Rudolph Cupcakes

Ingredients

 * For Cupcakes:
 * 1 cup sugar
 * 1/2 cup butter, softened
 * 2 eggs
 * 2 tsp vanilla extract
 * 1 1/2 cups of flour
 * 2 tsp baking powder
 * 1/2 cup milk
 * For the frosting:
 * 1/3 cup butter, softened
 * 3/4 cup cocoa
 * 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
 * 1/4 cup milk
 * 1 tsp vanilla extract
 * Decorations
 * 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) Cream together butter and sugar.
 * 3) Beat in eggs.
 * 4) Add milk and vanilla
 * 5) Sift together flour and baking powder.
 * 6) Mix into wet ingredients.
 * 7) Fill cupcake liners 2/3 full, and bake for 20-25 minutes.
 * 8) Let the cupcakes cool.
 * 9) Beat the butter until fluffy.
 * 10) Add the cocoa and beat well.
 * 11) Alternately add milk and powdered sugar, beating well between each, until frosting is of spreading consistency
 * 12) Stir in vanilla.
 * 13) Frost the cupcakes.
 * 14) Use the pretzels as antlers, add the eyes and a red M&M nose.