Reindeer Cupcakes are delightful holiday treats that bring festive cheer to any gathering. With pretzel antlers, candy eyes, and red noses, these chocolate cupcakes are not only delicious but also great for sparking the kids' creativity this holiday season!
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Start with your favorite box cake mix, or use your favorite cupcake recipe and add a few simple ingredients. Not only will the little ones love eating these fun cupcakes, they will also love helping to decorate them!
Recipe Ingredients
- Premade Cupcakes - If using your favorite cake mix, remember most cake mixes call for vegetable oil, water and eggs!
- Frosting - One batch of your favorite tub of frosting or use your favorite recipe.
- Small Pretzels - Pretzels make the perfect reindeer antlers.
- Candy Eyes - There are a variety of sizes and styles of candy eyes available, use your favorite.
- Red Candies - To make a bright, shiny, Rudolph nose!
Step-by-Step Recipe Directions
Prepare the chocolate cupcakes ahead of time and give them a chance to completely cool.
After the cupcakes are completely cooled, frost the tops with chocolate frosting. Create a flat surface for the reindeer face.
Gently press two pretzels into the top of each frosted cupcake to make reindeer antlers.
Place the candy eyes right below the pretzel antlers.
Add the red candy for the Rudolph nose. If you rather, you could always use chocolate for a nose to make the other reindeer characters.
Allow the decorated cupcakes to set for a little while, so the decorations stay in place.
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Make this holiday season memorable and decorate some of these adorable reindeer cupcakes with the kids. You also might like to try these delightful snowman cupcakes!
Share the fun with friends and family or brighten up your holiday table.
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Printable Recipe
Simple Reindeer Cupcakes
Equipment
- Muffin Pan(s)
- 24 Cupcake Liners
Ingredients
- 24 Chocolate Cupcakes *see notes
- 1 container Chocolate Frosting store bought or homemade
- 48 Pretzels small
- 24 Red Candies for the nose
- 48 Candy Eyes
Instructions
- If you are baking your own cupcakes, make them ahead of time so they can cool completely.
- After the cupcakes are completely cooled, frost the tops with chocolate frosting. Create a flat surface for the reindeer face.
- Gently press two pretzels into the top of each frosted cupcake to make reindeer antlers.
- Place the candy eyes right below the pretzel antlers.
- Add the red candy for the Rudolph nose. If you rather, you could always use chocolate for a nose to make the other reindeer characters.
- Allow the decorated cupcakes to set for a little while, so the decorations stay in place.
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