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Christmas Light Cupcakes
These Christmas Light Cupcakes are festive, fuss-free, and guaranteed to light up your dessert table. Using a box cake mix means less measuring and more decorating fun. The colorful “lights” made from mini M&Ms or jelly beans add instant cheer, and the buttercream “string” is a playful nod to tangled holiday lights. Whether you’re baking with kids or prepping for a party, this recipe delivers joy with every bite.
Ingredients
Instructions
- Step 1
Add the vanilla frosting to a piping bag equipped with the 1A frosting tip, and frost in a swirl pattern around the cupcake.
- Step 2
Add the black icing to a piping bag equipped with the small round tip and pipe a line in the same fashion you did the frosting, going up and around the cupcake to make the “string” for the “lights”.
- Step 3
Place 7-8 M&Ms along the string to make the lights.
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