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Easy Turkey Cupcakes

Well these were fun to make for the littles classes… back in the day! Well it wasn’t really back in the day but 2020 sure has aged things quickly. These are easy to make and fun for the kids to make. Teachers can make them with their classes by purchasing the cupcakes pre-made.

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TURKEY CUPCAKE SUPPLIES

  • cupcakes
  • candy corn
  • fudge striped cookies
  • chocolate frosting
  • tooth picks
  • mini oreo’s
  • candy eyeballs
  • chocolate covered sunflower seed (orange) or m & m orange (sideways)
  • red licorice – gobbler size

TURKEY CUPCAKE INSTRUCTIONS

  • Frost the cupcakes
  • Break the fudge stripe cookie in half
  • Cover the cookie in frosting
  • Lay the candy corn on top of the frosting
  • Oreo’s – open them and scrape the middle out
  • Dab a little chocolate frosting in the center of the cookie
  • Stick and eyeball on it
  • Put the Turkey together…
  • Place the eye’s on first
  • Nose – if using the m & m – place it sideways
  • Gobbler – place next to the nose
  • Feather’s – please these standing up behind the eyes
  • Toothpick – put this behind the Feather (cookie) to help it stand up.
  • Done
  • Decorate a tray all festive like and place your little Turkeys out for the taken!

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Turkey Cupcakes

These are so easy – you can still bring them to class for the kids – you just have to bring it in pieces and allow them to assemble them! Buy the cupcakes from the grocery store.

Materials

  • cupcakes
  • candy corn
  • fudge striped cookies
  • chocolate frosting
  • tooth picks
  • mini oreo's – opened middle scrapped out
  • candy eyeballs
  • chocolate covered sunflower seed or orange m & m
  • red licorice – cut up gob bel size

Instructions

  • Frost the cupcakes
  • Break the fudge stripe cookie in half
  • Cover the cookie in frosting
  • Lay the candy corn on top of the frosting
  • Oreo’s – open them and scrape the middle out
  • Dab a little chocolate frosting in the center of the cookie
  • Stick and eyeball on it
  • Put the Turkey together…
  • Place the eye’s on first
  • Nose – if using the m & m – place it sideways
  • Gobbler – place next to the nose
  • Feather’s – please these standing up behind the eyes
  • Toothpick – put this behind the Feather (cookie) to help it stand up
  • Repeat as many times as needed…. and done