INGREDIENTS
1 box Devil’s food cake
1/2 c. unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
2 8 oz packages cream cheese, softened to room temperature
3 c. powdered sugar
1 tsp. vanilla extract
red food dye
DIRECTIONS
1 Line a muffin tin with liners.
2 Make chocolate cupcakes according to package directions. Let cool completely.
Make cream cheese frosting: In a large bowl, beat together butter, cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla until light and fluffy.
3 Transfer about one third of the frosting to a smaller bowl. Dye the rest of the frosting (in the large bowl) red.
4 Pipe red frosting onto cupcakes in a conical shape to mimic a Santa hat. Use a smaller star tip to pipe the white frosting around the edges.
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