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Santa Cupcakes Recipe

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"My kids leave out at least one cupcake for Santa on Christmas Eve," shares Sharon Skildum from Maple Grove, Minnesota.

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Santa Cupcakes Recipe

Prep: 25 min. Bake: 20 min. + cooling

Yield: 18 Servings

25 20 45

Ingredients

1 package white cake mix (regular size)
1 can (16 ounces) or 2 cups vanilla frosting, divided
Red gel or paste food coloring
Miniature marshmallows, chocolate chips, Red Hots candies and flaked coconut

Directions

Prepare and bake cake mix according to package directions for cupcakes. Cool for 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
Place 2/3 cup frosting in a small bowl; tint with red food coloring. Set aside 3 tablespoons white frosting for decorating. Cover two-thirds of the top of each cupcake with remaining white frosting. Frost the rest of cupcake top with red frosting for hat. Place reserved white frosting in a small heavy-duty resealable plastic bag; cut a 1/4-in. hole in one corner.
On each cupcake, pipe a line of frosting to create fur band of hat. Press a marshmallow on one side of hat for pom-pom. Under hat, place two chocolate chips for eyes and one Red Hot for nose. Gently press coconut onto face for beard. Yield: about 1-1/2 dozen.

Originally published as Santa Cupcakes in Quick Cooking December 2000, p41

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Reviewed on Jan. 13, 2012 by Noncookinmama

Easy and fun for Christmas!

Reviewed on Dec. 24, 2011 by scott5625

we loved them

Reviewed on Dec. 08, 2011 by tam145

Simple to make and look stunning.

Reviewed on Dec. 12, 2009 by Frances Hatfield

My granddaughter and I made these cupcakes last year and they were a big hit with all her little friends.

Reviewed on Jun. 30, 2009 by nanagale42557

We had Christmas in July for Missions in our church. These cupcakes were a big hit. I was the only one to do a Christmas Theme for our bake sale ....Everyone brought a cupcake and these sold out first! Thanmks so much

Reviewed on Dec. 29, 2008 by dmgiblin

Made these for The Ronald McDonald House that I volunteer with plus a batch for my daughter's 20th birthday. They were perfect and quite easy. I substituted a red mini m&m for the nose. Will definitely make again next year.

Reviewed on Dec. 29, 2008 by emigh

I had so much fun making these, and they were a great hit with my family.

Reviewed on Dec. 29, 2008 by corky845

These were very good and easy to make except I though it would be easier to use red frosting in a tube for the hat. It was easy to work with, but when I took them from the refrigerator to our destination the red icing ran and was a little messy and not as pretty as when they were first made.

Reviewed on Dec. 23, 2008 by Becky Kendall

Looks great!

I Have some Red Silicone cupcake cups. Will look festive.

Tomorrow!

Reviewed on Dec. 06, 2008 by ky_minx

Thanks for the ideas for an alternative to coconut. I'm almost embarrassed that I didn't think of that on my own. It also sparked the thought of using shavings from candy bars that are made of white chocolate.

Reviewed on Dec. 06, 2008 by maharet

or more mini marshmallows for a beard

Reviewed on Dec. 05, 2008 by TAWest64

As an alternative to the coconut you could shave some white chocolate bark.

These are adorable!

Reviewed on Dec. 05, 2008 by ky_minx

These are adorable!! Other than being creative with frosting, does anyone have suggestions for an alternative to the coconut for the beard?

Reviewed on Dec. 03, 2008 by nobonesaboutit2

Try placing red frosting in a plastic bag also and cut the tip off to frost top of cupcake. I found it less messy.