Can I use vanilla cupcakes instead of chocolate?u003cbr/u003e

Yes, use your favorite flavor or what you have on hand. The chocolate icing and the sprinkles will cover the entire cupcake.

I don't like candy corn, is there an alternative?u003cbr/u003e

Reese's Pieces also make super cute tail feathers and can be used to create a beak. I opted for candy corn so that the recipe remained peanut free and could be used in schools for class Thanksgiving parties.

How do you color white/vanilla icing dark brown?u003cbr/u003e

Getting a rich brown using food coloring can be difficult. I like to add about 1 tablespoon of cocoa powder per cup of icing as a base before adding food coloring. Once cocoa powder is mixed in, then dark brown food coloring until desired color is achieved.

Best Thanksgiving Turkey Cupcakes (Easy Tutorial)

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Best Thanksgiving Turkey Cupcakes (Easy Tutorial)

Recipe by Bailey Sissom

Learn how to turn your favorite chocolate cupcakes into adorable Thanksgiving Turkey Cupcakes. Start with pre-made chocolate cupcakes, smother each in chocolate buttercream and then follow the directions to complete this fun Thanksgiving activity.

Total Time50 minutes
Yield12 turkey cupcakes 1x

Ingredients

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12 pre-made chocolate cupcakes
1 container of store-bought chocolate icing **
3/4 cup chocolate sprinkles - we recommend jimmies (long rod like sprinkles)
1 bag candy corn
12 red M & M's
24 small Wilton candy eyes

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Instructions

Frost cupcakes. Using a butter knife or off-set spatula, spread a thick layer of frosting onto each cupcake.
Dip cupcakes in chocolate sprinkles. Fill a small bowl (just big enough for cupcake to fit into) with chocolate sprinkles. Gently, dip each frosted cupcake into the bowl. The entire top of the cupcake should be sprinkle covered.
Make turkey feathers. Gently press the tips of candy corns into the back of the chocolate cupcake to create the turkey's tail feathers.
Make the turkey face. Add candy eyes to the center of each chocolate cupcake. Press a piece of candy corn tip side down, just below the turkey's eyes to create a beak.
Add the turkey's wattle.Carefully cut a red M&M in half. Gently position the cut side of the candy against the turkey's candy corn beak.

Notes

Don't want to spend the time making homemade or boxed cupcakes? Purchase pre-made cupcakes from your local grocery store. Scrape off most of the chocolate icing follow the instructions to decorate your turkey cupcake.
Nutrition information is based on cupcakes baked box mix.

** your favorite homemade chocolate buttercream icing can be subbed for store-bought chocolate icing.

Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Category: Dessert
Method: Oven
Cuisine: American

Nutrition

Serving Size: 1 Turkey Cupcake
Calories: 228
Sugar: 11.8 g
Sodium: 162.2 mg
Fat: 9.6 g
Trans Fat:
Carbohydrates: 34.1 g
Protein: 2.3 g
Cholesterol: 23 mg

Find it online: https://www.simplysissom.com/best-thanksgiving-turkey-cupcakes-easy-tutorial/