Best 2 Turkey Dinner Cupcakes Recipes

TURKEY DINNER CUPCAKES

Steps:

• 1. Tint 3 tablespoons of the vanilla frosting light green with the green and yellow food coloring. Spoon the frosting into a resealable bag; set aside. Spoon 3 tablespoons vanilla frosting into a resealable bag; set aside., 2. Line a cookie sheet with waxed paper. Place the corn flakes in a large bowl. Tint 1/2 cup of the vanilla frosting green with the green food coloring. Heat the green frosting in a microwave-safe bowl until liquid, about 10 to 15 seconds, stirring well. Pour the frosting over the corn flakes and toss until completely coated. Pour the coated corn flakes onto the prepared cookie sheet and spread out into a single layer. Allow the corn flakes to dry, about 30 minutes., 3. Meanwhile, cut the pound cake into 1/8-in. cubes; cover until ready to use., 4. Cut the wheat sticks in half. Soften several caramels in the microwave for no more than 3 seconds. Flatten a caramel slightly and place one end of a wheat stick in the center of the flattened caramel., Bring the caramel up and over the end of the wheat stick and shape into a drumstick. Trim the overhanging end of the wheat stick to 1/2 in. with a serrated knife. Continue to make 48 drumsticks., 5. Microwave four caramels at a time to soften, about 3 seconds. Press the caramels together and roll them out to a 3-1/2-in. diameter. Cut caramels into a 3-1/2-in. circle with a round cookie cutter or the opening of a glass. Cut out an opening for the stuffing about 1-1/2 in. wide and deep. Repeat with the remaining caramels to make 24 skins. Place the caramel skins between sheets of waxed paper. (The drumsticks and skins can be made up to 4 days in advance and kept in an airtight container.), 6. Place a mound of vanilla frosting on top of a cupcake; top with a caramel turkey skin. Tuck the edge of the caramel in 1/4 in. from the edge of the cupcake. Use a small knife to push the caramel into the frosting: it will make the turkey look plumper and give room for the lettuce corn flakes. Pinch the ends of the caramel opening; some of the frosting will pop out. Press some of the cake cubes into the frosting as the stuffing., 7. Lightly brush one side of each drumstick with a bit of water. Press each drumstick to each side of the stuffing opening. Hold several seconds to secure. Repeat with the remaining drumsticks., 8. Snip a small corner from the bag with the vanilla frosting. Add the green corn flakes around the edge of the cupcake to look like lettuce. Use some vanilla frosting if necessary to help secure. Pipe dots of vanilla frosting on the ends of the wheat sticks to look like the ends of the turkey bones. Add more cake cubes as stuffing if desired., 9. Snip a small corner from the bag with the light green frosting., Pipe a few dots around the turkey and add the candies and seeds as fruit. Cluster the purple seeds as a bunch of grapes and pipe a dot of frosting on top as the stems. Sprinkle the top of the caramel turkey with some cinnamon.

TURKEY DINNER CUPCAKES

Steps:

• 1. Tint 3 Tbsp of the buttercream frosting with green food coloring in a very small microwaveable bowl. Color 1/2 of the fondant with red and another bowl with remaining fondant with purple (mix red & blue together to get purple). Set these three bowls aside.
• 2. Line a cookie sheet with waxed paper. Pour the cornflakes into a med bowl. Heat the green frosting until liquid, about 15 sec, stir well, add water if necessary to make it liquid. Pour the liquid frosting over the cornflakes & mix to coat completely. Spread the cornflakes on the wax paper to let them dry - spread them out.
• 3. Cut the pound cake into 1/8 inch cubes, cover until later.
• 4. Cut the wheat sticks in half. Soften several unwrapped caramels in the microwave for no more than 3 sec. Make sure they are not touching each other in the microwave. Flatten one caramel slightly and place one end of a wheat stick in the center of the flattened caramel. Bring the caramel up & over the end of the wheat stick and shape into a drumstick. Trim the overhanging end of the wheat stick to 1/2 in with a sharp knife. Continue to make 48 drumsticks.
• 5. Microwave four caramels at a time to soften about 3 sec. Press the caramels together and roll them out to a 3 1/2 diameter, Cut into a circle 3 1/2 inches with a round cookie cutter. Cut out an opening on the edge about 1 1/2 (wide & deep) semi circle (this is where the stuffing part of the turkey will show). Repeat this until you have 24 "breasts". Place the cut-outs between sheets of waxed paper until ready to assemble.
• 6. Using the bowl of purple fondant, pinch off a very small amount and roll into a ball about the size of a pea to use as a bunch of grapes. Place on waxed paper. Make a lot.
• 7. Using the bowl of red fondant, pinch off a very small amount and roll into a very small ball to use as cranberries. Set aside on waxed paper.
• 8. Frost all of the cupcakes with the buttercream frosting. Then add a mound of frosting (about 1 Tbsp) in the center of each cupcake.
• 9. Assembly: It was easier for me to complete each cupcake before moving on to the next. It may help to actually look at the instructional photos on the website.
• 10. Place one of the "breats" on top of the mound of frosting. Tuck the side edges in about 1/4 inch from the edge of the cupcake. Use a small knife to push the caramel into the frosting and make it look plump saving room on sides to add "lettuce, grapes, cranberries". Press the sides of the caramel until a small amount of the frosting pops out. Press some of the pound cake cubes into the frosting to look like stuffing.
• 11. Brush one side of each drumstick with water (or sugar glue) to each side of the "breat". Hold several sec to secure. Repeat with the other side.
• 12. Put some of the buttercream frosting into a small ziplock bag & snip a very small corner. Place the green cornflakes around the edge to look like lettuce. Pipe dots of the frosting if needed to secure in place. Pipe a small amount on the ends of the wheat sticks to look like the ends of the turkey bones.
• 13. Place a mound of the "grapes" on one side of the turkey and a few "cranberries" on the other side. Sprinkle just a tiny amount of cinnamon on the top of the breast.
• 14. I think you will have as much fun as I did making these and I think the kids (both young & adult kids) will enjoy these as well.