These Cookie butter cupcakes are filled with Biscoff spread and topped with creamy Biscoff buttercream frosting. They are decadent and rich - full of warm, buttery and lightly cinnamon spiced flavors.
Place cupcake liner in the holes of the cupcake tins. Then, preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
Add .5 cup softened butter and .75 cups of sugar in a mixing bowl. Cream them together on medium high for 2 - 3 minutes until light and fluffy.
Add 1 teaspoon of vanilla, 2 eggs, .25 cups of oil and mix on medium until completely combined.
Add .75 cups of milk and .25 cups biscoff spread and then mix on medium low until completely combined.
Add in 1.25 cups of flour, .5 teaspoons salt, 1.5 teaspoons baking powder and mix on low. Scrape sides down as needed and continue mixing until completely combined.
Spoon batter into the liner and fil them about ⅔ of the way full.
Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 14 - 16 minutes or until the center is set. Remove from oven and allow to cool.
For Biscoff Buttercream Frosting
Make the frosting while cupcakes are baking.
Add .5 cup of butter, .5 teaspoons vanilla and .25 cups biscoff spread into a mixing bowl. Mix on medium while slowly adding in 1.5 cups of powdered sugar.
Once the powdered sugar is well combined, add in milk if needed to thin the consistency.
Then, turn onto medium high for 2 - 3 minutes with and mix with a paddle attachment (if available) until it becomes thick and fluffy.
Scoop the frosting into a piping bag that is fitted with a large star tip and set aside.
Cupcake Assembly
After cupcakes are cool, add biscoff to a piping bag fitted with a large circle tip.
Fill the cupcakes with biscoff - you can scoop the center out or insert the piping tip halfway into each cupcake and fill with biscoff until sides bulge slightly.
Take the piping bag filled with frosting and add one large dollop to the center of each cupcake.
Then, start at the outside edge of the cupcake and add frosting in a circular swirl motion until it reaches the center of the cupcake.
Notes
Tips + Variation
Completely cool - ensure cupcakes are totally cooled before filling and frosting is added. We got overzealous and frosted some before they were totally cooled and the frosting went right off the side of them.
Fill cupcakes well - either scoop out the center of the cupcakes (spoon, apple corer or knife work well). Or you can insert the piping tip into the center of the cupcake and squeeze it in that way.
Proper buttercream - make sure the consistency is correct - it shouldn't droop when scooped with a spoon, but shouldn't be so thick you can't evenly squeeze it through the piping bag.
Change up the flavor - scale the decadence down a little by not adding biscoff directly into the batter OR by not filling the cupcakes. Or, ramp it up by warming biscoff and drizzling it over top of the frosting and crumbling biscoff cookies over top.
Storage:Keep for 3 - 5 days in the fridge in an airtight container. Or freeze for 3 months by flash freezing, wrapping in cling wrap and placing in an airtight container or freezer bag.