Festive Reindeer Cupcakes

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Ingredients;

For the cake:

• 1 Pack Middleton Foods Sponge & Muffin Mix
• Butter (as per the packet)
• Eggs (as per the packet)
• Milk (as per the packet)

For the icing;

• 300g Salted Butter 
• 600g Icing Sugar
• 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
• Block of brown Fondant Icing 
• Decorations

Method;

• Simply mix the ingredients together as per the instructions on the muffin mix packet
• Cook and leave the cupcakes  to cool completely
• For the butter icing, whisk together the salted butter, icing sugar and vanilla essence in a large bowl, adding a drop of water to loosen up the mixture if needed
• Coat the cupcakes in the buttercream frosting and dust with edible glitter (optional)
• Take the fondant icing and cut into blocks for however many reindeer you would like to make. Then split each reindeer block into 3 parts - two large and one smaller. 
• Take one of the larger parts and roll into a ball with your hands, this will be the head of the reindeer. Then, take the smaller block and roll into a smaller ball for the snout. Press the snout onto the head and set aside while you make the antlers. 
• To make the antlers take the final block and cut into two equal parts. Roll each part into a long cylinder. Then, pinch up both sides of the cylinder (unevenly) to create the tines (branches) of the antler.
• Place the head on top of the cupcake and the antlers on either side of the head. Lastly, take small offcuts of fondant icing to make into semi-circles for ears and place them on top of the antlers.
• To finish, ice the reindeer to create eyes, a red nose for Rudolf, and a mouth. Then decorate the surrounding cupcake!
• Serve and enjoy

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