If you want an easy way to bring some festive cheer to your guests, check out this super simple yet adorable decorating hack. Using only a few ingredients, you can transform your cupcakes from beige to brilliantly festive. Better yet, this decorating is so easy, that you can get your kids to help you out.
Ingredients (to decorate 12 cakes):
- 3/4 cup of unsalted butter
- 3/4 cup of icing sugar
- 1 tablespoon of cocoa powder
- 24 pretzels
- 12 sets of edible google eyes (available online)
- 12 glace cherries
Instructions:
- First, make the buttercream frosting by creaming together the butter, icing sugar, and cocoa powder.
- Once the cakes have cooled, frost them using the buttercream frosting.
- Place the pretzels, eyes, and cherries on the cupcakes to create antlers, eyes, and a nose.
