Cupcake decorating advice, please!

DandelionMom

I want to make these for Gracie's birthday but I'm not sure how to make the feather ear part.  Any thoughts?

Jen2124

Those are cute. I don't see ears though. Am I blind?

DandelionMom

Just the tufty bit at the top.  I tried just using the frosting and it made a big mess. 

mlm1128

 think they are about 1/3 of the chocolate wafer cookie. 

Kapalua

the eyes look like the one side of an oreo (with the filling) and the ears appear to be a top cookie cut in half (does that make sense?)

DandelionMom

Oh! That makes sense! Thanks!

KoriBrett

In the pic they stuck a piece of oreo on it & frosted it.

You could use twizzlers if the colors are right.

The feathery pokey part, it looks like they did dots & just dragged them up a lot.

katie277s

Kapalua:

the eyes look like the one side of an oreo (with the filling) and the ears appear to be a top cookie cut in half (does that make sense?)

This.  Just take the frosting in a small plastic baggie and cut a small hole in the corner and use that to make the "lines" in the feathers.  Then you can dot them to make the "fluffy part.  Does this make any sense?

emilykristene2006

Now I want one of these.

 

DandR

when is the party???  I hope you post pics! 

DandelionMom

The party is Sunday!  I'll definitely post pics (especially of your adorable banner and Kori's owl creation!).  The big girls are making an owl pinata too which might be a disaster!

Dougsgirl4ever

Here are the directions to them use a serrated knife to cut cookie

1. Separate the Oreos. You might want to microwave them for a few seconds first. Use a paring knife to remove any crumbs from the cream filling.

 

2. Using a serrated knife, make 2 parallel cuts 1/2 inch in from the edge on each plain cookie half. The two outside edges will be used for the ears.

3. Spoon 1 cup of chocolate frosting into a Ziploc bag, press out any excess air and set aside. Spread the remaining frosting on the cupcakes.

4. Using a little frosting, attach 2 of the large ear pieces, rounded sides in and about 1 1/2 inches apart, on top of each of the cupcakes. Angle the ears slightly away from each other, and allow them to extend about 3/4 inch beyond the edge of the cupcake.

5. Place two cream-sided cookie halves, cream side up, on the upper half of each cupcake to make the eyes.

6. Snip an 1/8-inch corner from the bag with the chocolate frosting. Pipe lines of frosting along the length of the cookie ears to cover. Starting with the edge at the top of the cupcake, pipe the feathers with the frosting using a squeeze-and-pull motion. Work inward from the edge in slightly overlapping rows until the section above the eyes is covered. Pipe a few feathers on the edge just below each eye.

7. Press a yellow M&M in the middle of each cupcake to make the beak. Use a dot of frosting on the cream of each cookie to attach a brown M&M to the eyes of the cupcakes.

DandelionMom

I hope I can make this work!  The directions will definitely help, I was just trying to figure it out from the pic someone emailed me!  Thanks!

Jen2124

ok i am a dumbass..i did not realize those were owls....hence my not seeing ears. i thought they were eyebrows i have no clue how i missed the obvious...they totally look like owls now.