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Mini Santa Cupcakes on a plate
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Mini Santa Cupcakes

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Prep Time 25 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings: 24 mini cupcakes
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 24 plain baked mini vanilla cupcakes fully cooled, about 1 1/2 inches wide
  • 1 1/2 cups vanilla buttercream frosting
  • 24 small strawberries hulled and dried
  • 24 mini marshmallows
  • 48 mini chocolate chips
  • 24 small red candy decorations

Method
 

  1. Thinly frost cupcakes. Stand strawberries cut-side down toward back as hats.
  2. Attach marshmallow to each tip with frosting. Pipe band around strawberry base and beard on cupcake front.
  3. Add two chocolate chip eyes and red candy nose to visible frosting. Refrigerate until serving.

Notes

Equipment: piping bag.
Serving size: 1 mini cupcake.
Keep refrigerated until serving. Return to the refrigerator within 2 hours; use within 3–4 days.
This decorating recipe starts with baked mini cupcakes; baking time is not included. Decorate on the day of serving for best berry texture.