Owl Cupcakes recipe

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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®)

Nutrition Info

372.1 calories
carbohydrate: 46.4 g
cholesterol: 46.7 mg
fat: 20.3 g
fiber: 2.6 g
protein: 5.4 g
saturatedFat: 8.1 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 291.3 mg
sugar: 29.1 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  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.

Recipe Yield

24 cupcakes

Recipe Note

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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