There’s no better time to get a head start on your holiday baking. With Thanksgiving done and over with, it’s time to start thinking about what delicious Christmas treats you’re going to whip up with the Grandkids or what to serve at your upcoming Christmas party. If you’ve been looking for a way to impress your friends or co-workers, or even a way to fill an afternoon when your grandkids are due to visit, then this Santa Claus Cupcakes recipe is just the thing to satisfy the imagination and please the taste buds. Incredibly easy to whip up, a blast to assemble and even tastier, these festive cupcakes are a wonderful way to spread holiday cheer! Your family and friends will love sampling your Santa Claus Cupcakes. If that’s not enough incentive, then the easy to follow tutorial that you can pass on after serving up the treats will definitely make it worth whipping them up.
Santa Claus Cupcakes Recipe and Tutorial
Yields: 24 Cupcakes
Total Time: 1 hour
Ingredients:
1 box white cake mix (plus required ingredients listed on the box, i.e. eggs, oil & water)
1 container white frosting
10 oz. Mini Marshmallows
48 Chocolate Chips
Red M&M’s or round red candy
Red sugar sprinkles
Directions:
Bake cupcakes as directed on box.
Allow cupcakes to cool. Spread a flat layer of white frosting onto each cupcake.
Place mini marshmallows along the bottom edge of the cupcake (stop halfway up the cupcake) to create the Santa beard. Place mini marshmallows in a slightly rounded line across the top half of the cupcake to create the Santa hat.
Place two chocolate chips below the hat line for eyes, and a red M&M slightly below the eyes in the center to create a nose.
Sprinkle red sugar sprinkles only on the top of the cupcake above the marshmallow line for the hat.
Roll a mini marshmallow into a ball. Dip the edge of the ball in frosting and place on one side of the sprinkled hat to complete the hat.
Repeat this process on all cupcakes.
Enjoy!
Print this recipe:
- 1 box white cake mix (plus required ingredients listed on the box, i.e. eggs, oil & water)
- 1 container white frosting
- 10 oz. Mini Marshmallows
- 48 Chocolate Chips
- Red M&M;’s or round red candy
- Red sugar sprinkles
- Bake cupcakes as directed on box.
- Allow cupcakes to cool. Spread a flat layer of white frosting onto each cupcake.
- Place mini marshmallows along the bottom edge of the cupcake (stop halfway up the cupcake) to create the Santa beard. Place mini marshmallows in a slightly rounded line across the top half of the cupcake to create the Santa hat.
- Place two chocolate chips below the hat line for eyes, and a red M&M; slightly below the eyes in the center to create a nose.
- Sprinkle red sugar sprinkles only on the top of the cupcake above the marshmallow line for the hat.
- Roll a mini marshmallow into a ball. Dip the edge of the ball in frosting and place on one side of the sprinkled hat to complete the hat.
- Repeat this process on all cupcakes.
Total Time: 1 hour
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