Follow these steps for perfect results
Chocolate Cupcakes
Store-bought or homemade
Chocolate Frosting
Premade
Candy Corn
Assorted colors
Oreo Cookies
Chocolate creme filled
Raw Almonds
Whole
Nutter Butter Cookies
Red Fruit Roll Up
Wilton Candy Eyeballs
Frost each chocolate cupcake.
Dip the tip of 7 candy corns in frosting.
Slide candy corns slightly inside an Oreo cookie, fanning them out.
Add frosting to the bottom of the Oreo cookie.
Attach the Oreo "tail" to the frosted cupcake.
Cut almonds in half.
Add frosting to the back of an almond half.
Stick the almond "beak" onto a Nutter Butter cookie.
Cut red fruit roll-up into a turkey wattle shape.
Add frosting to the Nutter Butter cookie under the beak.
Attach the fruit roll-up wattle.
Add frosting to the back of candy eyeballs.
Attach candy eyeballs to the Nutter Butter cookie above the beak.
Add a generous dab of frosting to the back of the Nutter Butter cookie.
Attach the turkey head to the cupcake opposite the Oreo tail.
Repeat for the remaining cupcakes.
Expert advice for the best results
Use a piping bag for frosting the cupcakes for a cleaner look.
Chill the cupcakes slightly before decorating to help the frosting set.
Everything you need to know before you start
15 minutes
The cupcakes can be baked a day ahead and decorated on the day of serving.
Arrange the cupcakes on a festive platter or individual cupcake stands.
Serve chilled or at room temperature.
Pair with milk or hot chocolate.
Complements the chocolate and sweetness.
Discover the story behind this recipe
Thanksgiving celebration
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