12Cupcakesvanilla with vanilla frosting; store bought or pre-made
1Black food coloring gel
1cupM&M candy
Instructions
Set out 12 pre-baked and frosted cupcakes on wire rack or tray.
Using black gel tube, draw a "string of lights" around each cupcake, circling around 2-3 times.
Insert colorful M&M candies (sideways) into the circles, spacing out the candies about two inches apart. The finished product should look like a black string of lights with colorful light bulbs going around the top of the cupcake.