Christmas Light Cupcakes

Tis the season for holiday cupcakes!

Here are my Christmas light cupcakes:

 

Cake Ingredients:

1 Box Chocolate cake mix

4 Eggs

1 1/4 cups Buttermilk

1/2 cup Vegetable oil

Combine cake ingredients above, mix according to instructions on box and bake at 350F for 17 min.  Or use your favorite chocolate cake recipe! 

Frosting and Decorations:

Pillsbury Peppermint frosting
Cake Mate black bakery icing bag
Wilton Christmas light bulb sprinkles

The sprinkles can be hard to find in stores, so it is best to look online and find deals.  Next tip is is that if you plan to use holiday cupcake liners it is best to bake in plain liners and cover with the decorative ones after so you won't loose the design during the baking!

Use a frosting knife to ice the cooled cupcakes with the peppermint frosting.  Next pipe on black icing.  If you cannot find the Cake Mate frosting use black food coloring to color some of the white frosting.  Final step is to place the light bulb sprinkles onto the cupcakes!