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Christmas Lights Cupcakes

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Updated Jul 24, 2023
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Need a yummy treat for the holidays that's just as fun to make as it is to eat? Add some extra twinkle to your dessert table with these easy Christmas Lights Cupcakes! Use Betty Crocker™ Cookie Icings and Writing Gels to make the strands and lights on top of these festive chocolate treats. Or why not enlist friends and family for a little decorating fun?

Christmas Lights Cupcakes

  • Prep Time 55 min
  • Total 1 hr 55 min
  • Servings 21
  • Ingredients 5
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Ingredients

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 375°F (350°F for dark or nonstick pans). Place paper baking cup in each of 21 regular-size muffin cups. Make cake mix as directed on box. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups (about two-thirds full).
  • Step 
    2
    Bake 14 to 19 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes; remove from pans to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
  • Step 
    3
    Spread frosting evenly on cupcakes. Using photo as a guide, pipe cookie icings to make light strands, and pipe writing gels to make lights. Store covered in refrigerator.

Nutrition

230 Calories
10g Total Fat
1g Protein
34g Total Carbohydrate
23g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Cupcake
Calories
230
Calories from Fat
90
Total Fat
10g
15%
Saturated Fat
3g
15%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
25mg
9%
Sodium
210mg
9%
Potassium
65mg
2%
Total Carbohydrate
34g
11%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
23g
Protein
1g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
4%
4%
Iron
6%
6%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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