{"id":12351,"date":"2025-11-05T09:29:33","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T14:29:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pricechopperready.com\/home\/?p=12351"},"modified":"2025-11-06T09:23:30","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T14:23:30","slug":"reindeer-cupcakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pricechopperready.com\/home\/reindeer-cupcakes\/","title":{"rendered":"Reindeer Cupcakes"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nShop Ingredients <\/strong><\/a>  \"download\"\"Email<\/a>
\nReindeer Cupcakes<\/span><\/p>\n

Prep: 45 minutes plus cooling
\nBake: 18 minutes \u2022 Serves: 24<\/span> <\/p>\n

Cupcakes<\/span><\/div>\n
24 <\/span>Simply Done foil baking cups<\/strong>
\n1\t<\/span>package (15.25 ounces) devil\u2019s food cake mix
\n1\t<\/span>package (3.9 ounces) chocolate instant pudding & pie filling
\n4\t<\/span>PICS large eggs<\/strong>
\n1-1\/4 <\/span>cups PICS whole milk<\/strong>
\n1\/2 <\/span>cup PICS vegetable oil<\/strong>
\n1\t<\/span>cup PICS unsalted butter<\/strong> (2 sticks), softened
\n2\t<\/span>cups PICS powdered sugar<\/strong>, sifted
\n2\t<\/span>teaspoons PICS vanilla extract<\/strong>
\n1\t<\/span>cup PICS semisweet chocolate chips<\/strong>, melted and cooled<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Reindeer Topping<\/span><\/div>\n
24 <\/span>Crav\u2019n vanilla wafers<\/strong>
\n48 <\/span>candy eyeballs
\n48 <\/span>PICS mini pretzel twists<\/strong>
\n24 <\/span>brown and red candy-coated chocolate candies<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Cupcakes<\/span><\/div>\n

1.<\/span>Preheat oven to 350\u00b0. Line 2 standard-size muffin pans with baking cups. In large bowl, beat cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, milk and oil with mixer on medium speed 2 minutes; with rubber spatula, scrape bottom and sides of bowl. Fill baking cups 2\/3 full with batter; bake 18 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of cupcakes comes out with a few crumbs attached. Cool cupcakes in pan on wire rack 10 minutes; transfer to wire rack and cool completely. Makes 24 cupcakes.
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2.<\/span>In large bowl, beat butter with mixer on medium speed until smooth. Add powdered sugar; beat until light and fluffy, scraping bowl occasionally. Add vanilla extract; beat until incorporated. Add melted chocolate; mix on low speed until well incorporated, scraping bowl occasionally. Increase speed to medium; beat 5 minutes or until frosting is creamy. Makes about 3-1\/2 cups frosting.
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3.<\/span>Frost top of each cupcake with 2 tablespoons frosting.
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Reindeer Topping<\/span><\/div>\n

4.<\/span>Place 1 vanilla wafer slightly off-center on 1 side of each cupcake; add 2 eyeballs above each wafer. For antlers, press bottom sides of pretzel twists into frosting over each eyeball. For nose, dot wafer with frosting and press candy-coated chocolate piece into frosting.
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\nApproximate nutritional values per serving (1 cupcake):
\n307 Calories, 17g Fat (8g Saturated), 50mg Cholesterol, 261mg Sodium,
\n38g Carbohydrates, 1g Fiber, 25g Sugars, 24g Added Sugars, 3g Protein
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