1. Bake your Cupcakes: Start by following the instructions on your cake mix box to whip up a batch of cupcakes. We used vanilla but you can use any flavor. When they’re done, let them cool completely before decorating.
2. Frosting: Place a large star tip (1M or similar) into a piping bag, and pipe large swirls (also known as rosettes) onto each cupcake.
3. Sanding Sugar: Sprinkle each cupcake with whichever color(s) of sanding sugar you’d like.
4. Build the Graduation Cap: Place one Reese’s miniature on top of each cupcake, making sure to place the wider part down onto the frosting. Smear a little bit of frosting on top of it to “glue” the chocolate square on top, this becomes the top of the graduation cap!
5. Add the Details: Cut the Twizzlers each into 4 pieces, then cut each piece in half lengthwise. Use a little bit of frosting to secure one mini M&M onto the center of each chocolate square “cap”. Then, spread a bit of frosting on one side of the twizzle piece and place on the cap to create the tassel.
