Owl Tree

Name: Owl Tree
Prep time: 1 h 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 20 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 118 milliliters butter, softened; 118 milliliters canola oil; 454 grams can chocolate frosting, divided; 59 milliliters brewed coffee, room temperature; 887 milliliters confectioners sugar; 3 eggs; 1 teaspoon black paste food coloring; 1 package chocolate fudge cake mix (regular size); 24 servings Brown and yellow milk chocolate M&Ms; 12 mini Oreo cookies; 170 grams cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips; 118 milliliters shortening; 59 milliliters water

Owl Tree might be just the hor d'oeuvre you are searching for. This recipe makes 24 servings with 387 calories, 3g of protein, and 20g of fat each. This recipe covers 5% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of eggs, canolan oil, oreo cookies, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 20 minutes. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Snowy owl Christmas tree biscuits, Owl's Eyes, and Owl Cookies.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°. Line 21 muffin cups and 6 mini-muffin cups with paper liners.

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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.

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Chocolate Chips

Cake Mix

Coffee

Water

Egg

Cooking Oil

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Bowl

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.

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Cupcakes

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Oven

Place 1-1/3 cups chocolate frosting in a small bowl. Tint black with food coloring.

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Chocolate Frosting

Food Color

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Bowl

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.

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Frosting

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Pastry Bag

Frost mini cupcakes with some of the remaining chocolate frosting. Separate Oreo cookies, leaving cream filling on one side of the cookies.

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Chocolate Frosting

Oreo Cookies

Cupcakes

Cream

Place filling sides of cookies on frosted cupcakes for eyes, cream side up; attach brown M&M's with chocolate frosting.

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Chocolate Frosting

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Cream

M&ms

Trim plain 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.

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Chocolate Frosting

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Pastry Bag

Place yellow M&M's between eyes for beaks.

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M&ms

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.

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Powdered Sugar

Shortening

Cupcakes

Butter

Water

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Bowl

Pipe black frosting across tops of cupcakes for tree trunk and branches.

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Cupcakes

Frosting

Place owl cupcakes on branches.

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Servings:

118milliliters

butter, softened 118milliliters

canola oil 454grams

can chocolate frosting, divided 59milliliters

brewed coffee, room temperature 887milliliters

confectioners' sugar 3

eggs 1teaspoon

black paste food coloring 1package

chocolate fudge cake mix (regular size)24servings

Brown and yellow milk chocolate M&M's 12

mini Oreo cookies 170grams

cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips 118milliliters

shortening 59milliliters

water

Recommended wine: Sparkling Wine, Sparkling Rose

Sparkling Wine and Sparkling rosé are great choices for Antipasti. If you're serving a selection of appetizers, you can't go wrong with these. Both are very food friendly and complement a variety of flavors. The Pierre Peters Cuvee Reserve Grand Cru with a 4.7 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 65 dollars per bottle.

Pierre Peters Cuvee Reserve Grand Cru

The wine is clear or pale with hints of green typical to the Chardonnay. The mousse is fine and regular with a pretty ribbon of strong bubbles. The first nose is both flowery and fruity, then comes notes of fresh nuts and fresh bread. In the finish there is citrus which brings a beautiful impression of smoothness and freshness. The attack is frank, associated with delicacy and roundness. The first impression is dominated with fresh white fruits (lemon and pear) and with flowers (acacia), followed by creamy notes. The finally is persistent on the citrus (candied grapefruit, tangerine and lemon) and minerality, bringing freshness and elegance to the wine.