Turkey Cupcakes
These Turkey Cupcakes are an easy-to-make treat for the kids and a fun way to celebrate the Thanksgiving season!
Easy Thanksgiving Turkey Cupcakes
Turkey Cupcakes are super fun to make and eat as we enter the holiday season! These adorable treats consist of chocolate cupcakes, chocolate frosting, and candy. Roll the top of the cupcakes in sprinkles, add candy corn “feathers,” then attach a cookie head and candy faces.
These Turkey Cupcakes are fun, yummy, and totally kid-friendly. They encourage creativity and bonding in a different way than sitting around the table for dinner (although, that’s good, too!).
These Thanksgiving Cupcakes are holiday-themed, but you don’t have to wait until the big day to enjoy them. Get in the spirit now … then make another batch for Turkey Day!
Turkey Cupcake Ingredients
Box of Duncan Hines Dark Chocolate Fudge Cake Mix
Package of Jell-o Instant Chocolate Fudge Pudding
Large Eggs
Sour Cream
Vegetable Oil
Whole Milk
Vanilla Extract
Salt
Mini Chocolate Chips
Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
Candy Corn
Candy Eyes
Reese’s Pieces
Chocolate Sprinkles
Made these cupcakes with both of my grandchildren. Cupcakes were delicious and the grandkids had a fun time decorating. Will definitely make them again! PS The frosting is soooo good!!
– Debbie R.
How To Make Turkey Cupcakes
1. Begin by baking up your chocolate cupcakes – you can use my chocolate cupcake recipe included below, or your favorite recipe or box mix. You’ll also want to prep your frosting or use a storebought kind – you’ll likely need 2 or 3 tubs.
2. To assemble your cupcakes, pipe a simple swirl of chocolate frosting onto your cupcakes, it doesn’t need to be perfect, you won’t be able to see it.
3. Next, dip your frosting cupcake into a bowl of chocolate sprinkles to coat.
4. Then pipe on a dollop of chocolate frosting to create the head of the turkey.
5. Add the eyes and a Reese’s Pieces for the beak.
6. Finally, add the candy corn to make the feathers. I do seven or eight candy corn per cupcake, but you can add more.
More Fun Holiday Recipes
- Christmas Tree Cupcakes – Made with a boxed cake mix for quick holiday fun!
- Thanksgiving Turkey Cookies – Refrigerated cookie dough, melted chocolate, and candy!
- Christmas Cookies – Cut out cookies the whole family can decorate together!
- Easy Turkey Rice Krispie Treats – Prep a batch of festive turkeys in just 20 minutes!
- Magic Reindeer Food – A fun activity that has an adorable free printable with a poem!
Steps
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line cupcake pan with liners.
Combine all cupcakes ingredients in a stand mixer and beat until combined.
Fill cupcake liners with 1/4 cup of batter each.
Reduce heat to 350 degrees F.
Bake for 18-22 minutes until toothpick comes clean after being inserted into the center of the cupcakes.
Remove from oven and move cupcakes to cooling racks to finish cooling.
While the cupcakes are cooling, prepare the chocolate buttercream according to recipe directions. A store-bought frosting may also be used.
Pipe a swirl of frosting onto cooled cupcakes, pour the sprinkles into a small bowl and dunk the frosted cupcakes in them. Pipe on another small dollop of frosting to make the head.
Add 2 eyes to each head as well as 1 Reese's Piece sideways to make the beak. Use 7 candy corn per cupcake to make the feathers.
Nutrition
- Calories327
- Carbs44g
- Protein3g
- Fat15g
- Saturated fat9g
- Sugar35g
- Sodium305mg
Estimates per serving, when a serving size is listed.
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