Hot Chocolate Cupcakes Christmas

Hot Chocolate Cupcakes Christmas

Ingredients

• 12 cupcake liners
• 2 envelopes Rich Milk Chocolate Flavor NESTLÉ Hot Cocoa Mix
• 1 cup NESTLÉ NESQUIK Chocolate Flavor Powder
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup (6 ounces) NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 4 large eggs
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 container (16 ounces) prepared vanilla frosting
• DECORATIONS
• 1 cup sweetened flaked coconut
• 12 fresh or frozen, thawed strawberries (if strawberries are unavailable, use red gumdrops)
• 1 box (7 ounces) WONKA NERDS Candies

Directions

• PREHEAT oven to 350° F. Line 12 muffin cups with cupcake liners.
• COMBINE hot cocoa mix, Nesquik, flour, morsels and baking powder in a medium bowl; mix well. Combine oil, eggs and sour cream in a small bowl. Mix egg mixture into cocoa mixture; mix until thoroughly combined. Pour batter evenly into cupcake liners.
• BAKE for 20 to 25 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in cupcakes comes out clean. Cool completely. Frost with frosting or follow directions to make snowman cupcakes.
• DECORATING DIRECTIONS: FROST cooled cupcakes with frosting. Top with coconut.
• DAB bottom of strawberries or gumdrops with frosting. Place on top of cupcakes to form hats.
• FORM the eyes, nose and mouth by placing a small amount of frosting on Nerds colors of your choice and adhere to the top of the cupcakes.
• Cook's Tip: Coat the chocolate morsels in the dry ingredients to prevent them from settling to the bottom of the cupcakes during baking.