Turkey Cupcakes
Recipe from
Betty Crocker
Gather the kids and gobble up sweet fun when you make easy-to-make turkey cupcakes!
2005© of General Mills

Servings:
24 cupcakes
Prep Time:
30 mins
Total Time:
1 hr 45 mins
Ingredients
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1 boxBetty Crocker® SuperMoist® devil's food cake mixsee savings

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Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix boxsee savings

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2 containersBetty Crocker® Rich & Creamy milk chocolate frosting (1 pound each)see savings

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1 tubeBetty Crocker® white decorating icing (4.25 ounces)see savings

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1 tubeBetty Crocker® brown decorating gel (0.68 ounces)see savings

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Candy cornsee savings

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Chocolate candy sprinklessee savings

Directions
1.
Heat oven to 350 degrees F (325 degrees F for dark or nonstick pans). Make and cool cake as directed on box for 24 cupcakes.
2.
Frost cupcakes with frosting. Place remaining frosting in corner of resealable freezer plastic bag. Snip off small corner of bag.
3.
To decorate each cupcake, pipe 1-inch mound of frosting on 1 side of cupcake to look like head of turkey. Make eyes with white decorating icing and brown decorating gel; add candy corn for beak. To make feathers, pipe frosting on opposite side to hold candy corn; place candy corn upright on frosting to look like feathers. Sprinkle chocolate candy sprinkles near head and at base of feathers. If desired, add candy corn at base of cupcake for feet. Store loosely covered.
Tip:
High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): Follow High Altitude directions on cake mix box.
Nutrition information
Per serving: Calories 290 (Calories from Fat 110); Total Fat 13g (Saturated Fat 3 1/2g, Trans Fat 2 1/2g); Cholesterol 25mg; Sodium 280mg; Total Carbohydrate 42g (Dietary Fiber 0g, Sugars 32g); Protein 2g. Daily Values: Vitamin A 0%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 0%; Iron 10%. Exchanges: 1/2 Starch; 2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 2 1/2 Fat. Carbohydrate Choices: 3.
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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