OWL TREE
I have been "cooking" since I was 3 years old. Now I cook for my two teenage sons and bake decorated cakes for family and friends. I came up with this for an online contest. It was a hoot! -Tammy Baker, Bowling Green, Kentucky
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 1h20m
Yield 21 cupcakes and 6 mini cupcakes.
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°. Line 21 muffin cups and 6 mini-muffin cups with paper liners., In a large bowl, combine cake mix, water, oil, coffee and eggs; beat on low speed 30 seconds. Beat on medium 2 minutes. Stir in chocolate chips. Fill prepared cups two-thirds full. Bake 18-22 minutes for regular-sized cupcakes and 10-12 minutes for mini-cupcakes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely., Place 1-1/3 cups chocolate frosting in a small bowl. Tint black with food coloring. Cut a small hole in the tip of a pastry bag or in a corner of a food-safe plastic bag; insert #125 or other large petal or flat pastry tip. Fill bag with black frosting and set aside., Frost mini cupcakes with some of the remaining chocolate frosting. Separate Oreo cookies, leaving cream filling on one side of the cookies. Place filling sides of cookies on frosted cupcakes for eyes, cream side up; attach brown M&M's with chocolate frosting., Trim plain sides of cookies into triangles for ears; place above eyes. Insert #16 or other star pastry tip into another pastry bag. Fill bag with remaining chocolate frosting. Pipe feathers on ears and around eyes. Place yellow M&M's between eyes for beaks., In a large bowl, beat confectioners' sugar, butter, shortening and enough water to reach spreading consistency; frost large cupcakes. Arrange cupcakes side by side on a covered cake board., Pipe black frosting across tops of cupcakes for tree trunk and branches. Place owl cupcakes on branches.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 389 calories, Fat 21g fat (7g saturated fat), Cholesterol 36mg cholesterol, Sodium 261mg sodium, Carbohydrate 49g carbohydrate (38g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 2g protein.
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Wajid Rana
[email protected]I'm not sure what went wrong, but my cookies didn't turn out at all. They were hard and dry.
Emmanuel dinho
[email protected]These cookies were a lot of work to make, but they were worth it. They're so delicious!
Walthao Joan
[email protected]I would have liked the cookies to be a little crispier, but overall they were pretty good.
Jewel Sikder_ Official
[email protected]The cookies didn't turn out quite as I expected, but they still tasted good.
Maggie Thacha
[email protected]These cookies were a little too sweet for my taste, but my kids loved them.
Bisre
[email protected]I've made these cookies several times now and they're always a hit. They're perfect for any occasion.
Deejay Abiabhiskek
[email protected]These cookies are so cute! I love the way they look like little owls. They're also really tasty.
blessing azabat
[email protected]I'm not much of a baker, but these cookies were easy to make and turned out great. My family loved them!
Zadyn Lockard
[email protected]These cookies were a big hit at my daughter's birthday party. They're so cute and festive, and they taste delicious too. I'll definitely be making them again.
Byron Miller
[email protected]This Owl Tree recipe was a hoot to make! The kids loved helping me shape the dough into owls, and the cookies turned out perfectly. They were crispy on the outside and soft and chewy on the inside, with just the right amount of sweetness.