Reindeer Cupcakes Ingredients Chocolate Cake: 1 box devils food cake mix 3 eggs 1/2 C. oil 2 tsp. vanilla extract 1 C. milk or buttermilk 1/2 C. sour cream Chocolate Frosting: 1 C. butter 1/3 C. unsweetened cocoa powder 2-3 C. powdered sugar 2 Tbsp. milk Pretzels, for antlers Nilla Wafers, for muzzles Brown M&Ms for noses (some red for Rudolph) White Mint M&Ms for eyes Directions 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line pans with cupcake liners. 2. Sift cake mix into a small bowl and set aside. 3. In a large bowl, combine eggs, oil, vanilla extract, milk and sour cream until smooth. 4. Stir in cake mix. 5. Fill cupcake liners 3/4 full and bake for 16-20 minutes or until an inserted knife comes out clean. 6. Let cool. 7. Chocolate frosting: Beat butter. Add cocoa powder, 2 C. powdered sugar and milk. Slowly add more powdered sugar until you reach your desired consistency. 8. Prep reindeer faces by using frosting to stick brown M&Ms on Nilla Wafers (some red for Rudolphs if you want). Melt down a few chocolate chips, put in a small plastic bag, snip off the tip to make a mini piping bag and dot little eyeballs on the white M&Ms to make eyes. 9. Frost cupcakes. 10. (See photos below) Place Nilla wafers with M&Ms on cupcakes, then place pretzels above. Use a little frosting to stick on 2 eyes and there you go! Source: yourcupofcake/2013/12/reindeer-cupcakes.html
Posted on: Fri, 05 Dec 2014 14:59:56 +0000
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