I am so excited to share these cupcakes with you today, and they are super fun and SO easy!
These are my tangled Christmas light cupcakes! Can you guess where my inspiration came from? 
I made some of my favorite chocolate cupcakes, then made a half batch of buttercream frosting and simply tinted it a deep green. I actually used Ateco’s Forest Green Gel Food Coloring.
Using a #4 tip and holding the bag over the cupcakes, just start squeezing and let the frosting just pile up on itself.
You really cant mess these up… the messier the better!
I then went back in an placed some circle sprinkles from Cake Mate, which I could not find on Amazon, but I believe I purchased at Walmart.
So fun, So easy! Did I mention how easy these are?
Now if only it were so easy to un-tangle my Christmas tree lights.
I want a spoonful of that frosting so bad right now. The more the better! Maybe it’s time to switch over to a prelit tree?
hehe these are adorable! love em!
This is absolutely adorable!!
Very cute!
Yet another unpleasant association with Christmas turned into something adorably sweet! You’re my hero!
So cute! These are super adorable!
Let me guess – Inspiration? Hubby put away the lights last year! HAHAHA
How cute!! So simple too. I’d say you got the color of the wire strands the perfect deep green color. That attention to detail is pretty impressive
So adorable. These would be such a hit with our family over the holidays! Thanks so much for sharing! – Joanne
Such a pretty idea! Very creative!
These are so pretty! Awesome idea.
Very cute!! I made something similar in cake pop form recently.
Those are brilliant! I must make some this year.
So fun! i think even I can do these!!
These are just awesome!
The link finally worked! Yay!!! I don’t know what happened the other 5 times I tried it!
These are beyond clever! I’ve never seen anything like them! So cute, Amanda!
These are so adorable!!
VERY cute idea! Love it!
oh my, i *adore* this idea! they’re tangled christmas lights i can actually enjoy instead of being frustrated!
so adorable!!! love them. this is what i dread when it comes to christmas lights…tangles!!! now i can look forward to them in cupcake form!!! love the red wrappers too.
how festive…everyone can relate to those tangled lights – especially Clark Griswald
(btw – I made some rice krispie treat christmas lights this week and posted them, great minds as they say!!)
i love the way you think! these are adorable. I am sure you kids had no problem eating them!
Hi Amanda, another amazing treat!
One question, where did you end off when piping the wires? I always end up with a messy unfinished looking spot…
Thanks for sharing!
These are so cute!!!! Love them. Can’t wait to see the NYE designs this weekend.
These look so great! Gives me an excuse to buy some new piping gel and a new decorating tip! I can definately let the children loose with a decorating tip for these too! Loving the ‘messy’ look! Great job!
So adorable….I am driven to make these!! Thank you for sharing!!
Wow! This is just so creative and unique. LOVE it.
So stinking awesome. Lovelovelovelovelove these!!
they seem pretty easy, they look so festive and beautiful!
Ha! I know that feeling when it’s time to pull out the lights and they are a big mess. It wouldn’t be so bad if I could my way through it like these.
These are adorable. What a creative idea. Oh, you’ve seen my bag of tree lights!!!
Every home needs a few of these adorable and creative cupcakes!
I just love these! If I had more time this month, I would bake these up. They are def on the to-do list next year.
Haha love it. Def looks like our lights when we pull them out fro the garage lol
A Dorable!
Wow they look fabulous and so effective. I knew instantly what they were. Such a fab idea
What did you use for the paper liners? Such a cute idea
I love this idea and am borrowing it for some Christmas treats!
you know I LOOOOOVE easy!! these are great Amanda!!
You silly girl!! These cupcakes made me giggle. So creative & my kids would LOVE making those little squiggles
What a great idea! They look so cute!
Too, too cute. I think the sprinkles did come from Wal-Mart. I have a bottle of them and I’m almost positive they came from the baking aisle at Wal-Mart.
Love the forest green color.
Great way to turn a frustrating situation into a great cupcake!
They look lovely!
What a cute idea!
yet again, you’ve impressed me with both your cleverness and execution. lovely, amanda!
Im guessing you got the inspiration from Ellens 12 days of giveaways mascot this year – “hot mess”! I watch those videos on youtube whenever they´re out! I love the cupcakes
You are exactly right!!! Way to go! I am uber impressed.
LOVE!!! Where do you get all your awesome cake stands and domes?
These are fantastic! I never thought I would say this, but now I really want to have tangled Christmas lights at my house. (What have you done to me? …lol)
Thanks for the inspiration!
Hugs,
Snoopy
Ha ha~love it Amanda!
These are SO extremely adorable Amanda! I’m definitely adding these to my cupcake Christmas list
What a grate idea!! They’re so pretty!!!
Kisses
Etta
See and I was thinking that you and your daughter must have watched the movie Tangled 1000 times like my daughter and I have
How cute. I don’t think there is a person out there who has not seen a tangled mess of lights during the holiday. This is an adorable translation of that which is made “SWEETER”. Thanks for sharing.
These are absolutely adorable.
Just gorgeous!
Lol, funny and adorable!!!
These are such innovative cupcakes. I love it!
These are just the cutest. I haven’t yet tackled the Christmas tree lights. Instead, we’re being Scrooges around these parts.
These are soo adorable!
And I love love love the cake stand in the last photo!
Wonderfully creative — as usual. Yet another darling idea to put on my “to do” list. Thanks!
so fun! I love them
These are so adorable! I love how you get your inspiration!
These are so adorable and simple (at least they look simple)! I even have sprinkles in the shape of Christmas light bulbs!
Your cupcakes are so cute, and timely!. I too, have had the tangled lights problem:( these cupcakes would cheer me up though!
Your cupcakes are so cute, and timely! Great job!
These look so adorable! And since I’m clumsy when it comes to decorating cupcakes these might be my thing to do
So Cute =)
I’m a big fan of original cupcake designs – this is too clever!
I love the sincerity of your post. Your ingenuity shines out in your cupcakes. I specifically love the tangled mess of green icing on top. Come to think of it, who has not had a messy Christmas preparation? Everyone did, or still does…one way or the other. Thanks for the post.
I’ll try this very soon.
TOO FUNNY! And I bet DELISH! Love the idea!
This is such a fun and easy idea. I love it!
These are just SO cute! I just found your blog a few days ago and have been having SO much fun looking back through your posts. I subscribed by email so that I don’t miss anything! Thanks for such a great blog!
So very cute …
New follower here.
Okay, those Christmas light cupcakes are the CUTEST thing I’ve seen in a long time.
I need to Pin these – too cute!
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I wish I had seen this just a few days ago! I just went to a Christmas party on Saturday and would have loved to make these for it. I will have to keep these in mind for next year.
I love this idea for my kids. Also, I found some Christmas light shaped sprinkles at our Hyvee to use for them. So cute!
Fantastic idea! I found you via Pinterest and am so happy I did
Thanks for sharing!!