Preheat your oven to 350 degrees, and line your cupcake pan with cupcake wrappers.

In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until fluffy.

Add eggs and vanilla, mix well.

In another bowl, whisk together all of the dry ingredients.

Add dry ingredients slowly to wet, mixing between each addition.

Stir in milk.

Fill cupcake liners ⅔ full.

Bake for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the middle of a cupcake comes out clean.

Let cool in pan for a few minutes then remove the cupcakes to a cooling rack to cool completely before adding the frosting.

In a large bowl, mix butter, cocoa, milk, and vanilla.

Add powdered sugar and mix well.

If frosting is too dry, add a tablespoon or two of milk and mix. If it is too runny, add a small amount of powdered sugar.

Repeat either of these until you reach the desired consistency for your frosting.

Spread the frosting on the top of each cupcake using either the back of a knife or an offset spatula.

To make your reindeer face, use two pretzel twists for antlers, candy eyes, and red M and M's for the nose.