Santa Cupcakes

By pamdabear3383

Cute cupcakes are always a hit at any party! Make these adorable Santa Cupcakes for your next holiday gathering this season.

Ingredients

• 1 (16-ounce) package poundcake mix
• 3/4 cup water
• 2 large eggs
• 1 (16-ounce) tub white frosting
• pink food color
• 18 red fruit slice candies
• 2 cans white decorating icing with star and writing tips, we used Betty Crocker’s Easy Flow
• 9 mini marshmallows
• 36 brown mini M&Ms

Details

Servings 18
Preparation time 90mins
Cooking time 110mins
Adapted from womansday.com

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 350°F. Line 18 cupcake tins.

Prepare cake mix as package directs, using water and eggs. Divide batter among muffin cups. Bake 18 to 20 minutes, until pick inserted into centers comes out clean. Cool on wire rack.

Tint frosting light pink; spread on cupcakes. Add fruit slice candies for hats. With writing tip, pipe a squiggly hatband and attach marshmallow halves, cut sides down, for tassels.

Add mini M&Ms for eyes, then pipe on eye highlights. With star tip, pipe on hair, beards and mustaches. Add jelly bean noses. Peel red strands from Fruit Streamers; cut 36 (1-inch) strands. For each mouth, pinch together two strands into a smile; trim excess; place on cupcakes.

Store airtight at cool room temperature up to 3 days.