The most AMAZING Oreo Cupcakes!!

Friday, I decided to try out a cupcake recipe that i found on pinterest, and man oh man, they turned out amazing!!! 

If you love chocolate and love Oreos, then this is the treat for you!

Original recipe here

For the cupcakes, you will need:

2 cups sugar

1 3/4 cups all purpose flour

3/4 cup Hershey's Cocoa

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda 

1 teaspoon salt 

2 eggs 

1 cup milk 

1/2 cup vegetable oil 

2 teaspoons vanilla extract 

1 cup boiling water

Heat your over to 350°F

Fill your cupcake pan with cupcake liners and set aside

Stir together:

2 cups sugar

1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
3/4 cup Hershey's Cocoa
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt

Then add:
2 eggs
1 cup milk
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes
Then stir in 1 cup boiling water (this will make the batter thin and super yummy!)
Fill the cupcake cups 2/3 with batter
Bake for 22 mins


Let them cool completely before frosting (I baked all of  my cupcakes, then while they cooled I made the frosting)

Oreo Buttercream Frosting:
1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
1/2 cup shortening or butter (I used butter)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 Tablespoons milk (I used 3 tablespoons)
3-4 cups powdered sugar
14 Oreos, finely crushed in food processor

In a large bowl mix:
1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
1/2 cup shortening or butter (I used butter)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 Tablespoons milk (I used 3 tablespoons)

Then add:
3-4 cups powdered sugar ( I only used 3 cups, add enough until your get the amount of sweetness that you like)
Once the butter and powdered sugar are mixed together, mix in the Oreos until well combined. Try not to eat all of the frosting before you frost all of the cupcakes! lol.  Its hard not to though!

My final product!!!

I have to say, these are the best cupcakes Ive had! I'm already trying to come up with an excuse to make them again!

Barkbox

What is barkbox you ask? Its like a birchbox for doggies!

I don't remember how I found this site, BUT i found it and signed Miley right up!

A great thing about this subscription is that 10% of all proceeds are donated to local shelters, which is awesome. Miley cant forget where she came from, so she has to do her part and help out the shelters that were once her home too.

When you sign up, you customize your account according to the size of your dog. Then in a month, you receive a box filled with goodies that your dog will love!

If you want to sign your fur baby up, click here!

Miley was VERY excited when she received her 1st barkbox. Of course I made sure to document the entire thing :)

Sniffing out the goods

All of her goodies

She was ready to tear into the treats!

These treats were a BIG hit with her.  Miley is VERY picky when it comes to treats, she is high maintenance about what she considered a treat, but these? No problem, she loved them!

Another treat that Miley LOVED.  Its a peanut butter flavored treat that spins while they chew on it, to keep them busy.  This thing didn't spin because Miley had a pretty good grip on it, but it did keep her busy and entertained for about an hour. 

Bubbles!!! I tried to play with Miley with these, but she wasn't too sure about them and they actually kind of scared her, lol.  And these bubbles really are incredible! They didn't pop until Miley went after them, she was even walking around the house with a bubble stuck to head, until i noticed it and popped it for her, lol.

I LOVE the way this toy was packaged, such a great idea! It squeaks but Miley hasn't been very interested in it.  Her favorite toys are balls and stuffed animals, so this toys hasn't been a hit at our house.

Inspecting the treat, making sure its up to her standards.

Still not too sure about it....

I think she liked it! Check out her peanut butter mustache after devouring the treat!

My overall review on the barkbox?  I love it! I'm glad i signed her up for it! Everything we received has been Miley approved other than the toy, which just might be too big for her mouth.  I'm excited to see what goodies she receives next month.  Its sad to admit, but I enjoyed receiving this box more than my monthly birchbox.  I haven't had much luck with my birchboxes and am considering canceling my subscription.  Well see how next month goes.....

1 year ago today.......

I married my best friend!

Its hard to believe that it has already been 1 year since I became Mrs. Burns.  Looking back at our wedding pictures, I can still remember that feeling of excitement as I got ready to walk down the aisle to my wonderful husband! The pride I felt having my mom walk me down the aisle, because I wanted her to have the honer of walking me down to my future.  Feeling so much love as we stood in front of our family and friends, laughing at the fact the my veil kept blowing in the wind and completely covering my face, and our pastor doing his best to hold it down.  Hearing the mariachi band play once we were pronounced husband and wife, walking up the aisle, hand in hand, together to our future. Looking back at our wedding, it was everything I always dreamed of and more. I wish I could replay the day all over again, the day went by too fast, I wish I could of slowed time down. 

One of the sweetest memories that I have of that day is of my nephew Felipe, our ring bearer.  After the ceremony, the entire wedding party met in the wine cellar for pictures, and out of nowhere my nephew just bursts into tears and hugged my waist.  I asked him what was wrong and he said "I am just so happy" my heart just about exploded with more love, it was such a sweet and honest moment.  Our wedding day was truly filled with so much love and happiness, and thinking back to that day puts a big smile on my face. 

I'm excited for what God has in store for our future.  Hopefully this next year involves having babies and buying a house!

Warning, wedding pictures overload, I just love our wedding pictures SO much it was hard to choose which ones to post!!