Kawaii Penguin Cupcakes

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line cupcake tin with cupcake liners and add one Oreo to each liner

2. In a medium bowl, mix the flour, baking powder, salt, and chopped Oreos together

3. In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar using a whisk or hand mixer until it’s pale and fluffy, about 5 min. Scrape down the bowl

4. Add eggs, vanilla extract, and Black Sesame Crunchy Butter. Mix until combined and the batter is very smooth. Scrape down the bowl

5. While mixing, slowly stream in the milk until fully combined

6. Fold in all of the dry ingredients and mix until there are no dry spots of flour left

7. Add batter to each cupcake liner until 2/3 of the way

8. Bake for about 20 min, or until a toothpick comes out mostly clean with a few crumbs

9. Cool for 5 min, then move cupcakes to a rack until fully cool or else frosting will melt

10. To make cream cheese frosting, use a whisk or hand mixer to beat cream cheese and butter until smooth in a large bowl

11. Add vanilla extract, a pinch of salt, powdered sugar and milk and beat until combined

12. Transfer a little more than half the frosting for the face into a piping bag or ziploc bag

13. Add a small drop of pink food coloring for the blush to the rest of the frosting in the bowl and mix. Transfer about 1 tbsp of the pink frosting into a new piping bag

14. Mix in orange food coloring for the beaks to the rest of pink batter until desired shade. Transfer about 1 ½ tbsp of the orange frosting into a new piping bag

15. Mix in black food coloring for the head to the rest of the orange batter. Transfer to a new piping bag

16. Snip a large tip off the end of the piping bag with the white frosting. Pipe on a large dollop of white frosting to each cupcake. Use a small offset spatula to flatten the frosting

17. Snip a small tip off the end of the black frosting bag. Pipe on a thin layer of the top of the penguin's head. Use a clean offset spatula to even out
18. Snip a small tip off the end of the orange frosting bag. Pipe on the beaks
19. Use the rest of the black icing to pipe on the eyes
20. Snip off a small tip off the pink frosting bag. Add blush to the sides of the penguin's face
21. Enjoy! Store cupcakes in the fridge for up to 3 days