'Hoot' wants more? - Guaranteed to open eyes at your next Halloween party, this creation is a real hoot! Use Duncan Hines Devil's Food cake mix to get started for your owl cupcake fun.
- 12 Duncan Hines Moist Deluxe Devil's Food cupcakes baked in brown paper liners
- 24 mini Duncan Hines Moist Deluxe Devil's Food cupcakes baked in brown paper liners
- 24 cream filled chocolate sandwich cookies (Oreos)
- 48 mini cream filled chocolate sandwich cookies (Mini Oreos)
- 2 cans (16 ounces) Duncan Hines Creamy Home-Style Classic Chocolate frosting
- 2 tablespoons Duncan Hines Creamy Home-Style Classic Vanilla frosting
- 12 small banana shaped hard candies (Runts)
- 24 yellow candy coated chocolate covered sunflower seeds
- 24 mini chocolate covered mints (Junior Mints)
- 48 brown mini candy coated chocolates (M&M's Minis)
- Split the sandwich cookies, regular and mini, in half crosswise, keeping the cream side hole (microwaving a few cookies at a time for several seconds helps to keep the cream side solid). Use a paring knife to remove any excess crumbs from cream filling.
- To form the ears make 2 parallel cuts with a serrated knife in the large plain chocolate cookies 1/2 inch from each rounded side, discarding the 1/2 inch strip that remains from the center of the cookie. Cut the mini plain cookie in half.
- Spoon 1 1/2 cups of the chocolate frosting and the 2 tablespoons of the vanilla frosting into separate ziplock bags; set aside. Spread the remaining chocolate frosting on top of the standard and mini cupcakes and smooth.
- To make the ears, attach the large cut cookies on top of the 12 standard cupcakes with some of the chocolate frosting, round side facing each other, at an angle, about 1 1/2 inches apart and hanging over edge of cupcake about 3/4 inch. Repeat process with the mini cut cookies and mini cupcakes, with a 1/2 inch overhang.
- Place the large cream sided cookies, cream side up, on the upper half of the large cupcakes. Do the same for the mini cupcakes with the mini cookies
- Snip a small corner (1/8 inch) from the bag with the chocolate and vanilla frostings. Pipe the chocolate frosting in vertical lines over the cookie ears to cover. Starting at the outer edge of cupcake pipe the feathers with the chocolate frosting around top of cupcake and under the eyes.
- Press the yellow candies in between the cookie eyes as the beak. Attach the chocolate covered mints on top of the cookies with some of the vanilla frosting on the larger cupcakes and the mini brown candies for the smaller cupcakes. Position the eyes in different directions to give the owls character. Pipe a white highlight on the eyes.
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kitty02 (1 discussion) on Oct 24, 2012 at 08:56 PM
I made the big ones for a party yesterday and they were a hit - everyone loved them. I am a decorator so I changed a few thins to make the faster. I found that pushing the two halves of the oreo together firmly made it much easier to separate them. Only essed up 2. Instead of making ears I just used the tip #233 to pipe the feathers. I used m&m's for eyes and yellow ones for the beaks.loved them.
Comment by: kitty02 (1 discussion) on Oct 24, 2012 at 08:59 PM
Sorry about the typos. My computer wouldn't let me see past the first line.
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Attabasa (1 discussion) on Nov 12, 2011 at 12:37 PM
Wow - these are HARD to make! You need a lot of patience and a bit of luck I'd say. Now mind you, I am no cake decorator so these are the things I found difficult:
1. I took the advice below and microwaved the cookies for 15 sec. I did not like the results. I did about 10 cookies this way, I found it made the cream too soft and therefore it pulled more. I actually had zero issue with twisting the rest apart cold.
2. I tried multiple serrated knives to cut the ears. Holy cats, that bit was very frustrating! They kept crumbling. Maybe someone can say how they managed it because I could not! I ended up breaking them in half with my hands and then "trimming" them down with a knife.
3. The piping was incredibly difficult for me, but to be fair - I don't pipe. It was pretty much my first time. My owls ended up looking like they've been in a fight with each other or something.
4. To save money, I used yellow gel for the nose. It doesn't pop like yellow candy coated something or others would, but it still looked cute. Plus I was able to use that to "glue" the M&M's (I used peanut butter M&M's cause they are big) down for the eyes.
1. I took the advice below and microwaved the cookies for 15 sec. I did not like the results. I did about 10 cookies this way, I found it made the cream too soft and therefore it pulled more. I actually had zero issue with twisting the rest apart cold.
2. I tried multiple serrated knives to cut the ears. Holy cats, that bit was very frustrating! They kept crumbling. Maybe someone can say how they managed it because I could not! I ended up breaking them in half with my hands and then "trimming" them down with a knife.
3. The piping was incredibly difficult for me, but to be fair - I don't pipe. It was pretty much my first time. My owls ended up looking like they've been in a fight with each other or something.
4. To save money, I used yellow gel for the nose. It doesn't pop like yellow candy coated something or others would, but it still looked cute. Plus I was able to use that to "glue" the M&M's (I used peanut butter M&M's cause they are big) down for the eyes.
Comment by: Attabasa (1 discussion) on Nov 12, 2011 at 12:37 PM
As an end note; despite my wreck of a time making them they came out pretty cute. Not anything at all like the picture but still, they don't look like squirrels or monkeys - they have a owlishness to them. I consider that a win. But really? An hour and a half hands on time?! Are you freaking kidding me? Especially since this recipe wanted me to decorate 24 small cupcakes and 12 large - that would have taken me half a day. I'm not joking. I ended up making 10 large cupcakes, which took close to an hour and a half. I decided I was done with it and iced the rest and rolled them in all my oreo crumbs from my ear debacle (and actually those look quite tasty, can't wait to try one).
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adeinhart (1 discussion) on Nov 6, 2011 at 08:45 PM
These cupcakes are amazing. I baked them for an owl themed baby shower, and they were a huge hit! One suggestion is to use double stuffed Oreos. They break apart so much easier!! I wasted so many of the regular ones before I tried the double stuffed, and yes I did microwave them. Also only microwave for about 15 seconds. I used Reece's pieces ( orange and yellow) for the nose. These are very time consuming, as it took me three and half hours to bake and prepare 40 cupcakes, but the end results were worth it! Absolutely adorable!!!
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LisaMH (3 discussions) on Oct 26, 2011 at 03:56 PM
Seriously? Keeping the cream side "hole"?
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pisthoff (1 discussion) on Oct 19, 2011 at 06:08 PM
These cupcakes were a huge hit at my Halloween Party!! I prepared mini cupcakes using the mini oreos, and m&m's as eyes for the younger kids, and the regular size for the older kids and adults. In addition, I used the Halloween oreos with the orange filling for the eyes.
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GrannyJean (1 discussion) on Oct 16, 2010 at 03:04 PM
What are the chocolate covered sunflower seeds for?
Comment by: Roger & Cyndy (no discussions) on Oct 18, 2010 at 11:49 PM
Those little ear-like tufts of feathers on top of their heads.
Comment by: zombiemichelle (2 discussions) on Oct 22, 2010 at 05:49 PM
"24 yellow candy coated chocolate covered sunflower seeds" =
For the beaks on the mini owl cupcakes
For the beaks on the mini owl cupcakes
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Luv9kids (1 discussion) on Nov 2, 2009 at 11:42 AM
LOVED these! I'm a cake decorator but always looking for easy, cute ideas. These fit the "bill" (sorry..lol) I only made the full sized ones but they were a ginormous hit! You MUST microwave the cookies to separate cleanly..no twisting..you must resist! I had everything in a production line and they went quickly and smoothly. I used the left over regular sized cookies for the ears, just broken to size. Good thing these were cute on their own cuz someone kept taking all the noses off and eating them. Even the grownups who tried these liked them. A little effort to make..but the cutest ones always do. This one's a keeper.
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lboudreau (1 discussion) on Oct 29, 2009 at 01:58 PM
These are definitely adorable but they do take a lot of work.
I spent about an hour just separating the Oreo cookies.
They came out great though and everyone at work loved them.
Next time I would plan ahead and do the Oreos on another day to prepare.
I spent about an hour just separating the Oreo cookies.
They came out great though and everyone at work loved them.
Next time I would plan ahead and do the Oreos on another day to prepare.
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Babycakes5767 (1 discussion) on Oct 11, 2009 at 11:27 PM
These are the cutiest cupcakes i have ever seen!!!! I am definately going to make some for my grandsons. Thanks
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heathabakes (7 discussions) on Oct 9, 2009 at 12:24 PM
Cutest cupcakes ever! The cookies not only made for perfect owl eyes but added a delicious crunch to the cupcakes. My friends went crazy for them.
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bender (5 discussions) on Oct 9, 2009 at 11:57 AM
These were a huge hit at my office party. Definitely took some effort, but wow, the look on everyone's faces was worth it.
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Adele66 (15 discussions) on Oct 7, 2009 at 05:11 PM
These are so cute! I've never seen cupcakes like these. I'm trying them out this weekend and crossing my fingers!
