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santa cupcakes

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STERLING HEIGHTS, MI
Updated on Dec 22, 2013

From Mr. Food. These are the cutest cupcakes around! When you put out these Santa Cupcakes at your holiday party, kids of all ages are sure to be squealing over them.

prep time 10 Min
cook time 20 Min
method Bake
yield 24 serving(s)

Ingredients

  • 24 - christmas paper baking cups
  • (1)18.5 ounce white cake mix, batter prepared according to package directions
  • 1 1/2 cups mini holiday candy-coated chocolate candies, divided
  • (1) 16 ounces container vanilla frosting
  • - red sugar crystals for garnish
  • - mini marshmallows

How To Make santa cupcakes

  • Step 1
    Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Place 24 paper baking cups in muffin tins. Add 3/4 cup of mini chocolate candies to batter. Mix well. Spoon batter evenly into baking cups and bake according to package directions. Let cupcakes cool,then frost with vanilla frosting.
  • Step 2
    Decorate cupcakes by sprinkling top 1/3 and 1/2 down one side of each cupcake with red sugar crystals,making hats. Use green chocolate candies for eyes and red ones for noses. Cut 2 mini marshmallows in half length wise.
  • Step 3
    Place 3 pieces of marshmallow at edge of red sugar to make hat brims. Place remaining piece at end of red sugar on sides to make hat tassels. Make beards by placing marshmallows in two rows over bottom one-third of frosting on each cupcake. Serve,or cover loosely until ready to serve.
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