Description
These festive Christmas Lights Cupcakes are a delightful holiday treat featuring premade cupcakes topped with smooth white swirled frosting, delicate black icing wires, and colorful M&M’s designed to look like bright holiday lights. Perfect for holiday parties or a fun family activity, these cupcakes combine easy decorating steps with cheerful seasonal flair.
Ingredients
Cupcakes
- Premade cupcakes (12 count)
Frosting
- White frosting (approximately 1 cup)
- Small tube of black icing (for outlining)
Decorations
- M&M’s candies (about 24 pieces, assorted colors)
Instructions
- Prepare Frosting: Fill a piping bag fitted with a large round tip with the white frosting. This will allow you to create smooth, swirled peaks on each cupcake for an attractive base.
- Pipe Frosting onto Cupcakes: Pipe the white frosting in a swirl motion on each cupcake, starting from the outer edge and working your way to the center, forming a tall, elegant swirl.
- Draw the Wiring: Using the tube of black icing, carefully draw a thin line from the top to the bottom around the swirled frosting. This line will simulate the wiring of Christmas lights.
- Attach M&M’s Lights: Press colorful M&M’s into the frosting along the black icing line, spacing them evenly to resemble bright holiday light bulbs. Repeat this for all the cupcakes to complete the theme.
Notes
- Use a gentle hand when piping the frosting to achieve a neat swirl.
- If you prefer, you can use different colored frostings to match your holiday decor.
- M&M’s can be substituted with other small round candies for variation.
- These cupcakes are best served the same day for optimal freshness.
- To prevent cracking, ensure the black icing tube is at room temperature before decorating.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 22g
- Sodium: 110mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 29g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 15mg
