Chocolate
Owl Cupcakes Recipe
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Ingredients
For the cupcakes
For the Frosting
- 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 lb butter 2 cups
Ingredients
For the cupcakes
For the Frosting
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Instructions
For the Cupcakes
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C. Line the muffin pan with foil liners.
- Sift the flour, baking soda, salt, baking powder and cocoa into a large mixing bowl.
- Set this mixture aside.
- In another bowl, mix softened butter and sugar well until they get light and fluffy.
- Add the eggs to the mixture one by one, and keep beating with each addition.
- Add the vanilla extract to the bowl and stir well.
- Add the flour mixture and the milk alternately to the bowl and beat well.
- Put two table spoons of the mixture in the muffin cups until they get 2/3 full.
- Bake cupcakes for 15 to 20 minutes in the oven or till a toothpick inserted into a cupcake comes out clean.
- Leave cupcakes aside to cool.
For the Frosting
- In medium saucepan, melt chocolate chips and butter over medium low heat, whisking frequently.
- When melted, cool completely and chill until solid.
- Remove from fridge and allow to come up to room temperature.
- Put all the chocolate in a mixing bowl and beat on medium for 2 minutes until light in color and fluffy.
For the Owls
- Frost the cupcakes using a knife- for texture.
- Place 2 oreo sides on each cupcake — make sure the oreos are not touching
- Frost one side of 2 brown reese’s pieces and place on each oreo
- Place one yellow piece in the middle of the cupcake to be the owl’s beak
Recipe Notes
Add a drop of brown food colouring to the frosting if you'd like a nice dark brown owl.