Today
at work we had a Thanksgiving potluck. I
was excited to try out these cupcakes with Nutter Butter turkeys that I’d found
on Pinterest. I’m a big fan of any
creative themed treats – last year I
made these cinnamon roll turkeys for Thanksgiving breakfast and some of my
favorite cupcakes were these tropical themed ones from a girls’ night I had
awhile back.
These
were actually pretty easy to make. The
hardest part was finding candy corn this time of year – now that Halloween is
over, all the treats are Christmas themed.
Luckily, Lance tracked some down at Big Lots.
I
cheated a bit by using a boxed mix for the cupcakes, but I added chocolate
chips to the mix and made the frosting from scratch.
Chocolate Peanut Butter Thanksgiving
Cupcakes (adapted from Mommy Savers)
Cupcake
Ingredients:
- 1 box chocolate cake mix, plus any ingredients needed on the back of the box
- ½ cup chocolate chips
- Candy corn
- Nutter Butter cookies
- Mini M&Ms
- Candy eyes
- Craisins
Frosting Ingredients: (this actually
made WAY more frosting that I needed…next time I’d reduce by a least half)
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 1 8-oz package cream cheese
- 1 T vanilla extract
- 1-1/4 cup smooth peanut butter
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 2 T cocoa powder
Edible Glue: (Yield 1 cup – again, you
can half this recipe & still have plenty…)
- 2 cups confectioner’s sugar
- 1 large egg white
- ½ t lemon juice
Directions:
1. Prepare cupcakes according to the
box, adding in chocolate chips.
2. While the cupcakes bake, prepare
you edible glue by mixing powdered sugar with an egg white & lemon
juice. One the icing is thick and
smooth, use it as a glue to attach the candy eyes, mini M&Ms, and craisins
to the Nutter Butter cookies.
3. Use a mixer to beat together the
butter and cream cheese for the frosting.
Add in the vanilla and peanut butter and blend until combined. Slowly add in the powdered sugar and cocoa
powder until fully blended.
4.
Frost the cupcakes then gently press the Nutter Butters and candy corn
into the tops. Then enjoy how cute & delicious they are!
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