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Make Your Own Thanksgiving Turkey Cupcakes

October 27, 2015 by Christy Gossett Leave a Comment

Want to serve a dessert that will be gobbled up with delight this Thanksgiving? Make these fun and festive Thanksgiving Turkey Cupcakes with this easy to follow recipe.

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Whether you decide to go semi-homemade or full-blown homemade for dessert this Thanksgiving, you’ll want to be certain to include these festive Thanksgiving Turkey Cupcakes. This simple to follow recipe delivers a delicious dessert that definitely fits the occasion and makes your holiday table a lot more fun. Moist yellow cupcakes topped with decadent chocolate frosting decorated with your favorite candies to make them look like turkeys. These turkey cupcakes will be gobbled up after dinner with delight!

Thanksgiving "Turkey" Cupcakes
 
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Want to serve a dessert that will be gobbled up with delight this Thanksgiving? Make these fun and festive Thanksgiving Turkey Cupcakes with this easy to follow recipe.
Author: Christy Gossett
Recipe type: Dessert
Ingredients
  • For the Cupcakes:
  • 2 sticks unsalted butter
  • 1½ cups sugar
  • 1 tbsp baking powder
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1 cup milk
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2¾ cups all-purpose flour
  • For the Frosting:
  • ¼ cup unsalted butter
  • 3 tbsp cocoa powder
  • ¼ cup whole milk
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • For the Decorating:
  • Mike and Ike Candies
  • Mini chocolate peanut butter cups
  • White candy beads
Instructions
  1. For the Cupcakes:
  2. Heat oven to 350°F.
  3. Place 12 regular-sized cupcake liners in the cups of your muffin tin. Set aside.
  4. Beat butter, sugar, and baking powder in a large bowl with mixer on high speed 1 minute or until well blended.
  5. Add eggs, beat 2 minutes until fluffy.
  6. Reduce mixer speed to low and beat in milk and vanilla, then flour just until blended.
  7. Spoon batter into lined muffin cups, filling each 2⁄3 full.
  8. Bake 20 to 25 minutes until a wooden pick inserted in centers of cupcakes comes out clean.
  9. Cool on wire rack before decorating.
  10. For the Frosting:
  11. Melt the butter in the microwave, then whisk in the cocoa powder.
  12. Add the milk and vanilla, whisk until frothy.
  13. In a stand mixer with a beater attachment, work the powdered sugar into the liquids a little at a time until fully blended.
  14. The frosting should be thick but spreadable. If too runny, add more powdered sugar. If too stiff, add in a teaspoon of milk.
  15. To Decorate:
  16. Spread the frosting on all 12 cupcakes.
  17. Place the mini chocolate peanut butter cups near the front end of the cupcake, tilted forward just a bit to make the face.
  18. Put a little bit of icing as glue on the candy beads and place as eyes on the peanut butter cup.
  19. Put a little icing on one Mike and Ike and stick it on the peanut butter cup as the beak.
  20. Use Mike and Ike Candies to make your wings and tail.
Notes
If you don't have the time or patience to make everything from scratch, use a boxed cake mix and ready made frosting instead.
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Christy Gossett, managing editor of SoFabFood and creator of the healthy living blog, Insanity Is Not An Option, is a WAHM of 6 kids ranging in age from 29 to 10. She enjoys sharing her healthy recipes to help others with dietary restrictions enjoy a flavorful life while maintaining a deliciously healthy diet.

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