Recipes : : Cupcake Christmas Tree

Cupcake Christmas Tree

Ingredients

1 box vanilla or chocolate cake mix

1/2 bag (13.30 ounces) 3 Musketeers Brand Miniatures, unwrapped and finely chopped

24 plain paper cupcake liners

2 cans (16 ounces) vanilla frosting

Green food coloring

3 bags (11 ounces) red and green M&M'S Brand Chocolate Candies For the Holidays

1 bag (11 ounces) M&M'S Brand Chocolate Candies

24 festive cupcake liners

2 bags (11 ounces) Dove Milk Chocolate Gifts

For tree stand

3 6-ounce glasses

4 plates: sized approximately 2 inches, 6 inches, 10 inches and 14 inches

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350°F.
Prepare cake batter according to directions on box. Fold chopped Miniatures into batter.
Spoon 1/2 cup batter into plain paper-lined cupcake tins. Bake cupcakes 19 to 20 minutes.
Tint vanilla frosting with green food coloring.
Frost cupcakes with green frosting.
Decorate 23 cupcake tops with red and green Chocolate Candies For the Holidays. Decorate 1 cupcake with yellow Chocolate Candies. Place cupcakes in festive cupcake liners.
To build tree stand: Stack three plates each of decreasing size, on top of a 14-inch plate. Place a glass in the center of each plate. Check that each plate and glass is well balanced.
Arrange red and green decorated cupcakes in single layer on three bottom plates.
Place yellow decorated cupcake on top plate for star.
Finally, garnish tree with Milk Chocolate Gifts and other treats.

Serves

Makes 24 Christmas cupcakes

Source
M&M'S Seasonal Brands