If you have some kids that don’t like pie, make these cute Thanksgiving Turkey Cupcakes for them to enjoy instead!
Candy you will need for the cupcakes:
-Chocolate sprinkles
-Candy corn
-Wilton candy eyeballs (found at major grocery stores, they are usually by the sprinkles)
-Red frosting (I used pre-made, and found it on the baking aisle, for only a few dollars).
Tips on how to make Thanksgiving Turkey Cupcakes:
- When the cupcakes have come out of the oven, be sure to let them cool completely before spreading on the frosting. If you don’t, the frosting will begin to soften and melt. This will make it difficult for the candy decorations to stay put and they will begin to slide around.
- When you dip your frosting covered cupcake into the sprinkles, I have found it easiest to use a small cereal bowl for the dipping. If there are areas I have missed, I also press a few sprinkles in with my hand, just to be sure the whole area is covered with sprinkles.
Want a homemade chocolate frosting recipe your guests will love?
Our grandma is known for her chocolate frosting. It is so thick, creamy, and chocolatey. Your family is going to love it on these Thanksgiving Turkey Cupcakes.
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Thanksgiving Turkey Cupcakes Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 box chocolate cake mix prepared according to directions for 24 cupcakes
- 16 ounces canned chocolate frosting (or your favorite homemade chocolate frosting)
- 1½ cups chocolate sprinkles
- 2 cups candy corn
- 48 Wilton candy eyeballs (found at major grocery stores or HERE)
- red frosting
Instructions
- Prepare cake mix according to package directions to make 24 cupcakes.
- Bake and let cool completely.
- Frost each cupcake with chocolate frosting.
- Hold cupcake upside down and dip into chocolate sprinkles.
- Push 5 candy corn upside down into the top of your cupcake for feathers.
- Add two candy eyeballs and push a candy corn into the cupcake for a beak.
- Pipe on a little red frosting next to the candy corn beak and enjoy.
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These are SO cute! I love the look of those sprinkles. Darling cupcakes!
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Cute turkeys! Pie is great ... so are cupcakes! I have three sons that don't like pie crust ... they didn't catch that from my hubby or me!
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How cute! My kiddos would love these!
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what a fun idea - especially for the kids table
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These are so cute :)
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I made these yesterday to share at church today. They were so festive and a great hit with all ages! Thanks!!
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so cute
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I just love your recipes and there easy to do ,i don't bake to well but with your easy instructions makes it better for me to bake so thanks so much lorraine
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These are super cute cupcakes, the kids would have a blast making them :-)
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Love tne design Are you selling them?
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I just wanted to to a moment and thank you for these cupcakes. My daughter has severe peanut and dairy allergies, so finding "safe" holiday dessert can be a challenge, but I was able to research ingredients and recreate these for her for Thanksgiving this year! She loved every bite!!
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My boys are grown and they would love these. They are so cute!
