This is adorable. Butterbean happens to have a blog named after her, The Butterbean Report at www.thebutterbeanreport.blogspot.com/ and her mom is the best. She made Turkey Drumstick Cupcakes from Hello, Cupcake! for Butterbean's birthday party. Best of all mom created a new technique for the leg bone. She cut them from cardboard rather than using the melted candy wafer technique in the book. That candy swap saved enough time in the kitchen that she was able to make drumstick hats for everyone! Here's what Butterbean's mom wrote on their blog:

What better occasion to serve cupcakes
than a gathering of Daisy Girl Scouts!
And with Thanksgiving being a major part of our central theme...
Well, I could not resist making Turkey Leg Cupcakes!I (from the book Hello, Cupcake!) started with cupcakes ordered from WalMart.
I did say Cupcakes are easy...this just makes it easier yet!
For $5.00 one can special order 12 cupcakes with only icing,
served up in a protective plastic container.

Grab a box of corn flakes, a bunch of plain donut holes,
and an extra can of icing...
again, think easy!

The prep work:
using the following picture as a guide
cut out the "drumstick knuckles"from card stock.
Cut a pointed end to insert into donut hole.
I pre-cut 12 of them.

In a zip lock bag, crush several cups of corn flakes.
Empty well crushed flakes into a large bowl.
Carefully place the donut hole "off-center" for the most
authentic turkey leg look.

Now, cover the donut hole with icing, sealing it to the base.
Once covered, you will dip the cupcake into the flakes...
Viola! A done-to-perfection look.Pierce the donut with a sharp knife.
Insert the knuckle.
and you got yourself a Turkey Drumstick Cupcake

We think this leg bone idea is genius! Who wants a drumstick?

Butterbean wearing a turket leg party hat?

Thanks to Butterbean and her mom for the idea. Save us wing next time! We hope everyone had fun.

Keep on cupcaking!
Alan and Karen