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A festive Reindeer Cupcake decorated with chocolate frosting, pretzel antlers, candy eyes, and a red candy nose sits on a white plate atop a gold glittery placemat. Perfect for your holiday Reindeer Cupcakes display!.

How to Make Reindeer Cupcakes

Whip up Reindeer Cupcakes in no time! This step-by-step guide shows you how to make cute, holiday-ready cupcakes that are perfect for parties or gifts.

Course desserts
Cuisine American
Keyword Christmas Cupcakes, Reindeer Cupcakes, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer Cupcakes
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Additional Time 20 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings 1 dozen
Author momma lew

Ingredients

For the Cupcakes:

  • 1 cup sugar
  • ½ cup butter softened
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 1 ½ cups of flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • ½ cup milk

For the Frosting:

  • ⅓ cup butter softened
  • ¾ cup cocoa
  • 2 ½ cups powdered sugar
  • ¼ cup milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 24 pretzel twists
  • 12 red M&Ms
  • 24 candy eyes

Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees, and line your cupcake pan with cupcake wrappers.

  2. Make your cupcakes.

  3. Fill cupcake liners 2/3 full, and bake for 20-25 minutes.
  4. Let the cupcakes cool.

  5. Make the buttercream frosting.

  6. Frost the reindeer cupcakes.
  7. Use the pretzels as antlers, add the eyes and a red nose to make these adorable Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer Cupcakes!

Recipe Notes

Keep cupcakes in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 days, or refrigerate if using cream cheese frosting.