Thanksgiving is almost here!
I love gathering recipes I’ll be making and serving.
These chocolate turkey cupcakes are going to be the showstopper of desserts this year. Everyone will love them, I’m sure of it.
This is a really fun recipe to decorate with the kiddos.
The cupcakes come out so delicious.
Using sour cream makes the texture of these cupcakes light and silky.
Like I said, everyone loves these cupcakes and they are now a staple for our holiday dessert table.
Have fun and make your own fun chocolate turkey cupcakes for your holiday Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Hanukkah table. 🧡
Chocolate Turkey Cupcakes
What you’ll need to make your own chocolate turkey cupcakes
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup plus 2 tbsp lukewarm coffee
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 1 1/4 cup flour
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg or pumpkin pie spice
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 whole egg
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 cup plus 2 1/2 tbsp sour cream, not reduced fat for this recipe
- 1/2 cup canola oil or any mild vegetable oil
- 1 large tub chocolate frosting
- 1 large bag M&M candies, only using the red, orange, yellow and blue colors, save the rest for munching on
- 1 1/8 cup white candy melts, found at craft stores such as Michael’s
- 1 bag Hershey Kisses, unwrapped
- orange food gel
- 1 box Red Hots candies
- piping bag or large Ziploc bag
You’ll have so much fun making these chocolate turkey cupcakes with the kiddos
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees, line a cupcake pans with foil or paper cupcake liners, set aside
- Using a small bowl, whisk together the hot coffee and cocoa powder until smooth and no lumps remain. Set aside to cool slightly.
- In a large bowl, sift together the flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
- Using a standing mixer beat the egg, egg yolk, and sugar on medium high speed until pale yellow in color.
- Add the sour cream and mix until combined, followed by the vegetable oil.
- Add the flour mixture all at once and mix until combined.
- Add the cocoa mixture and mix until smooth, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed.
- Fill the cupcake liners 2/3 full with the batter and bake until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean,
- Bake about 12-15 minutes.
- Let cupcakes cool in the pan for a few minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
Decorating directions :
- Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper
- Unwrap 10-14 Hershey kisses and set aside
- Using a small microwave safe bowl, melt 1/2 of the white chocolate
- Mix in 2-3 drops of the orange gel food coloring and mix until combined
- Dip the tip of the of the Hershey kiss into the orange chocolate
- Place a red hot onto the bottom side of the of the “beak” to create the gobble
- Using another small bowl, melt the remaining white chocolate
- Scoop the melted white chocolate into a piping bag and cut the tip off
- Pipe 20-28 small white dots onto the cookie sheet
- Place the blue M&M’s onto the white dots to create the eyes
- Using the black cake icing, pipe small dots for the pupils
- Allow to dry for 1 hour
- Once dry, carefully peel off the parchment paper
- Pipe a small dot of the black icing onto the back of the eyes and place onto the side of the beak
- Using the chocolate icing, frosting the cupcakes
- Use 8 red M&M’s to create the top layer of the feathers on a cupcake
- Use 6 orange M&M’s to create the second layer of the feathers
- Use 4 yellow M&M’s to create the third layer of the feathers
- Place the Hershey kiss into the front center of the feathers
Fun and Scrumptious, enjoy!!
Print out the recipe below and have fun this Thanksgiving!
Chocolate Sour Cream Turkey Cupcakes
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup plus 2 tbsp lukewarm coffee
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 1/4 cups all purposes flour
- 1 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp fine sea or kosher salt
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp pumpkin pie spice or nugmeg
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 cup plus 2 1/2 tbsp sour cream, not reduced fat for this recipe
- 1/2 cup canola oil or any mild vegetable oil
- 1 large tub chocolate frosting
- 1 large bag M&M candies, only using the red, orange, yellow and blue colors, save the rest for munching on
- 1 1/8 cups white candy melts, found at craft stores such as Michael’s
- 1 bag Hershey's Kisses, unwrapped
- orange food gel
- 1 box red hot candies
- piping bag or large Ziploc bag
Instructions
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1.Preheat oven to 350 degrees, line a cupcake pans with foil or paper cupcake liners, set aside
2.Using a small bowl, whisk together the hot coffee and cocoa powder until smooth and no lumps remain. Set aside to cool slightly.
3.In a large bowl, sift together the flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
4.Using a standing mixer beat the egg, egg yolk, and sugar on medium high speed until pale yellow in color.
5.Add the sour cream and mix until combined, followed by the vegetable oil.
6.Add the flour mixture all at once and mix until combined.
7.Add the cocoa mixture and mix until smooth, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed.
8.Fill the cupcake liners 2/3 full with the batter and bake until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean,
9.Bake about 12-15 minutes.
10.Let cupcakes cool in the pan for a few minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
Decorating Directions
-
1.Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper
2.Unwrap 10-14 Hershey kisses and set aside
3.Using a small microwave safe bowl, melt 1/2 of the white chocolate
4.Mix in 2-3 drops of the orange gel food coloring and mix until combined
5.Dip the tip of the of the Hershey kiss into the orange chocolate
6.Place a red hot onto the bottom side of the of the “beak” to create the gobble
7.Using another small bowl, melt the remaining white chocolate
8.Scoop the melted white chocolate into a piping bag and cut the tip off
9.Pipe 20-28 small white dots onto the cookie sheet
10.Place the blue M&M’s onto the white dots to create the eyes
11.Using the black cake icing, pipe small dots for the pupils
12.Allow to dry for 1 hour
13.Once dry, carefully peel off the parchment paper
14.Pipe a small dot of the black icing onto the back of the eyes and place onto the side of the beak
15.Using the chocolate icing, frosting the cupcakes
16.Use 8 red M&M’s to create the top layer of the feathers on a cupcake
17.Use 6 orange M&M’s to create the second layer of the feathers
18.Use 4 yellow M&M’s to create the third layer of the feathers
19.Place the Hershey kiss into the front center of the feathers
Have fun and enjoy!
Check out a few more Thanksgiving desserts and food crafts!
Fun Yummy Sugar Cone Cornucopias
No Bake Thanksgiving Cookie Project
White Chocolate Chex Pumpkin Party Mix
Please be sure to share with family and friend so they can enjoy these cupcakes too.
