New Years Eve Ball Drop Cupcakes

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These New Year’s Eve Ball Drop Cupcakes are the perfect dessert for your New Year’s Eve Party! They are certainly impressive and creative. You get multiple treats in one!

I’d rather host a small party at my home for New Year’s than attempt to go out to a crowded bar. But that is just my nature and I love to host.  If you are looking for a more “adult” cupcake, try these Champagne Cupcakes.

New Years Eve Cupcakes Ingredients

To make these festive cupcakes, you will need the following ingredients (see the recipe card below for exact amounts):

• Mini Cupcakes, prepared and unfrosted (Use a mini cupcake pan and confetti cake mix)
• Vanilla Frosting
• Mini Chewy Sweetarts
• Yellow Gumballs
• Clear Plastic Shot Glasses
• Toothpicks, with frilly cellophane tops
• Gold and Silver Sugar Crystals

How to Make New Years Eve Cupcakes

1. Frost cupcakes using a piping bag and tip, or you can just spread it on in a thick layer. Sprinkle gold and silver sugar all over the frosting.
2. Pour some of the candy into each shot glass and fill almost halfway. Place a cupcake into each glass.
3. Poke a gumball onto each toothpick, and poke a toothpick down into the frosting on top each cupcake. The ball can just rest on top the frosting.

More New Years Eve Recipes

Want more New Year’s ideas? Try these New Years Eve Cocktails.

New Year’s Eve Ball Drop Cupcakes

Author: Emily Pecoraro

These New Year’s Eve Ball Drop Cupcakes are the perfect dessert for your New Year’s Eve Party! They are certainly impressive and creative.

5 from 1 vote

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 10 minutes mins

Total Time 20 minutes mins

Course Cupcakes

Cuisine American

Servings 8

Calories 159 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• ▢ 8 mini cupcakes prepared and unfrosted
• ▢ 1 can vanilla frosting
• ▢ 1 package mini chewy Sweetarts
• ▢ 8 yellow gumballs
• ▢ gold and silver sugar crystals

Instructions

 

• Frost cupcakes using a piping bag and tip, or you can just spread it on in a thick layer.
• Sprinkle gold and silver sugar all over the frosting.
• Pour some of the candy into each shot glass and fill almost halfway.
• Place a cupcake into each glass.
• Poke a gumball onto each toothpick, and poke a toothpick down into the frosting on top each cupcake. The ball can just rest on top the frosting.

Nutrition

Serving: 1Calories: 159kcalCarbohydrates: 26gProtein: 2gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 141mgPotassium: 41mgFiber: 0.3gSugar: 16gVitamin A: 22IUVitamin C: 0.2mgCalcium: 56mgIron: 1mg

The nutrition information is calculated using online nutrition calculators and may not be accurate. It is provided as a general guide only.

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