Thanksgiving Cupcakes: Pilgrim Hats and Cornucopia
These Thanksgiving Cupcakes would be a great addition to the kids table at this year’s Thanksgiving celebration, topped with adorable Pilgrim Hats and Cornucopia, they are sure to please the kids and adults too!
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One of my fondest memories growing up was the big holiday dinners my Mom served. The smells in our home are unforgettable. Over the years, I have tried to recreate those memories for our boys. Along with the turkey, stuffing and potatoes, dessert is always on the menu.
So to bring back memories and create some for my boys, I baked a batch of vanilla cupcakes and decorated them for Thanksgiving. As always, the cupcakes are easy and fun for the kids to decorate too! With just a few simple supplies, you and the kids can whip up a batch of these Thanksgiving Cupcakes to share with family and friends! You could also have the cupcakes frosted and place a cupcake at each child’s place setting along with the candy, cookie and bugles to decorate and let them decorate their own.
Let’s get started with the Pilgrim Hats…
Pilgrim Hat Supplies
- Fudge Striped Cookies
- Peanut Butter Cups, bite size
- Chocolate Almond Bark, 1 block melted
- Buttercream frosting, colored with Buttercup Yellow
- Decorator bag fitted with a #4 round tip
Instructions
- Frost cupcake with Buttercream frosting (I used Wilton Copper to color it)
- Place cookie upside down on a wax paper lined cookie sheet
- Unwrap Peanut Butter Cups and dip into melted chocolate, place on cookie
- Let set a few minutes until chocolate is set
- Pipe on the gold buckle and rim using a decorator bag fitted with a small round tip
- Place on top of frosted cupcake
Cornucopia Cupcakes
Cornucopia Cupcake Supplies
- Bugles
- Runts candy
Instructions
- Frost cupcake with Buttercream Frosting
- Place Bugle on top, toward the back of the cupcake, allowing room for candy (you want to choose the Bugles that are curled up a bit on the pointed end)
- Place Runts “fruit” candy inside and in front of Bugle
As friends and family fill your home during this holiday season, so do the smells of home cooked food and dessert. The oven is warming up and ready for all the delicious dessert that is sure to be enjoyed.
even better take a baggie and place cinnamon and sugar in it then take your bugles and lightly spray with PAM toss the bugles in the sugar mix, it gives it a darkened sweet flavor and appearance
My children and I are going to make the pilgrim hat cupcakes tomorrow. We are all very excited! I will definitely take pictures and post over at my tiny blog, and link back to you! I LOVE your site!!! Thanks for all you do to encourage and inspire us to be creative in our kitchens! ((((hugs))))
That’s awesome! I can’t wait to see them! Please share them on my Facebook too 🙂
~Liz
I love the cornucopia cupcakes so much! Brilliant and adorable!
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Those cornucopia cupcakes are just about the cutest thing I’ve ever seen! What a great idea!
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These cupcakes look amazing! Y’all are so creative. I’ll take two please! Do you deliver? 🙂
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Your cupcakes look so cute! thanks for sharing 🙂
The Bugles are BRILLIANT. I love that!
Hallee
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I LOVE it! These are SO cute!!
Thanks for hosting!
~TidyMom
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Totally adorable! They look almost too good to eat! Thanks for sharing with us and have a wonderful Thanksgiving!!
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I simply LOVE the Bugles! They are the crowning touch. 🙂
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Those look GREAT!! Have a really great holiday:-)
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Great idea with the Bugles!
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Oh my goodness, Liz. Those are awesome!!! Great job.
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I just LOVE the Cornucopia cupcakes. So very clever!
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Adorable Liz! Love the idea of using bugles – they used to be a favourite treat =D.
Definitely love the photos! Such great colour!
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