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Turkey Brushstroke Cupcakes

Gobble gobble up these adorable chocolate turkey cupcakes stuffed with caramel.

Ingredients

  • Cupcake batter:
  • ½ cup unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 3 large eggs
  • ½ tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ¼ cup cocoa powder
  • ¾ cup buttermilk
  • 12 chocolate caramel squares (I used Caramilk!)
  • Buttercream:
  • 2 cups unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 4 cups confectioner’s sugar
  • 1 cup cocoa powder
  • ½ cup milk
  • Vanilla frosting
  • red and yellow food colouring
  • Red, orange and yellow candy melts, melted

Steps

  1. Bake the cupcakes: Beat the butter and sugar with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add the vanilla extract and eggs one at a time, beating with each addition. In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, salt and cocoa powder. Add this to the butter mixture in 2 additions, alternating with the buttermilk. Pour the batter into a muffin pan lined with cupcake liners. Stick a chocolate caramel into the center of each cupcake. Bake at 350F for 20 minutes, then cool completely.
  2. Make the buttercream: Beat the butter with an electric mixer until pale and fluffy. Add the vanilla extract and combine. Add the confectioner’s sugar one cup at a time, beating with each addition. Add the cocoa powder and beat until well combined. Then add the milk and mix well.

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