• Bright Ideas
• on 09/17/2008

"A great treat for a party or family dinner."

cupcake christmas tree

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• Prep Time: 20 min.
• Bake Time: 19-20 min.
• Decoration Time: 30 min.
• Difficulty: Easy
• Yield: Makes 29 cupcakes.

• 4 cups M&M’S® Brand Chocolate Candies for the Holidays
• 1 box vanilla or chocolate cake mix
• 1 ½ cups prepared vanilla frosting
• Yellow and green food coloring
• 3 bags of your favorite Mars candies such as SNICKERS® Bar, MILKY WAY® Bar, and TWIX® Brand Cookie Bar, optional
• 29 regular paper cupcake liners
• 29 festive holiday cupcake liners
• 3 (6 oz.) glasses
• 4 plates, approximately 2-inch, 6-inch, 10-inch and 14-inch in size

• 1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
• 2. Prepare the cake batter according to the directions on the box.
• 3. Spoon 1/2 cup of the batter into the regular cupcake tins lined with the paper cupcake liners. Bake the cupcakes for 19-20 minutes.
• 4. Remove 1/4 cup of the vanilla frosting, and tint it with the yellow food coloring. Tint the remaining vanilla frosting with the green food coloring.
• 5. Frost 28 of the cupcakes with the green frosting, and the last cupcake with the yellow frosting.
• 6. Decorate the tops of the green-frosted cupcakes with red and green M&M’S® Brand Chocolate Candies for the Holidays. Place the cupcakes in the fancy festive cupcake liners.
• 7. Decorate the remaining yellow-frosted cupcake with yellow M&M’S® Brand Chocolate Candies for the Holidays.
• 8. To build the tree stand: Begin by placing the 14-inch plate on the bottom, and then stack the remaining three plates in decreasing sizes on top. One at a time, lift the bottom three plates and place a glass in the center of each one. Check to make sure the plates and glasses are balanced.
• 9. Arrange the green cupcakes in a single layer on the three bottom plates
• 10. Place the yellow cupcake on the top plate for the star.
• 11. Finally if you like, garnish the tree with your favorite holiday Mars candies.

• Calories per serving 360
• Total Fat 16 g
• Saturated Fat 5 g
• Trans Fat 0 g
• Cholesterol 27 mg
• Sodium 187 mg
• Carbohydrates 51 g
• Dietary Fiber 1 g
• Sugars 41 g
• Protein 3 g
• Vitamin A 0%DV
• Vitamin C 0%DV
• Calcium 0%DV
• Iron 0%DV