Easy Thanksgiving Turkey Cupcakes

Easy Thanksgiving Turkey Cupcakes

Your kids will go crazy over these Easy Thanksgiving Turkey Cupcakes! Add them to your dessert table for some festive Thanksgiving Day fun!

Easy Thanksgiving Turkey Cupcakes

When my kids were little, I made these cupcakes for them during Thanksgiving. I am extremely particular in the kitchen, especially with little hands around! However, they were always excited when I made these cupcakes because they finally got their chance to help out! Making these cupcakes are a fun activity that will keep the kids engaged and busy! In addition, your kids will get a kick out of the cute, little turkeys on the dessert table at your Thanksgiving Day celebration!

Easy Thanksgiving Turkey Cupcakes

What you will need for your Easy Thanksgiving Turkey Cupcakes

  • Frosting Bag(s)
  • Black Edible Marker
  • Cupcake Liners
  • Heart Sprinkles
  • Star tip, writing tip and large round tip
  • Coupler(s)
  • Brown and orange food coloring
  • Candy Corn
  • Reese’s Pieces or M&Ms candy
Cupcake tools

Cupcake Ingredients

Pure vanilla extract, salt, sugar, flour, sour cream, baking powder, baking soda, milk, egg whites, butter.

Easy Thanksgiving Turkey Cupcakes ingredients

Thanksgiving Turkey Cupcakes-Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line cupcake pan with liners and set aside.

In a stand mixer using the paddle attachment (or hand mixer), beat butter, sugar and pure vanilla extract.

Butter, sugar and vanilla

Add egg whites, sour cream and milk and beat until combined.

Sour cream, egg whites, milk

In a large mixing bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.

Flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt

Add to the mixing bowl and beat until incorporated.

Adding the dry ingredients to the mixer

Fill cupcake liners a little more than halfway full. Bake for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

Filling the cupcake liners with batter

Allow to cool for about 2 minutes in the pan, then remove. Cool completely.

Vanilla Cupcakes

Frosting Instructions

In a mixing bowl, add butter, powdered sugar, pure vanilla extract and milk.

Butter, vanilla and powdered sugar

Using a hand mixer, beat until smooth and creamy.

Vanilla frosting

Cupcake Decoration

Put frosting in the bag. Using the star tip, add frosting starting from the outside edge, working your way into the center.

Piping the frosting on the cupcake

Place 5 candy corn, in a half circle, on top of the cupcake. Place in the refrigerator.

Candy corn on the frosting

While cupcakes are in the refrigerator, make 3/4 of the remaining frosting brown and 1/4 orange. Using the large round tip, pipe on the brown frosting in a small circle.

Brown frosting added to the cupcake

Using your edible black marker, place two eyes on the yellow Reece’s Pieces or M&Ms candy.

Placing the eyes on the yellow candy
Black edible marker

Place the yellow candy on the brown frosting. Using the writer tip, add a small dot of orange frosting for the beak. 

Easy Thanksgiving Turkey Cupcakes

Add a heart sprinkle, upside down, at the base of the yellow candy.

Easy Thanksgiving Turkey Cupcakes

Serve and enjoy!

Easy Thanksgiving Turkey Cupcakes

Note: Store cupcakes in an airtight container for up to 2 days. Placing the cupcakes in the refrigerator will dry them out faster. However, refrigeration may be required if buttercream or candy corn starts to get too soft.

Easy Thanksgiving Turkey Cupcakes

For more great fall favorites try The Best Pumpkin Muffins, Easy Pumpkin Cookies, Pumpkin Bread, Homemade Apple Hand Pies, Easy Churro Apple Tartlets, Sweet & Simple Apple Pie Cupcakes or The Best Apple Crisp.

Easy Thanksgiving Turkey Cupcakes

Easy Thanksgiving Turkey Cupcakes

Your kids will go crazy over these Easy Thanksgiving Turkey Cupcakes! Add them to your dessert table for some festive Thanksgiving Day fun!
Prep Time 55 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 12 cupcakes

Equipment

  • Stand Mixer/Hand Mixer
  • Cupcake pan
  • Mixing Bowl

Ingredients
  

Cupcakes

  • 1/2 cup butter softened
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 3 egg whites
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • 1 2/3 cups flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp salt

Frosting

  • 1/2 cup butter softened
  • 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • 4 tbsp milk
  • brown food coloring
  • orange food coloring

Candy Toppings

  • 1 package Reece's Pieces or M&Ms
  • 1 jar Heart sprinkles
  • 1 package Candy corn

Other helpful tools

  • 3 frosting bags
  • 3 coupler ring sets
  • 1 black food writer edible ink
  • 1 Wilton star tip, food writer tip and large round tip
  • Yellow, orange or brown cupcake liners

Instructions
 

Cupcakes

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Line cupcake pan with cupcake liners.
  • In a stand mixer using the paddle attachment (or hand mixer), beat butter, sugar and pure vanilla extract.
  • Add egg whites, sour cream and milk and beat until combined.
  • In a large mixing bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
  • Add to the mixing bowl and beat until incorporated.
  • Fill cupcake liners a little more than halfway full.
  • Bake for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
  • Allow to cool for about 2 minutes in the pan, then remove. Cool completely.

Frosting/Decorating the Turkey Cupcakes

  • In a mixing bowl, add butter, powdered sugar, pure vanilla extract and milk and beat until smooth and creamy.
  • Put frosting in the bag. Using the star tip, add frosting starting from the outside edge, working your way into the center.
  • Place 5 candy corn, in a half circle, on top of the cupcake. Place in the refrigerator.
  • While cupcakes are in the refrigerator, make 3/4 of the remaining frosting brown and 1/4 orange.
  • Using the large round tip, pipe on the brown frosting in a small circle.
  • Using your edible black marker, place two eyes on the yellow Reece's Pieces or M&Ms candy.
  • Place the yellow candy on the brown frosting. Using the writer tip, add a small dot of orange frosting for the beak.
  • Add a heart sprinkle, upside down, at the base of the yellow candy.
  • Serve and enjoy!
  • Note: Store cupcakes in an airtight container for up to 3 days. Placing the cupcakes in the refrigerator will dry them out faster. However, refrigeration may be required if buttercream or candy corn starts to get too soft.
Keyword buttercream, Candy Corn, cupcakes, Thanksgiving, Turkey, Vanilla
Easy Thanksgiving Turkey Cupcakes
Easy Thanksgiving Turkey Cupcakes
Easy Thanksgiving Turkey Cupcakes
Easy Thanksgiving Turkey Cupcakes
Easy Thanksgiving Turkey Cupcakes
Easy Thanksgiving Turkey Cupcakes
Easy Thanksgiving Turkey Cupcakes
Easy Thanksgiving Turkey Cupcakes

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