Santa Cupcakes
Region/Country: U.S.
These cupcakes are so cute and Christmasy, Santa Clause faces. Fun to
make,
yummy too.
16 oz pkg poundcake mix
3/4 cup water
2 large eggs
16 oz tub white frosting
Pink food color
18 red fruit slice candies (Hat)
2 cans white decorating icing with star and writing tips
9 mini marshmallows (Hat Tassels)
36 brown mini M&M's (Eyes)
9 pink jelly beans, halved (Noses)
1 roll Fruit Streamers strawberry fruit snacks (Mouth)
Heat oven to 350 degrees. 18 lined muffin cups. Prepare cake mix as
package
directs, using water and eggs. Divide batter among muffin cups. Bake
20 min. or
until done. Tint frosting 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 M&M's 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") strands. For each mouth, pinch together 2
strands into a
smile. Trim excess, place on cupcakes. MAKES 18 CUPCAKES
