Christmas Cupcakes

Name: Christmas Cupcakes
Prep time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: 24
Ingredients: 1 box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ Chocolate Fudge Cake Mix; Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix box; 1/4 cup assorted Betty Crocker™ candy sprinkles; 3 tubs (16 oz) Betty Crocker™ Rich & Creamy Vanilla Frosting; Red, green, blue gel food color

Ingredients:5
Servings:24

By Betty Crocker Kitchens(Opens in a new tab)Updated 03/02/2023

Christmas Cupcakes

Ingredients:5
Servings:24

Little elves will have a merry time decorating these adorable cupcakes.

Christmas Cupcakes

Prep time:45 min
Total time:1 hr 45 min
Ingredients:5
Servings:24

Ingredient

1 box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ Chocolate Fudge Cake Mix
Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix box
1/4 cup assorted Betty Crocker™ candy sprinkles
3 tubs (16 oz) Betty Crocker™ Rich & Creamy Vanilla Frosting
Red, green, blue gel food color

Instructions

Step 1
Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Place paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups. In large bowl, beat cake mix, water, oil and eggs with electric mixer on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups (about two-thirds full).

Step 2
Bake 14 to 19 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes; remove from pans to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.

Step 3
Place candy sprinkles in shallow bowl. Fill 1 large resealable food-storage plastic bag with 1 1/4 cups frosting. Cut off bottom corner. Pipe frosting in a circle one time around outside edge of cupcake. Dip edge of frosting into sprinkles. Reserve remaining frosting in bag for pompoms of hats.

Step 4
In 3 small bowls, evenly divide remaining frosting (about 1 1/3 cups each). Tint frosting in bowls with food colors: 1 red, 1 green and 1 blue to desired level of color. Place frosting in 3 resealable food-storage plastic bags. Cut off bottom corner of each bag. Pipe red frosting, starting on inside edge of white frosting and spiraling up toward center to form a hat; continue red piping on 7 additional cupcakes. Repeat piping with green and blue frosting with remaining 16 cupcakes. Pipe a small dab of reserved untinted frosting on top of hat for pompom on each.

Recipe Tips

Use a pastry bag and a medium plain piping tip for a more polished decorating look.
Not a fan of chocolate? Try yellow cake mix for a different flavor.

Nutrition Facts

Nutrition facts are not available for this recipe

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