Reindeer Cupcakes

By carvalhohm

This recipe is great to create with kids! Nothing beats gathering my boys together on a cold and snowy December afternoon to have some fun in the kitchen. We love creating fun holiday-themed desserts and treats like these darling Reindeer Cupcakes made with HERSHEY’S KISSES Brand Milk Chocolates. My boys can’t wait to share them with our family and friends!

Ingredients

• CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES:
• 2 2 2 cups sugar
• 1 3/4 1 3/4 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 3/4 3/4 cup HERSHEY’S Cocoa or HERSHEY’S SPECIAL DARK Cocoa
• 1 1/2 1 1/2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 1/2 1 1/2 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 1 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 2 2 eggs
• 1 1 1 cup milk
• 1/2 1/2 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 2 2 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 1 1 cup boiling water
• 1 1 1 can creamy chocolate ready-to-spread frosting
• REINDERR TOPPING:
• 1 1 bag 1 (11-ounce) bag HERSHEY’S KISSES Brand Milk Chocolates in red, silver or green foils
• Clear sprinkles
• 1 1 30-40 1 large bag mini pretzels (about 30-40 pretzels)
• 1 1 bag 1 (12-ounce) bag HERSHEY’S Premier White Chips
• Black frosting, Frosting can be either in a tube or piping bag, baker’s choice
• 33 33 1 round wafer cookies 1 cm in diameter

Details

Servings 33
Preparation time 40mins
Cooking time 60mins
Adapted from karaspartyideas.com

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 350°F.

Line muffin tin (2-1/2 inches in diameter) with paper or foil bake cups.

Stir together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt in large bowl. Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla; beat on medium speed of electric mixer 2 minutes. Stir in boiling water (batter will be thin).

Fill muffin cups 2/3 full with batter.

Bake 22 to 25 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely.

Frost each cupcake with chocolate frosting.

Pour clear sprinkles into a bowl and roll the top of one cupcake in the sprinkles, covering the frosting completely with sprinkles.

Gently press two mini pretzels into the top portion of your cupcake to be the reindeer antlers. Pretzels should be flat with the two pretzel loops facing out.

Place a round wafer cookie in the center of your cupcake (where the nose would go). Press gently into the frosting so it is stuck in place.

Place two HERSHEY’S Premier White Chips upside-down into the cupcake, directly above the wafer cookie.

With the black frosting in either a tube or piping bag, squeeze a small dab of frosting onto the bottom of one wrapped HERSHEY’S KISSES Brand Milk Chocolate. Place the chocolate directly on top of the center of the wafer cookie to create the reindeer nose.

Using the same tube or piping bag of black frosting, add a simple back dot to the center of each white chocolate chip to complete the eyes.

Repeat steps 7 to 12 to finish remaining cupcakes. Enjoy!