My kids' primary school is a little eager to kick off the holiday season. It just hosted the annual Christmas Fair this past weekend. I suppose that with no reality check of Thanksgiving to get in the way, the steam roller that is Holiday Madness starts right after Halloween.
One of my British friends came up with the brilliant idea of hitting up the local grocery store for some bakery boxes. We were able to sell loads of cupcakes by giving customers the option to get a package of 4. Don't they look cute and festive?
Making these is a snap. You just need:
Red Velvet Cake mix
Foil cupcake wrappers
Ready-made icing (I used Pilsbury Vanilla) and
Candy canes
Optional: pastry bag with star tip
I know, I know. Cake mix?! Ready-made icing? I must admit that I usually rely on such terrible tactics for bake sales.
1. Bake the cupcakes and freeze them until ready to use. (You could do this 2 weeks in advance, if you wanted.)
2. On the day of the bake sale or holiday fair, line up the cupcakes on paper towels or wax paper.
3. Squirt the icing out of a pastry bag if you want or spread on with an off-set spatula. (I used the star tip, but these would be super pretty with the ribbon or circle tip as well. You are only limited by your imagination.)
4. Crush some candy canes by putting them into a Ziploc bag and then wacking with a rolling pin or some such tool. (I used the handle of my kitchen shears because they were right on the table already).
5. Sprinkle candy canes on cupcakes. Pack into boxes and watch them sell out right before your eyes! Don't worry about the fact that the cupcakes are frozen...they will thaw about 2 hours after you take them out of the freezer. By the time you decorate all of them, pack them up and drive them over to the school, you're probably home free!
Note: Other fun decorations would include holiday Peeps...I've noticed that they come in snowman and Christmas tree options.
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