Day 145 – Oatmeal Cookie Cupcakes

As I might have mentioned before, Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies were my mom’s specialty when I was growing up. And I. Love.  Them.   So, how could I possibly resist these Oatmeal Cookie Cupcakes with Cinnamon-Cream Cheese Filling and Brown Sugar Frosting (recipe below from Rachel’s Cookery)?  Oatmeal.  Chocolate.  Cinnamon Cream Cheese.  AND Brown Sugar.  Where do I sign?

But first.  A little Musical Monday to get us into the holiday mood!   Today’s Musical Monday is not a video (though, of course, there’s an intro video below).  Today’s music is a wonderful take on “The Christmas Song”.  So, check that out below!!

(Click the link below to hear the song:)

“The Christmas Song in 7” performed by Andrea Kester Lewis

Now that we are in the holiday spirit, let’s dig into some cupcakes!

    

The cupcakes are dense with an oatmeal texture. Thick and lumpy. Sounds like a bad thing, but it isn’t. Kinda like an oatmeal cookie, but a really big, squishy one.  They have a cinnamon oatmeal flavor. Not overly sweet or exciting. Just nice and simple.

The filling is smooth and creamy.  It tastes like a very cinnamon-packed cream cheese frosting OR a like a cinnamon ice cream (especially from Ted & Wally’s – in Omaha – which I frequented as a kid).  LOVE!

The frosting is really thick and smooth.  It’s got a nice brown sugar-caramel flavor.

Note: My frosting was super thick after 2 cups of powered sugar, so add just a little at a time!

    

There is a lot going on in this cupcake. I feel like I’d like it better with 1 less part. It’s like an oatmeal cookie topped with an oatmeal cake with cinnamon ice cream in the middle and a brown sugar-caramel on top. Wow! It’s tasty. Just a lot for the taste buds.

Note: The minis work surprisingly well, but you can’t get a lot of filling into them without breaking them apart.

Scoring Sheet:

• Cupcake Taste: 3.5

• Frosting Taste: 4

• Overall Taste: 4

• Appearance: 4

• Ease of Making: 2 (none of the parts are hard, but it is 4 parts)

• TOTAL: 17.5

RECIPE

Oatmeal Cookie Cupcakes with Cinnamon-Cream Cheese Filling and Brown Sugar Frosting (recipe from Rachel’s Cookery)

Oatmeal Cookie Crust

• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1 cup regular oats
• 1/4 cup brown sugar

Cupcakes

• 2 cups regular oats
• 1 cup all purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• pinch of freshly-ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup butter, room temperature
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup plain yogurt
• 1/2 cup milk

Cinnamon-Cream Cheese Filling

• 1/4 cup butter, room temperature
• 4 ounces (1/2 package) cream cheese, room temperature
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• Milk, if needed for consistency

Brown Sugar Frosting

• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 1 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 -4 cups sifted powdered sugar

For directions visit Rachel’s Cookery.

*Tomorrow: Candy Cane Cupcakes*