If it takes a little nudging to get you into the holiday spirit, try some Christmas baking early this year.
Make an event out of it, though – one laden with traditions and rituals that you can observe year after
year and pass on to the kids. Put on some Christmas music – Dean Martin is a favorite and a sure-fire
way to get you thinking about holiday cheer – then break out the recipes and start baking. No Christmas
baking ceremony would be complete without some merry cupcake recipes in the mix.

If you’ve not yet begun amassing special Christmas recipes for holiday baking, here are four delightful
cupcake recipes to get you started. Be sure to bake them all — it’s good to have a treat on hand to serve
drop-in holiday guests.

Red Velvet Cupcake Delights

Red Velvet is Christmas, not just in color but in the elegance of the light chocolate flavor and the
decadence of the snow-white drifts of cream cheese frosting. Use a vegetable peeler to easily create the
shaved chocolate curls for garnishing.

Ingredients
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