Cupcake Menorah Food

HANUKKAH CUPCAKES MENORAH

Steps:

• Take any frosted cupcake or muffin, decorate with colored icing, candy stars, stars of David , candy dreidels or snowflake sprinkles, coconut, etc.
• Place eight of the cupcakes on a long platter, on a board covered in foil or around the edge of a round platter. In the center of the row or circle, place a pretty inverted drinking glass or small bowl. Set the "shamash" cupcake here.
• Place a real candle in the center of each cupcake.
• For an fire-free edible candle, place a chocolate covered wafer stick such as Twix, Pirouline, or even Twizzlers, cut to size, lengthwise in the center of each cupcake and make a "flame" with dab with white or yellow frosting on top.
• The Cupcake Menorah makes a creative, easy Hanukkah centerpiece and the kids will really enjoy watching their dessert flicker away throughout the meal. They may even stay at the table a bit longer!
• for more ideas to make your Cupcake Menorah see www.thekosherchannel.com under "Hanukkah".

CUPCAKE MENORAH

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Beat cake mix, dry pudding mix, milk and eggs in large bowl with mixer until blended. Stir in chocolate.
• Spoon into 24 paper-lined muffin cups.
• Bake 20 to 25 min. or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool 10 min. Remove cupcakes from pans to wire racks; cool completely.
• Spread cupcakes with frosting. Insert blue candles into tops of 9 cupcakes. Arrange in shape of menorah, elevating center cupcake as shown in photo. Serve remaining cupcakes on the side.