1 pk Poundcake mix
1 cn Vanilla frosting – divided
1 Box – Twinkies
18 Cylinder shaped cookies
-dipped in
; chocolate
9 Red M&M’s – divided
1/2 c M&M’s – brown; orange,
-yellow
9 Strands orange pull n peel
-licorice candy
Orange decorating sugar
-crystals
1 cn Chocolate frosting
1/2 c Brown M&M’s
6 Long orange gum drops
1 sm Round orange gum drop
2 Long red gum drops
Directions: Preheat oven according to cake mix directions. Butter and flour
a 1 1/2 qt. ovenproof bowl. Prepare cake mix and pour into bowl. Bake for
55 minutes until toothpick comes out clean. Cool in the bowl on a rack.
Remove from bowl and cool completely. Transfer 1/4 cup of vanilla icing to
a icing bag or sandwich bag with corner cut. Set aside. Spread remaining
vanilla icing onto 10 Twinkies. Press a cylinder cookie into the center of
each Twinkie. Place a red M&M above the tip of the cookie. Surround the
remainder of the cookie with brown M&M’s. Wrap a strand of licorice around
the M&M’s. To the outside of the licorice strand, place one ring of orange
M&M’s and a ring of yellow M&M’s. Repeat with all Twinkies. These are the
feathers. Invert cake to have flat side down onto surface. For the turkey’s
neck, use the remaining Twinkie and cut off 1/3 of the the Twinkie at an
angle. Insert a toothpick into the top of the cake and using a small amount
of chocolate icing, attach the cut side of the Twinkie piece over the
toothpick. Using additional toothpicks, attach smaller leftover piece of
Twinkie to the top side of the larger Twinkie to form head shape. Spread
chocolate frosting over entire surface of cake. Spread the icing to form
feather indentations. Attach 2 long gumdrops to head to form jowl, along
with 1 small orange gumdrop to form beak. Add brown M&M for eye, attaching
with the vanilla icing using pipe bag. Use 6 long orange gumdrops for toes
at base of cake. Attach decorated Twinkies to the top edges of cake. Add
additional chocolate cookies along feather rim and brown M&M’s.
Yields
1 servings