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The holidays are all about being festive and these adorable Christmas Light cupcakes will impress anybody who sees them. They are a quick and easy way to make your regular cupcakes Christmas-ready. 

These Christmas Light cupcakes look extremely elaborate, yet they are easier to decorate than you expect. They are also so delicious! They have chocolate cake that is moist, yummy, and the perfect holiday treat.

Although you can certainly use a box cake mix to make the cupcakes, I recommend baking them from scratch. You won’t regret it!

How to make a beautiful Christmas dessert table

To make a stunning Christmas dessert table, start by picking a color theme. It can be all-white, have red accents or combine red and green. Use those colors to set the table with coordinated napkins, tablecloths and even centerpieces. 

The next step is to provide an assortment of desserts that are also Christmas themed. Sugar cookies, reindeer cheesecake, Panettone and Christmas tree cupcakes are always a huge hit. Chocolate lovers will absolutely fawn over these Christmas Light cupcakes once they see the M&Ms.

You can also serve hot cocoa bombs. Make sure to place mugs and spoons so each guest places the hot chocolate bomb in their cup or mug before you pour the hot milk on top.

This way your dessert table will not only be fun and festive, but also delicious! They instantly bring the Christmas spirit to your table and will be a hit with all of your guests, young and old!

Christmas Light Cupcakes

Prep Time- 20 minutes

Bake time-20 minutes

Rest Time-1 hour

Total Time-1 hour 40 minutes

Yield-12 cupcakes

INGREDIENTS

FOR THE CUPCAKE BATTER:

• ¾ cup all-purpose flour
• ½ cup cocoa powder
• 1 cup dark brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• ½ cup buttermilk (or substitute for ½ cup of milk with 1 1/2 teaspoons vinegar or lemon juice, or ½ cup of sour cream)
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

FOR FROSTING:

• 2 cups vanilla whipped cream (or store bought vanilla frosting)
• ½ cup melted chocolate chips
• 1 cup M&Ms 

INSTRUCTIONS:

• Preheat the oven to 350 F or 180 C, and line a cupcake pan with paper liners.
• In a medium bowl whisk together oil, eggs, buttermilk, and brown sugar, mix until everything is combined and the mixture is smooth. Stir in vanilla extract, mix until well combined.
• Stir in all-purpose flour, cocoa powder, salt, baking powder, and baking soda. Mix until combined and smooth.
• Fill each cupcake liner about 2/3 way full.
• Bake for 15-20 minutes or until the toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
• Let them cool.
• Using an open star tip, pipe whipped cream or frosting swirls onto the cupcakes. Let them chill in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
• Draw a chocolate line around the surface of the frosting with melted chocolate using a small round tip nozzle.
• Place M&Ms vertically into the side of the cupcakes.

Serve and enjoy!

More Christmas recipes

• Christmas Tree nachos
• Christmas Cranberry Mimosas
• Christmas Tree Cupcakes

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