How to Make Christmas Tree Cupcakes
Turn ordinary vanilla cupcakes into magical Christmas trees, festive, fun, and perfect for holiday decorating!
Equipment
- 1 Small Star Cookie Cutter
Ingredients
- 12 Vanilla Cupcakes Cooled down and ready for decorating
- 5 oz. Yellow Fondant
- Cornstarch for rolling
- 1½ Sticks Butter Softened
- 3 Cups Icing Sugar
- 5 tbsp. Milk
- ¼ Kelly Green Gel Food Coloring
Instructions
- First, you will want to make up your box of vanilla cake mix, which will yield about 12 cupcakes.
- Next, carefully pour your cake batter into the cupcake liners leaving a little room for them to rise.
- Then, let your cupcakes cool down so they are easy to decorate.
- Begin by creating your fondant stars. Lightly dust cornstarch on a clean working surface and on your rolling pin. Roll out fondant so that it’s about ¼ of an inch thick.
- Use cookie cutter to cut out star shapes. You’ll need 12. Set aside on wax paper
- Make buttercream by beating butter, icing sugar and milk with an electric mixer on medium speed. Gradually increase the speed to high and beat until smooth and forms stiff peaks.
- Add gel food coloring to buttercream and mix until completely colored.
- Once you have finished making the buttercream, you will want to put it into a piping bag.
- Next, frost each cupcake. Add one fondant star to each cupcake and serve.
Notes
- For a festive touch, add edible glitter or colored sugar to the frosting before placing the fondant star on top.
- If you don't have a star-shaped cookie cutter, you can freehand cut the fondant into star shapes using a sharp knife.
- For a richer flavor, consider adding 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract to the buttercream frosting.
Nutrition
Calories: 425kcalCarbohydrates: 63gProtein: 3gFat: 19gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0.5gCholesterol: 32mgSodium: 256mgPotassium: 58mgFiber: 0.3gSugar: 52gVitamin A: 385IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 68mgIron: 1mg
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