Holly Leaves Cupcakes Recipe 435

Steps:

• Heath oven to 350°F. Line muffin cups with paper baking cups. Prepare cake mix according to package directions using water, oil and eggs. Divide evenly into prepared muffin cups. Bake 19 to 23 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes. Remove to wire rack to cool completely. Frost cupcakes with white frosting. Sprinkle immediately with candy bits from frosting around edge. Fill decorating bag fitted with leaf tip half full with green frosting. Fill another decorating bag fitted with small round tip with red frosting. Pipe green frosting starting in center of cupcake, to edge of cupcake to create a leaf. Make two more leaves, one on each side. Pipe red frosting to make three dots at base of leaves for berries.

Steps:

• In a double boiler, melt margarine.
• Add marshmallows a few at a time.
• Stir until marshmallows are completely melted.
• Add green food coloring and remove from heat.
• Stir in corn flakes gently.
• Drop by spoonful on waxed paper.
• Put 3 red hots on each spoonful to resemble holly berries.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Prepare cake batter and bake as directed on package for 24 cupcakes, blending dry pudding mix and milk into batter before spooning into prepared muffin cups. Cool in pans 10 min.; remove from pans to wire racks. Cool completely.
• Mix frosting and COOL WHIP until blended; spread onto cupcakes.
• Decorate with remaining ingredients to resemble holly leaves and berries.