Get ready for the holidays with this festive chocolate reindeer cupcakes recipe. We included a few shortcuts so you can have more fun with the assembly!
Prep Time 45 minutesmins
Total Time 45 minutesmins
Servings 24cupcakes
Calories 271
Author Cheryl Najafi
Ingredients
1boxchocolate cake mix
1packagechocolate frosting
1 10oz bagchocolate melting wafers
1packagethin pretzel twistscut in half
1jarchocolate sugar
1boxmini vanilla wafers
1packagecandycontaining red candies (M&M’s, Skittles, etc.)
1packagecandy eyes
Instructions
Follow cake mix instructions to bake 24 cupcakes then cool cupcakes completely.
While cupcakes are baking, heat 2" water to a simmer in a small saucepan. Place a heatproof bowl over the water. The bowl should not touch the water. Add chocolate wafers to bowl then stir until melted and completely smooth. Place a parchment-lined baking pan next to melted chocolate, then dip pretzel ‘antlers’ in chocolate and transfer to baking pan. Set aside.
When cupcakes are cool, frost with chocolate frosting. Place chocolate sugar on a small plate then dip frosted side of cupcake in sugar to cover completely. Set aside.
Line up 24 mini wafer cookies and 24 red candies. Using a toothpick or tip of a pairing knife, dab a bit of frosting on a candy then attach to a wafer cookie a bit below the center. Frost the back of the wafer cookie then attach the ‘nose’ to the cupcake.
Dab frosting to back of each eye and attach. Then insert pretzel antlers and serve.