Adorable Mini Turkey Cake Jars That Will Steal the Show at Thanksgiving!
Create the cutest Thanksgiving desserts that everyone will love!
These mini turkey cake jars transform chocolate cupcakes into adorable turkey treats with graham cracker feathers and candy corn beaks – perfect for individual servings and kids tables.
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Turkey Cake Jars Ingredients
Gather these ingredients to create your turkey treats:
- 6 Chocolate or Brown Cupcakes
- Orange Melting Chocolate
- 7 Ounces Buttercream
- 2 Teaspoons Cocoa Powder
- Brown Food Gel Color
- Large Eye Sprinkles
- Candy Corn
- Graham Crackers (That can be split into 4 pieces)
Equipment Needed
- Piping Bags (Optional)
- Microwave Safe Bowl
- Parchment Paper
- 3 Inch Circle Cutter
- 6 Clean Glass Jars
- Spatula
How to Make Your Turkey Cake Jars
Prep Time: 50 minutes | Total Time: 50 minutes | Yields: 6 turkey cake jars
Step 1: Prepare the Graham Crackers
- Break graham crackers into 4 smaller rectangular pieces.
- Use the 3-inch circle cutter to round the edges of each piece, creating rounded feather ended shapes.
- Make 18 rounded pieces total (3 feathers per jar).
Step 2: Create Orange-Tipped Feathers
- Melt the orange chocolate melts in the microwave in a microwave safe bowl 30 seconds at a time until the chocolate is liquid.
- Dip the rounded tip of the graham crackers into the chocolate, scrape off excess and then put them on a sheet of parchment paper.
- Place it to the side to dry.
- Keep the remaining orange chocolate to reheat in a later step.
Step 3: Make Brown Buttercream
- Add cocoa powder to buttercream and mix completely with spatula.
- Now add 3-4 drops of brown food gel color to the buttercream and mix until the buttercream is a darker shade of brown.
- Tip: Do not add a lot of food gel color because the brown will get darker once it's piped.
- Put the buttercream in a piping bag, tie the ends and cut a medium size hole on the tip.
Assembling the Turkey Jars
- Grab everything you need for your turkey jars. For one jar you will need:
- 1 Jar
- 1 Cupcake
- 3 Orange choc dipper crackers
- 2 Eyeballs
- 1 Candy Corn
Step 4: Assemble the Base
- Unwrap your cupcakes and pop 1 cupcake in each jar.
- Next pipe the buttercream into the jar over the cupcakes.
- Use a spatula or knife to smooth out the buttercream.
Step 5: Add Turkey Feathers
- Insert 3 orange-tipped graham crackers into each jar.
- Fan them out behind the buttercream to look like turkey tail feathers.
Step 6: Create Turkey Face
- Reheat remaining orange chocolate until smooth.
- Dip the back of the large eye sprinkles in the chocolate and place the eyes one at a time on the outer rim of the jar. Hold them in place to make sure they stick.
- Dip the candy corn in the orange chocolate and place it below the eyes to represent the beak.
- Once the chocolate is dry, Serve and Enjoy!
Storage and Serving Tips
- These Jars are best eaten fresh but they can be stored in a cool dry place for 2 days or the fridge for 4 days with an air tight lid on top.
- You will have to remove the graham crackers and items from the outside of the jar.
- You can use any flavor cupcakes you want but it will look best if they are brown.
Final Thoughts on Turkey Cake Jars
These delightful individual desserts combine the fun of decorating with delicious flavors.
The adorable turkey faces and feathers make them perfect conversation starters at Thanksgiving gatherings, and the individual jar format makes serving easy and elegant.
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