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New Year’s Ball Drop Cupcakes

Dec 26, 2017 · 12 Comments

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If you want an easy dessert you can make for New Year’s Eve that still festive and seasonal, you need to make these New Year’s Ball Drop Cupcakes!

New Year's Eve Ball Drop Cupcakes

New Year’s Eve is tough because by the time it rolls around I’m so exhausted from Christmas. Nevertheless, the holiday is still special and we like to make festive treats and celebrate. We make these New Year’s Ball Drop Cupcakes and kids and adults alike love them!

Check out my other fun ideas for New Year’s Eve HERE!

What you Need

  • 8 Mini Cupcakes, prepared and unfrosted
  • 1 Can Vanilla Frosting
  • 1 pkg. Mini Chewy Sweetarts
  • 8 Yellow Gumballs
  • 8 Clear Plastic Shot Glasses
  • 8 Toothpicks, with frilly cellophane tops
  • Gold and Silver Sugar Crystals

How to make New Year’s Ball Drop Cupcakes

New Year's Eve Ball Drop Cupcakes

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.

New Year's Eve Ball Drop Cupcakes

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 of the frosting.

New Year's Eve Ball Drop Cupcakes
Fun New Year’s Eve treat to serve!

Related: New Years Eve Kids Drink

New Year's Eve Ball Drop Cupcakes

New Year’s Ball Drop Cupcakes

Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Servings: 8 people

Stylish and scrumptious. These New Years Ball Drop Cupcakes are a simple dessert for your holiday party. 

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What You Need

  • 8 Mini Cupcakes prepared and unfrosted
  • 1 Can Vanilla Frosting
  • 1 pkg Mini Chewy Sweetarts
  • 8 Yellow Gumballs
  • 8 Clear Plastic Shot Glasses
  • 8 Toothpicks- Cellophane Frilled with frilly cellophane tops
  • Gold and Silver Sugar Crystals

Directions

  1. Frost cupcakes using a piping bag and tip, or you can just spread it on in a thick layer.
  2. Sprinkle gold and silver sugar all over the frosting.
  3. Pour some of the candy into each shot glass and fill almost halfway.
  4. Place a cupcake into each glass.
  5. 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.

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Comments

  1. Ashley @ Big Flavors from a Tiny Kitchen says

    December 30, 2017 at 9:10 am

    My kindergartener would have SUCH a blast making these! Very cute idea – have a happy and healthy new year!

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  2. Alicia says

    December 30, 2017 at 6:21 pm

    These look so fun. And so yummy!

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  3. mj says

    December 30, 2017 at 7:19 pm

    To cute food design, really appealing to kids! The colors do match with the candies too!

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  4. Meryland says

    December 30, 2017 at 10:35 pm

    These are cute and the theme of the Ball Drop is super 🙂

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  5. Tammy says

    December 31, 2017 at 9:40 am

    What a cute idea and this recipe could be used at different times of the year also

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  6. Diana says

    December 31, 2017 at 9:23 pm

    it’s Really cute and funny!…The colors do match with the candies too!

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  7. angie says

    January 1, 2018 at 8:59 pm

    these are so super cute, love them, very creative My youngest asked for a new year cake and now I have found something that she would love

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  8. Holly says

    January 1, 2018 at 9:26 pm

    These look really great. My kids would love to help make them and to help eat them!

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  9. Stephanie Jeannot says

    January 2, 2018 at 3:00 pm

    What a cute idea and great dessert for New Year’s Eve. Hope 2018 is a very wonderful year for you. God bless!

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  10. LavandaMIchelle says

    January 3, 2018 at 6:40 pm

    These truly look so delicous. I am making these the first chance I get.

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  11. Blair villanueva says

    January 3, 2018 at 8:50 pm

    What a cute cupcake recipe! Hope you had a wonderful New Year. Oh I could make use of this recipe for the Easter, because of its pastel colors.

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  12. Terri Beavers says

    January 4, 2018 at 6:42 am

    Those are so creative and colorful too. I bet they can be turned into just about any holiday with a little decorating the balls differently.

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