LARRY THE TURKEY CUPCAKES
Larry the Turkey does double duty at Thanksgiving, letting Larry know where to sit at the beginning of the meal and providing a dessert for him at the end. A delicious combination of pumpkin cupcakes, caramel frosting, and ginger cookies, this turkey will be gobbled up in no time. Of course, the best part is naming each turkey and hearing the kids scream, "Hey, look, everybody, Uncle Larry's a turkey!"
Provided by Karen Tack
Categories Thanksgiving Fall Cupcake Dessert Bake Spice Pumpkin Butterscotch/Caramel Candy
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Spoon the vanilla and chocolate frosting into separate ziplock bags, press out the excess air, and seal. Snip a 1/8 inch corner from the bag with the vanilla frosting and pipe a dot of frosting on 7 adjacent scallops on each ginger cookie to make the tail fan. Add a piece of candy corn to each dot of frosting, pointed end facing in.
- Place the caramel jimmies in a small shallow bowl. Spread the caramel frosting on top of all the cupcakes, standard and mini, and smooth. Roll the edge of the standard cupcakes in the jimmies. Dip the top edge of the mini cupcakes in the jimmies.
- Press 1 piece of Indian candy corn into the center of each mini cupcake, flat side down, for the break. Pipe 2 dots of the vanilla frosting above the break for the eyes and insert 2 brown sunflower seeds, pointed end down. Cut the red fruit leather into twenty-four 1 1/2 inch long teardrop shapes and lay them over the beak to make the wattle.
- Snip a 1/8 inch corner from the bag with the chocolate frosting and pipe names on the flat side of the graham cracker cookies.
- Enlarge the hole in the corner of the bag with the chocolate frosting to 1/4 inch. Using clean scissors, cut the marshmallows in half on the diagonal. Place 1 marshmallow half, cut side down, near the edge of one of the standard cupcakes, with the tapered end facing the center, to make a support for the tail. Pipe a dot of chocolate frosting on the tapered end. Place the tail cookie on the marshmallow, pressing the undecorated edge into the frosting on the marshmallow. Add the mini cupcake head on top so that half of it is resting on the undecorated edge of the cookie and the other half is pressed lightly into the frosting to secure.
- Add the graham cookies at the base of the mini cupcakes, securing with a dot of frosting.
- Arrange the turkeys on the table as place cards. Place 2 candy corns on the table in front of each turkey to make the feet.
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azaimali
[email protected]Thanks for sharing this recipe!
Friday Ekeke
[email protected]I can't wait to try this recipe!
Miguel Campos
[email protected]These cupcakes are perfect for any occasion!
Malaika Iqbal
[email protected]I would definitely recommend this recipe to others.
Games Hunter
[email protected]Overall, these cupcakes were a good recipe. They were easy to make and they tasted great.
Athoi Marial
[email protected]These cupcakes were a bit dry, but the frosting helped to make them more moist.
ajob shamim
[email protected]I had a little trouble getting the cupcakes to rise properly, but they still tasted good.
Estijan Posthumus
[email protected]The cupcakes were delicious! The frosting was a little too sweet for my taste, but overall they were a great treat.
Dazzy B
[email protected]I love the creative design of these cupcakes! They are perfect for a Thanksgiving party.
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[email protected]These cupcakes were so easy to make and they turned out so cute! I will definitely be making them again.
Sk Sohel
[email protected]I made these cupcakes for my kids' class party and they were a huge success! The kids loved the fun design and the cupcakes were gone in minutes.
Susette Dume
[email protected]These cupcakes were a hit at my Thanksgiving party! They were moist and flavorful, and the frosting was the perfect amount of sweetness.