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Owl Cupcakes

Rated as 5 out of 5 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!"
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Ingredients

1 h 2 m servings 372
Original recipe yields 24 servings (24 cupcakes)

Directions

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  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 2 muffin tins with paper liners.
  2. Combine 2 cups sugar, flour, 1 cup cocoa powder, baking powder, salt, and baking soda in a bowl.
  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.
  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.
  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.
  6. Spread 1 tablespoon frosting over each cooled cupcake.
  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.
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Footnotes

  • Cook's Notes:
  • Reserve the plain Oreo® halves for other recipes, such as an Oreo® cheesecake or milkshake, or you can crush them to make a cookie crust.
  • Substitute Smarties® for the M&M's® if desired.

Nutrition Facts


Per Serving: 372 calories; 20.3 46.4 5.4 47 291 Full nutrition

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These came out so cute and very little effort to decorate (though I used a different cupcake recipe, just got inspired by the design)

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