Easy Owl Cupcakes

Hoot Sweet! These cupcakes are owl-out adorable with their oreo eyes and plumes of buttercream.

And these cinnamon sugar cupcakes don’t hurt either. They’re the perfect canvas to decorate with just buttercream and a few edible add ons to make little owls. Want to see?

Start by using a small round #10 decorating tip. Pipe about 5-6 big dots of buttercream around the bottom edge of the cupcake top. Pipe and pull the frosting into a thin layer. Then pipe another row on top of the first row. Continue piping rows of dots into somewhat of a triangular shape.

For the wings, use a #18 tip to pipe frosting on either side of the owl’s chest (covering the rest of the cupcake surface) and then sprinkle cinnamon sugar over the wings for texture.

Now it’s time to put the faces on. Yep! We need some big eyes.

They’re made using Oreo Minis. And if you’ve ever opened a bag of these and separated the cookies, then you know they are dappled with cookie crumbs. To fix that, you can chill the cookies and then use a toothpick to gently brush or scrape off the crumbs.

Much better! Use black candy gems or M&M’s for the owl’s pupils. Just press one into the middle of each cookie creme center.

To bring it all together, use the round decorating tip again and pipe a line of frosting down the center of the cupcake, starting from the top row of chest feathers toward the top of the cupcake. Then press the cookie eyes in position on either side of the piped line and add a black sunflower seed for the beak. Finally pipe a buttercream brow over the top of the two cookie eyes and use a toothpick to add texture.

See… so cute!!!

The eyes have it!

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Yield: 12 cupcakes

Cinnamon Sugar Cupcakes

Ingredients:

Cupcakes:

• 1-1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1-1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup butter, room temperature
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2/3 cup milk

Frosting:

• 1 cup butter, room temperature
• 16 oz confectioners sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1-2 teaspoons milk

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and line cupcake tray with paper liners.
2. Sift flour, baking powder, cinnamon and sugar together in a medium bowl and set aside.
3. Using a mixer, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
4. Add eggs, mixing each until just combined. Add vanilla extract and mix.
5. Slowly add flour mixture in three additions, alternating with milk in two additions.
6. Divide batter into prepared paper liners and bake for 18-20 minutes. (Sprinkle a little cinnamon sugar mixture on top of the warm cupcakes if desired.)
7. For cinnamon sugar frosting: Beat butter and cinnamon on medium speed until combined. Add confectioners sugar in several additions starting on low and then increasing speed to medium. Scrape down sides in between each addition. Add vanilla and mix until combined. Add 1-2 teaspoons of milk until desired consistency.

Enjoy!

 

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