made cupcakes I had cream cheese frosting on the cupcakes and people loved them. So I decided to make a cupcake with cream cheese frosting. I racked my brain trying to find a good cupcake with cream cheese frosting. I thought of Pumpkin, Red Velvet, or Oreo. Not a lot of people like pumpkin so I was left with the Velvet or Oreo. So I just combined them. Where I got mini cupcakes was because I don't like when little kids get a cupcake and just lick the icing off and throw away the cupcake. They are wasting ingredients! That doesn't mean I don't like little kids, I actually love kids. This recipe also includes homemade sprinkles which are fun to make.

Red Velvet Oreo Mini Cupcakes

1 red velvet cake mix

1 snack pack of mini Oreos 

Set oven to 350 degrees F. In a bowl, mix red velvet cake mix according to directions but instead of water put half milk and half buttermilk. Set aside 24 mini Oreos and half them. Next crush the rest of the Oreos and then fold them into the the batter. Grease mini muffin pan if you not using cupcake liners. Bake for 12-15 minutes. 

Cream Cheese Frosting

1 8oz package of cream cheese, softened

1 stick (1/2 cup) butter, softened

A pinch of salt

4-5 cups of powered sugar

1 tsp of vanilla extract

1 TBS milk

In a bowl, beat cream cheese and butter together. Sprinkle in salt. Slowly blend in the powdered sugar. Put in vanilla extract and milk. Then beat until smooth and well-combined. 

Note: The longer you whip this frosting, the lighter and fluffier it will become.

Sprinkles

1/4 cup sugar

1/2 tsp any food coloring

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Combine sugar and food coloring. Put into oven safe pan and bake for 10 min.

When cupcakes are done and cooled. Ice them, sprinkle the sprinkles on top, and garnish with a half of a Oreo. Then put them in the fridge or serve them immediately. Enjoy!