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Monday, October 24, 2011

Owl Cupcakes

 
This post will be a short one. I've been sick with a fall flu for the past couple days and have spent more time in bed than I care for. I miss my kitchen and the real desire for food! I still got myself to make these over the weekend, and it helped take my mind off of things for a little while. These cute little owls caught my eye on a couple different blogs and given the owl craze I recently blogged about and Halloween merely days away, it only seemed fair that I give these a try. The only tricky part to this recipe is separating the Oreo cookies to make the owl's eyes. My method included a flat knife and placing the Oreos for a couple seconds in the microwave. If you have any tips on how to perfectly separate the two halves - I'm a taker! Please leave a comment with your best tip!

Owl Cupcakes
- Use your favourite chocolate cupcake recipe and dark chocolate frosting.
- Separate oreos for the eyes
- Use smarties for the nose
- Junior mints for the pupil (dabbed with a tiny bit of frosting to make sure they stay put)
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20 comments:

  1. culturafemeninaOctober 24, 2011 at 7:21 PM

    Hope you get better soon!!! soon...yam,yam...this looks very easy to entreating my little one next week. Cup cake for school!!!
    Chicken soup always work...Cheers!
    iela

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  2. WenOctober 24, 2011 at 8:35 PM

    Very creative! Cutez!

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  3. KatieOctober 25, 2011 at 2:31 AM

    They are so unbelieveably cute!!!

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  4. Pat DohaneyOctober 25, 2011 at 8:26 AM

    Feel better soon.
    These little treasures will be a delightful treat. Thanks.

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  5. Poornima NairOctober 25, 2011 at 5:50 PM

    They are so cute, the perfect halloween treat!! WIsh you a speedy recovery!!

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  6. BillieOctober 25, 2011 at 11:30 PM

    shut up! these are so awesome! love it!

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  7. AnnaOctober 26, 2011 at 1:59 AM

    Get well really quick! I look forward to more unique and exciting posts like this little chocolate owl. Cute! Thanks for sharing!

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  8. WinnieOctober 26, 2011 at 2:11 AM

    These are really cute and adorable!

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  9. ChocolateHouseOctober 26, 2011 at 5:38 AM

    Oh lord, these where super cute!
    Would you mid if I post one of your photos of these cupcakes and your blog address in one of my posts? I would be super grateful to share this with my readers :)

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  10. Kristen | Pixelated CrumbOctober 26, 2011 at 9:17 AM

    These are the cutest cupcakes I've ever seen! Love them!

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  11. Chocolate ShavingsOctober 26, 2011 at 9:27 AM

    ChocolateHouse: I'm glad you like them! If you include the photo, please be sure to include the copyright banner (at the bottom of the photo) as well as my site's name (Chocolate Shavings) and its url (www.chocolateshavings.ca). Thanks!

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  12. KatOctober 26, 2011 at 3:21 PM

    Hope you feel better soon. Very cute cupcakes.

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  13. NoyauxOctober 27, 2011 at 12:21 PM

    Hi there, my son actually received a giant one of these from his Grandma over the weekend, bought at Whole Foods bakery. You could try using the Late July green tea cream/and chocolate cookies. They look like Oreos, but are way more delicious and a little easier to separate. Plus they come in a mini version for mini eyes! Hope your flu is gone very soon!

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  14. Chocolate ShavingsOctober 27, 2011 at 5:27 PM

    S.Roy: I love Late July cookies - that's a great tip. I will try those next time!

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  15. Alicia LundOctober 28, 2011 at 3:03 PM

    Oh my goodness, these are absolutely adorable and I'm sure they taste just as delicious as they look! Just stumbled on your blog... loving the recipes and photos!

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  16. Fotograf nunta AnaNovember 1, 2011 at 6:49 AM

    wooow arata delicios.. ce pot sa zic mai mult :)

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  17. ValNovember 19, 2011 at 9:57 AM

    These are so adorable!

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  18. cathy @ Noble PigSeptember 30, 2012 at 12:29 AM

    So cute! I am going to link to these in my upcoming Halloween Recipes post.

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  19. Chocolate ShavingsOctober 1, 2012 at 1:56 PM

    cathy @ Noble Pig: Glad you like them! Could you send me the url once your post is up?

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  20. M JazeelJanuary 18, 2013 at 7:13 AM

    The cupcakes shaped in the form of an owl is the most eye catching thing ive ever seen.. they look adorable..

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