Christmas Cupcake Idea: Christmas Light Cupcakes

Where do you spend the majority of your holiday season? For me, it’s in the kitchen. In fact, I’m practically chained to the stove during the holidays! It seems like there’s an endless amount of goodies to bake, meals to cook, and of course, dishes to do. However, in order to spend less time in the kitchen and more time with my loved ones, I’ve got a few tricks up my apron sleeve this year including: utilizing semi-homemade recipes (like the Christmas cupcake idea below), breaking out the trusty crockpot (which can make just about anything including peanut clusters), and leaning on adorable looking recipes that are secretly super easy (like this Christmas tree bread).

You too can use these tricks (and if you have other time saving ideas I’d love to hear them in the comments) to break out of the kitchen and join the festivities this holiday season. 🙂

I know that some people think semi-homemade recipes are “cheating” but that’s totally not the case. There’s still cooking involved; you just start out with a pre-made base. The end result is still delicious (just taste these Oreo ornament cookies if you need proof) and made with love. That’s why I don’t feel at all bad about using a store-bought cake mix for this Christmas cupcake idea.

INGREDIENTS

• This recipe makes 24 cupcakes
• Chocolate cupcake mix (calls for eggs, oil, and water)
• (2) Vanilla frosting container
• (2) 0.67 oz black icing tube
• 19.2 oz M&M’s bag
• Red and green cupcake liners
• Icing decorating bag

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 350° and line a cupcake pan with cupcake liners.
2. In a large mixing bowl combine cupcake mix, eggs, oil, and water and whisk until well mixed.
3. Fill cupcake liners halfway with batter.
4. Bake for 15 minutes.
5. ..................................

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