My friend Heidi is having a baby girl later this month and she is going with owls for her nursery theme. I actually love this theme and had thought that I might use it, too someday. So, when she told me about the shower, I was excited to offer my cupcake baking services. I had seen these super cute owl cupcakes in a cookbook my mother in law gave me and was eager for an excuse to make them.
They are made with a chocolate cake, a chocolate mousse filling and chocolate gnache frosting. The eyes, I’m sure you can tell, are Oreo cookies with either Junior Mints or small M&M’s. The noses of the bigger owls are banana runts and the noses on the little guys are candy coated sunflower seeds. I used cut pieces of Oreo cookie to make the shape of the ear. And I piped frosting around the face to fill it out and give the textured look of feathers.
Cicco Creations 
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