I made these for the daughter of a VERY good friend. I say VERY, because I don’t normally take a lot of time to decorate things I bake or cook. I tend to make big messes and get frosting all over everything.
So, wearing a pair of white shorts no less, I got all down and dirty and chocolaty for my friend. Turns out, it was worth it.
Owl Cupcakes
What you need:
· 12 cupcakes (I used Chocolate & Vanilla)
· 1-2 cans chocolate frosting
· 24 Oreo sandwich cookies twisted apart
· Junior Mints
· Candy Corn
Step 1: Frost all of your cupcakes with the chocolate frosting and be sure to drop a glob on your white shorts.
Step 2: Twist your Oreos apart. Mine came apart easily, but the cupcake book I used said to zap some in the microwave for about 3 seconds if you are having trouble.
Step 3: Press the Oreo halves, frosted side up, into the upper half of the frosted cupcakes. (It is at this time you somehow get chocolate in your hair.)
Step 4: Score 12 of the unfrosted Oreos into 3 parts with a serrated knife. This way they can easily snap apart. It should look like this.
Step 5: Stick the round edge Oreo pieces into the top of each cupcake above the Oreo halves. These will be the owl’s ears.
Step 6: Next, you will pipe more chocolate frosting on the ears and in between the eyes to create the look of feathers. I have no pictures of this because I had too much chocolate frosting on my hands and shorts.
Step 4: Score 12 of the unfrosted Oreos into 3 parts with a serrated knife. This way they can easily snap apart. It should look like this.
Step 5: Stick the round edge Oreo pieces into the top of each cupcake above the Oreo halves. These will be the owl’s ears.
Step 6: Next, you will pipe more chocolate frosting on the ears and in between the eyes to create the look of feathers. I have no pictures of this because I had too much chocolate frosting on my hands and shorts.
Step 7: Pipe a dot of frosting on top of each Oreo half and stick a Junior Mint on it for the owl’s eye. Make sure to drop a Junior Mint on the chair you are sitting on and get the back of your white shorts all chocolaty too.
Step 8: Press a candy corn in the center of each set of eyes for the nose.
Step 9: Put on an apron to cover up the chocolate you got all over yourself.....or maybe you should have done that first....before you started with the chocolate?
Step 9: Put on an apron to cover up the chocolate you got all over yourself.....or maybe you should have done that first....before you started with the chocolate?
I like your hooters! Those are adorable. I will have to make them for kids.
ReplyDeletethose are so cute!!!
ReplyDeleteCute, Cute, Cute!! I will definitely have to make these at my next get together....I wil NOT be wearing white shorts when I make them! :)
ReplyDeleteThese are amazing :)
ReplyDeleteI'm going to make these for a birthday party this weekend. Thanks for the details!
ReplyDeleteOh I love these. Who needs a piping bag when you can use your imagination like that!
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