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Thanksgiving Turkey Cupcakes Recipe

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Turn an ordinary cupcake into a Thanksgiving extravaganza with this easy-to-find "secret" ingredient: caramel! —Taste of Home Food Styling Team

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Thanksgiving Turkey Cupcakes Recipe

Prep: 2 hours

Yield: 24 Servings

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Ingredients

1 can (16 ounces) caramel frosting or frosting of your choice
Cupcakes of your choice
Caramels
Dots candies, candy-coated sunflower kernels and Sixlets candies

Directions

Frost cupcakes. For each turkey, unwrap three caramels; place on a small piece of waxed paper. Microwave on high for 5-7 seconds or until softened. Break off desired amount for the body; roll into an egg shape. Roll two smaller pieces into wings and two pieces into legs. Press onto body to attach.
For leaves, roll out Dots candies to 1/8-in. thickness; cut leaf shapes. Place a turkey on top of each cupcake; arrange leaves, sunflower kernels and Sixlets around turkeys. Yield: varies.

Originally published as Thanksgiving Turkey Cupcakes in Taste of Home's Cupcake of the Week Newsletter , p11/23/09

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Reviewed on Dec. 11, 2009 by taengle

They turned out really cute but a little time consuming.

Reviewed on Nov. 30, 2009 by DarlingClementine

These were a HUGE hit at my office. I couldn't find Sixlets anywhere, but M&Ms and Mini M&Ms worked great instead!

Reviewed on Nov. 27, 2009 by dn1959

Could not find covered sunflower seeds or caramel frosting, but I sent the recipe to my daughter to bring for Thanksgiving. She and her children had fun making them and they were as cute as the picture.

Reviewed on Nov. 23, 2009 by dzjohn

how cute the turkeys I haven't made them but will use the idea.

Reviewed on Nov. 23, 2009 by nanagale42557

Grandkids loved it....

Reviewed on Nov. 18, 2009 by Lee15668

I havenâ€™t made this yet, but am certain it will be excellent and be a hit. I am interested in these and the caramel turkey cupcakes and have the same comment for both. It would have been nice to have the recipes include how many gum drops and how much caramel to buy.

I am making these for a family dinner and would like to know before I get started baking how many bags I should have and how much candy to roll or soften, as the case may be.