Simple Santa Cupcakes

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 box Cake mix
  • 48 Chocolate chips, mini
  • 2 cups Powdered sugar
  • 1 Sparkling sugar, Red
  • 1/2 tsp Vanilla

• Dairy

  • 1/2 cup Butter
  • 1 tbsp Milk

• Desserts

  • 24 Candy decorations, Red
  • 1 10 oz bag Marshmallows, mini

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Description

Ingredients

• 1 box Cake Mix (and ingredients listed on the box)
• ½ cup Butter, softened
• 1 Tbsp Milk
• ½ tsp Vanilla
• 2 cups Powdered Sugar
• 48 Mini Chocolate Chips
• 10 oz bag Mini Marshmallows
• 24 Red Candy Decorations (like Red Hots)
• Red Sparkling Sugar

Directions

• Line muffin pan with paper liners.
• Mix and bake cupcakes according to box directions.
• Transfer to wire racks to cool.
• Cream butter in a medium bowl.
• Slowly add in the powdered sugar and milk. Continue mixing until everything is incorporated.
• Transfer to piping bag or zippered plastic bag and clip corner to pipe.
• Frost each cupcake.
• Use a knife or small spatula to mark the upper third of the cupcake. Sprinkle red sparkling sugar above that mark to make a hat as you hold the spatula in place to avoid getting the sprinkles on Santas face.
• Cut each mini marshmallow in half. Kitchen scissors work great for this.
• Place mini marshmallows to make a fur band around the hat, add a ball on the end of the hat, and make Santas beard.
• Use a Red Hot for Santas nose and two upside-down mini chocolate chips for his eyes.