HOLIDAY HOLLY CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES

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Garnish these Holiday Holly Chocolate Cupcakes with green gumdrops and red candy-coated chocolate pieces. These festive chocolate cupcakes make a great addition to the holiday dessert table.

Provided by My Food and Family

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Time 1h25m

Yield 24 servings

Number Of Ingredients 7

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Ingredients

1 pkg. (2-layer size) chocolate cake mix
1 pkg. (3.9 oz.) JELL-O Chocolate Flavor Instant Pudding
1/4 cup milk
1 container (16 oz.) ready-to-spread vanilla frosting
1 cup thawed COOL WHIP Whipped Topping
72 red candy-coated chocolate pieces (about 1/2 cup)
24 green gumdrop spearmint leaves, cut lengthwise in half

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 270, Fat 13 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 25 mg, Sodium 300 mg, Carbohydrate 39 g, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 28 g, Protein 2 g