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Santa's Favorite Hot Cocoa Cupcakes

Dominique Collins-Bloomfield
Santa's Favorite Hot Cocoa Cupcakes are made with a chocolate boxed cake mix, making this an easy and spectacular holiday treat. The perfect finishing touch is the marshmallow frosting. Santa gets cookies everywhere he goes so why not give these babies a try?
5 from 4 votes
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 24 Cupcakes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 Box Chocolate cake mix Note: You will need water, vegetable oil and eggs to make the boxed cake mix.
  • 6 Packets Hot cocoa mix
  • 5 Ounces Mini marshmallows
  • 24 Mini candy canes Optional

Cupcake Frosting

  • 8 Ounces Marshmallow Fluff
  • 1 Teaspoon Vanilla extract
  • ½ Teaspoon Salt
  • 8 Ounces Cool whip

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350°. Prepare the chocolate cake mix according to package instructions. Add the packets of hot cocoa mix and stir well. Divide the cake mix into muffin tins lined with cupcake liners. Bake for 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean.
  • Allow the cupcakes to cool completely prior to frosting. In a medium mixing bowl, beat the marshmallow fluff, vanilla extract and salt with an electric mixer on medium speed for 30 seconds until smooth. Add cool whip and mix about 2 minutes until fully combined.
  • Add the frosting to a pastry bag with a piping tip. You may also use a freezer bag. When filling the bags with frosting, I like to place the bags into a tall cup prior to filling. Get the frosting as far down into the corner of the bag as possible and make sure to get the air out of the bag. Take care not to overfill the bag. Cut the tip off of the pastry bag to expose the piping tip. Or cut a very small corner off if using a freezer bag. Start small and you can enlarge the hole if necessary. Squeeze the frosting slowly around the cupcake. Start by frosting around the outer edge of the cupcake and work your way in.
  • Add about 6 mini marshmallows per cupcake and press very lightly into the top of the frosting. Optional: Push a mini candy cane into the outer edge of the cupcake. Serve with a cold glass of milk and leave out for Mr. Claus :)

Notes

Recipe yields about 24 cupcakes.