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Turkey Cupcakes 

Prep time: 25 min
Cook Time: 25 min
Yield: 24 cupcakes

Ingredients:

CUPCAKES
1 (18.25 oz.)package Pillsbury® Devils Food Cake
1 1/4cups water
1/2cup Crisco® Pure Vegetable Oil
3 large eggs
FROSTING AND DECORATION
1 (16 oz.)can Pillsbury® Vanilla Frosting
1 1/8cups candy corn pieces
34 large gumdrops
2 small red gum drops

Preparation Directions:

1.HEAT oven to 350°F. Line 24 muffin cups with paper baking cups. Combine all cupcake ingredients in large bowl at low speed until moistened; beat 2 minutes at high speed. Pour batter into prepared muffin cups.
2.BAKE 20 to 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 15 minutes; remove from pan. Cool completely.
3.FROST tops of cupcakes with frosting. To form each body, take a large gum drop and press a piece of candy corn, large end down, into center of gum drop at an angle to resemble beak. Cut each red gum drop into 12 thin strips, about 1/4 inch long; press one strip below each beak to form "wattle." Place one completed gum drop in center of each cupcake. To form tail feathers, arrange about 5 candy corn pieces in half circle around edge of each cupcake, points toward center.
 High Altitude (above 3500 ft.):
1.SEE cake mix package for directions.