


In light of the holidays, and the fact that this movie is all-hecks-of-awesome-and-you-should-totally-watch-it-or-watch-it-again, I thought I'd create this dessert to share with you so you can have a "Rise of the Guardians" viewing (party or solo) with treats!
Note: The recipe for these Jack Frost inspired cupcakes is below, along with instructions for making the snowflake cupcake wrappers seen in the photos. I dropped my finished, fully decorated cupcakes, into the wrappers, but you can also wrap the cupcakes before you frost & decorate them. Choose whichever way you think will work best for you!
Also, the cupcake recipe is a modified box mix recipe that makes very moist and fluffy cakes, but you can forgo all of that and simply use the white cake mix and make it as directed, substituting prepared hot chocolate in place of the plain water (same amount). I didn't use chocolate cake mix in the recipe because then it would simply be chocolate cake and not cake with hot chocolate!

Jack Frost Cupcakes
Ingredients:
Cupcakes (makes about 2 dozen)
1 Box (15.25 oz.) White Cake Mix
1/2 Cup Flour
1/2 Cup Granulated Sugar
Pinch Salt
Pinch Ground Nutmeg (optional, this is how I like my hot chocolate!)
1 Cup Water
1/4 Cup Hot Chocolate Powder
3 Eggs
2 Tbsp. Canola Oil
1 Cup Sour Cream
2 tsp. Hazelnut Flavoring (or Vanilla Extract)
1 Cup Milk Chocolate Chips
Frosting (choose the frosting you'd prefer on your hot chocolate!)
Marshmallow Fluff Frosting (recipe here, I prefer #1)
OR
Whipped Cream Frosting (recipe here)
White Edible Snowflake Sprinkles
Staffs
Small Bag of Pretzel Sticks (you could also use Pocky)
1 Cup Milk Chocolate Chips
Silver or Pearl Edible Spray/Color Mist (ex. Wilton brand)
Important Items:
Cupcake Pan (easier if you have 2)
At least 24 White or Brown Cupcake Liners
Parchment Paper
Candy Decorating Bag or Candy Decorating Bottle
Directions:

2. Heat 1 cup of chocolate chips in the microwave by heating it for 30 seconds, stirring, heating it for 30 more seconds, & then stirring it completely until it's all melted. Swirl the melted chocolate into the cupcake batter by pouring it in & then folding it over with a spatula only a few times (don't stir it so it blends in!). Fill each cupcake liner about 3/4 full & bake for about 15 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let the cupcakes cool completely before frosting. Continue making cupcakes until your batter is all gone!
3. Frosting: Whip up some marshmallow fluff frosting (which is what I used) or some whipped cream frosting—whatever sounds good to you with hot chocolate! Put the frosting into a frosting bag with a large starburst tip (or just a big circle is fine) & frost those babies up! Decorate the frosting using snowflake sprinkles & edible spray (or don't use the spray on the frosting & use it only on the chocolate pretzel staffs, either way is fine).


Snowflake Cupcake Wrappers
Items:
Cupcake Wrapper Template (download here)
4 (12"x12") Sheets Dark Blue Scrapbook Paper (you can get abt 6 wrappers from 1 paper)
Pattern Edge Scissors or Edge Punch (optional)
Snowflake Stickers or Snowflake Shaped Paper Punch
Double-sided Tape
Directions:

2. At one end of each wrapper, on the backside, place a piece of double-sided tape. To get the wrappers sized right for each cupcake, work with one wrapper at a time & hold it up to a cupcake. Wrap the ends around the cupcake until they meet, forming a cup shape, making sure the outer end is the one with the double-sided tape. Mark the right measurement with your fingers & remove the wrapper from the cupcake. Press the wrapper ends together with the tape & then carefully drop the cupcake into the wrapper.



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