Owl Cupcakes

Name: Owl Cupcakes
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 62 min
Yield: 24 cupcakes
Ingredients: 2 cups white sugar; 2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted; 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon salt; ½ teaspoon baking soda; 1 cup buttermilk; ½ cup vegetable oil; 2 eggs; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 cup hot water; ¾ cup heavy whipping cream; 1 ½ tablespoons heavy whipping cream; 1 ½ cups mascarpone cheese; 2 tablespoons mascarpone cheese; 7 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder; ¼ cup white sugar; 48 chocolate sandwich cookies (such as Oreo®); 48 brown candy-coated milk chocolate pieces (such as M&M's®); 24 orange or yellow candy-coated milk chocolate pieces (such as M&M's®)

Rating: 4.75 stars

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Looking for fun ideas for a kid's birthday party, a bake sale, or to celebrate Halloween? Try these cute owl cupcakes that are extremely easy to make. All you need are cookies, some M&Ms, and a little creativity!

By Nesrine

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Recipe Summary

prep:

30 mins

cook:

12 mins

additional:

20 mins

total:

1 hr 2 mins

Servings:

Yield:

24 cupcakes

Nutrition Info

Directions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 2 muffin tins with paper liners.

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Step 2

Combine 2 cups sugar, flour, 1 cup cocoa powder, baking powder, salt, and baking soda in a bowl.
Step 3

Whisk buttermilk, vegetable oil, eggs, and vanilla extract in a large bowl. Add flour mixture; mix until well-combined. Pour in hot water; stir until batter is smooth. Divide batter evenly among muffin tins.
Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 12 minutes. Transfer cupcakes to a wire rack and let cool completely, about 20 minutes.
Step 5

Whip 3/4 cup plus 1 1/2 tablespoon heavy cream in a bowl with an electric mixer until soft peaks form. Fold in 1 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons mascarpone cheese, 7 tablespoons cocoa powder, and 1/4 cup sugar gently to make frosting.
Step 6

Spread 1 tablespoon frosting over each cooled cupcake.
Step 7

Twist chocolate sandwich cookies open, leaving all cream filling on 1 side. Place 2 cookies, cream filling-side up, on each cupcake to make owl eyes. Place a brown milk chocolate piece on each cookie to create pupils. Insert an orange or yellow milk chocolate piece in the center to make a beak.