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 Years 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 Years’ 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
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 of the frosting.
Fun New Year’s Eve treat to serve!
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New Year’s Ball Drop Cupcakes
Stylish and scrumptious. These New Years Ball Drop Cupcakes are a simple dessert for your holiday party.
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
- 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.
Ashley @ Big Flavors from a Tiny Kitchen says
My kindergartener would have SUCH a blast making these! Very cute idea – have a happy and healthy new year!
Alicia says
These look so fun. And so yummy!
mj says
To cute food design, really appealing to kids! The colors do match with the candies too!
Meryland says
These are cute and the theme of the Ball Drop is super 🙂
Tammy says
What a cute idea and this recipe could be used at different times of the year also
Diana says
it’s Really cute and funny!…The colors do match with the candies too!
angie says
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
Holly says
These look really great. My kids would love to help make them and to help eat them!
Stephanie Jeannot says
What a cute idea and great dessert for New Year’s Eve. Hope 2018 is a very wonderful year for you. God bless!
LavandaMIchelle says
These truly look so delicous. I am making these the first chance I get.
Blair villanueva says
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.
Terri Beavers says
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.