Festive Red Velvet Cupcakes with Santa Clay Figurine

Square social post, close-up food photograph with clay-figurine charm. [Colors] Candy red #D4272E, ivory #F6EFE4, deep evergreen bokeh #0E2B1D, warm gold sparkle #E8B75A. [Layout] Centred hero cupcake with two neighbours cropped at the edges, big hand-lettered headline across the top, one line of brush script along the bottom, small star doodles floating in the gaps. [Typography] Chunky marker lettering in white with a soft red offset shadow, casual brush script in warm yellow below. [Subject] Red velvet cupcakes in pleated liners topped with a piped cream ring; on the centre one sits a modelled Santa figure with a flocked hat, fuzzy white beard and black mittens, handcrafted like a fondant ornament, tiny boots dangling over the frosting edge. [Lighting & mood] Shallow depth of field with fairy lights bursting into large bokeh, warm, joyful, slight vignette. [Details] Two short text elements: "HAPPY CHRISTMAS" and "AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR"; a few white confetti dashes, a tiny pine-tree glyph and a candy cane near the baseline.