'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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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 (4 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!
