Christmas Light Cupcakes

I was watching the Holiday Baking Championship and one of the contestants made a cake with Christmas lights all around it. It was the cutest thing. She pushed an M&M into the cake on its side so it had a 3D effect. I loved it and it inspired these Christmas light cupcakes. I made these for the kid’s bake sale at school and they were a hit. This technique is so simple, and has a big impact. So easy that the kids can do it. I absolutely love how these turned out and they also tasted great. A peeve of mine is when something is really cute, but the taste doesn’t measure up.

I really like to decorate cupcakes more than cookies. I love the way cookies look, they can be works of art, I’m just not patient enough to do them. They take forever. A cupcake is so much faster and can be adorable. You could tint the frosting green and add a star to the top to make it a Christmas tree. So many possibilities.

INGREDIENTS

• Cupcakes
• 1 box milk chocolate cake mix
• 1 small box chocolate instant-pudding mix
• 3 eggs
• 3/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup water
• 3/4 cup sour cream
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• To decorate:
• Vanilla Buttercream
• store bought black frosting
• M&Ms

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 350°. Line two muffin tins with 18 paper liners.
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