SWEET REINDEER CUPCAKES
Decorated with Jordan almonds, Red Hot candies and pretzel antlers, these cupcakes are almost too cute to eat. Almost.
Gotta love these sweet little reindeer cupcakes from Cheryl Style!
What You’ll Need
Makes 24 cupcakes
Cake:
- 1 box of your favorite chocolate cake mix
Frosting:
- 3 ¾ cups icing sugar
- ¼ cup milk
- 1/3 cup butter, softened
- 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
- 1 ½ teaspoons blue food coloring
Filling:
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1 ½ tablespoons granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Decorations:
- 24 white Jordan almonds
- Curly pretzels, cut in half
- 1 package Red Hots
- Edible glitter (optional)
Piping bag with star nozzle
Put 'em Together!
- Follow cake mix instructions to bake 24 cupcakes, and then cool cupcakes completely
- In mixing bowl beat all frosting ingredients (except food coloring) together, scraping down sides often; beat until smooth and then scoop out small amount of white frosting and set aside; mix in blue food coloring to desired hue, and set aside
- Beat all filling ingredients together until stiff peaks form, and set aside
- Use a finger to poke holes in all cupcakes; place filling in piping bag and fill cupcakes
- Place blue frosting in piping bag with star tip and pipe a nice swirl of frosting on cupcakes; add edible glitter if desired
- Apply a small dab of white frosting to the top of the almonds and use it to secure the Red Hot nose, and then use a second dab of white icing to attach the almond to the top of the cupcakes
- Insert the half-pretzel pieces into the icing
- Combine black food coloring with the remaining white icing, and then use a toothpick to dab on the reindeer “eyes”.
Cheryl suggests using edible glitter for a glistening snow effect.
Follow the link to Cheryl Style for more photographs, and many more recipes and decorating ideas. I am definitely bookmarking that site!!!
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