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Oreo™ Dirt Poke Cupcakes

Annalise Sandberg
Updated Mar 2, 2023
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These easy-but-impressive cupcakes are soaked in fudge topping and finished off with Oreo™ cookie chocolate “dirt” mousse. Completely irresistible!

More About This Recipe

  • It wasn’t until I had kids that I really saw the value in recipes like this -- amazing desserts to feed a crowd that get a jumpstart from time-savers like cake mix and instant pudding. While I used to be able to spend a whole day in the kitchen, now I’m lucky to get a few minutes in here and there. I often don’t have time for long ingredient lists or complicated steps. These cupcakes are stunning, but they’re also incredibly easy! There are three basic components: easy chocolate cupcakes made with Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ chocolate fudge cake mix, then a chocolate filling of fudge ice cream topping, and finally (my favorite!) a mousse-like topping made of chocolate instant pudding mix, Cool Whip™ whipped topping and crushed Oreo™ cookies. Finish cupcakes with more crushed cookies and a drizzle of fudge topping, and you have a treat no one will be able to resist. These cupcakes are pretty much chocolate on chocolate on chocolate. What’s not to love?

Oreo™ Dirt Poke Cupcakes

  • Prep Time 30 min
  • Total 1 hr 30 min
  • Servings 24
  • Ingredients 7
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Ingredients

  • 1 box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ Chocolate Fudge Cake Mix
  • Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix box
  • 1 jar (12 oz) chocolate fudge topping
  • 1 box (4-serving size) chocolate instant pudding and pie filling mix
  • 1 1/2 cups milk
  • 1 container (8 oz) frozen whipped topping, thawed
  • 1 package (14.3 oz) Oreo chocolate creme sandwich cookies, crushed

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 350°F. Place paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups.
  • Step 
    2
    In large bowl, beat cake mix, water, oil and eggs until smooth. Spoon into muffin cups, filling cups half full.
  • Step 
    3
    Bake 15 to 18 minutes or until tops of cupcakes spring back when gently touched. Cool in pans 3 minutes. Remove from pans; use end of wooden spoon to poke 3 holes into each hot cupcake.
  • Step 
    4
    In small microwavable bowl, microwave chocolate fudge topping uncovered on High 20 to 30 seconds or until thin and pourable. Spoon over warm cupcakes, reserving about 1/4 cup. Cool completely, about 20 minutes.
  • Step 
    5
    In medium bowl, beat pudding mix and milk with whisk about 4 minutes or until soft set. Fold in whipped topping with spatula.
  • Step 
    6
    Stir all but 1 1/2 cups crushed cookies into pudding mixture.
  • Step 
    7
    Spoon pudding mixture on tops of cupcakes. Top with remaining crushed cookies and reserved chocolate fudge topping. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

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