Happy Holly Days Christmas Cupcakes

Happy Holly Days!

Day 2 - Visions of Sugarplums blog hop.

Need a sweet treat for the classroom Christmas party?

These are fun & easy to create.

The cupcakes are topped with a cream cheese frosting, 

mini M&M's and Fruit Roll-Ups hand cut in the shape 

of holly leaves.

These would also make a nice teacher gift or maybe a sweet gift for your school bus driver.

I re-purposed a Wilton box into a gift box for one special cupcake!

The insert was removed and wrapped with Stampin' Up design paper then slid back inside the plastic case.  I ran a Nesties label die through my Cuttlebug then cut a white cardstock scrap to fit. The stamp "Happy Holly Days" is from Joy's Life: Wintery Puns stamp set.

Here's my super easy Cream Cheese Frosting recipe...

Cream Cheese Frosting

4 ounces unsalted butter, softened
4 ounces cream cheese, softened
2 cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions
In a large bowl,beat together the butter and 

cream cheese with an electric mixer. 

With the mixer on low speed add the 

powdered sugar a cup at a time until 

smooth and creamy. Lastly, beat in the vanilla extract.

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