Christmas Santa Cupcakes

My kids loved these cute cupcakes decorated as little Santas for Christmas. They are really easy to decorate and you can get your kids to help you.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 20 mins
• Calories: 390 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 (6 ounce) package white chocolate chips
• ½ cup coconut flakes
• 12 unfrosted cupcakes, cooled
• 1 ½ cups vanilla frosting
• ½ cup red sprinkles
• 24 mini chocolate chips
• 12 red candy-coated chocolate pieces (such as M&M's®)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Frost each cupcake with a thin layer of vanilla frosting. Pour red sprinkles into a small bowl and dip the lower third of each frosted cupcake into the sugar to make Santa's hat. Create a white rim for the hat by placing about 6 white chocolate chips, flat-side up, at the edge of the red sugar section. Stick 1 white chocolate chip on the top as a pom-pom.

Step 2

Place 2 mini chocolate chips in Santa's face for the eyes and a red candy-coated chocolate piece for the nose. Sprinkle coconut flakes over the bottom third for the beard.