Santa Cupcakes

Name: Santa Cupcakes
Ingredients: 1 package white cake mix (regular size); 1 can (16 ounces) vanilla frosting (about 1-2/3 cups); Red gel or paste food coloring; Miniature marshmallows; Brown M&M's minis; Red Hots; Red jimmies; Sweetened shredded coconut

8 ingredients

3 steps

Ingredients

1 package white cake mix (regular size)
1 can (16 ounces) vanilla frosting (about 1-2/3 cups)
Red gel or paste food coloring
Miniature marshmallows
Brown M&M's minis
Red Hots
Red jimmies
Sweetened shredded coconut

Directions

1

Prepare and bake cake mix according to package directions for cupcakes, filling paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Cool in pans 10 minutes before removing to wire racks; cool completely.
2

Tint 2/3 cup frosting red with food coloring. Place 3 tablespoons white frosting in a food-safe plastic bag; cut a 1/4-in. hole in one corner and reserve for piping.
3

Use remaining white frosting to cover two-thirds of each cupcake. For hats, cover remaining third of each cupcake with red frosting. Pipe fur trim with white frosting; add marshmallows for pompoms. Decorate with M&M's, Red Hots and jimmies for faces; add coconut for beards.