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New Years Eve Party Hat Cupcakes

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Vanilla Themed Cupcakes with Tall Sprinkle Party Hats to celebrate the countdown to midnight!

Ingredients

  • 1 batch vanilla cupcakes Recipe is above in the blog post
  • 1 batch vanilla buttercream Recipe is above in the blog post
  • 2-3 cups festive New Years Eve sprinkles
  • 1 cup (each) white, black, and gold sanding sugar
  • 24 white, black, and gold gumballs (combo)

Instructions

  • Prepare the cupcakes and buttercream according to the directions.
  • Pipe the buttercream around the outside rim of the cupcake, then dip it upside down into the festive sprinkle mix so that it sticks. Set aside.
  • Pour the sanding sugar into three separate plates (one color per plate).
  • Spread on the buttercream onto the ice cream cones and roll the frosted cones into the sanding sugar.
  • Carefully press the sprinkle hat onto the frosted cupcakes.
  • Snip off the very tip of the sprinkle hats with scissors, then add on a dot of buttercream, then place on the gumball.