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A batch of chocolate cupcakes decorated to look like reindeer.

Chocolate Reindeer Cupcakes Recipe

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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 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 24 cupcakes
Calories 271
Author Cheryl Najafi

Ingredients

  • 1 box chocolate cake mix
  • 1 package chocolate frosting
  • 1 10 oz bag chocolate melting wafers
  • 1 package thin pretzel twists cut in half
  • 1 jar chocolate sugar
  • 1 box mini vanilla wafers
  • 1 package candy containing red candies (M&M’s, Skittles, etc.)
  • 1 package candy 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.

Notes

If you’re a cupcake junkie like us, give our cookies ‘n’ cream or black forest cupcakes a whirl, they’re TDF!

Nutrition

Calories: 271kcal | Carbohydrates: 48g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Sodium: 282mg | Potassium: 129mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 34g