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Christmas Tree Cupcakes
CHRISTMAS TREE CUPCAKES Yields: 24 Cupcakes Time: 60 Minutes
Course
Dessert
Cuisine
American
Keyword
Christmas tree cupcakes
Calories
Author
Robin Gagnon
Ingredients
1
box white cake mix
plus required ingredients listed on the box, i.e. eggs, oil & water
1
cup
unsalted butter
softened
3
teaspoons
of vanilla extract
4
cups
confectioners’ sugar
4
tablespoons
milk
White Sugar Sprinkles
Round Colored Sprinkles
Green Food Coloring
Sugar Cones
Instructions
Prepare cake batter according to box directions and bake in cupcake pan using liners.
While cupcakes cool, make frosting. Start by using an electric mixer to beat butter until light and fluffy. Gradually
beat in confectioners’ sugar until fully incorporated. Beat in vanilla extract. Pour in milk and beat for an additional 3
minutes.
Place two cups of white frosting in a piping bag with a round frosting tip. Mix green food coloring in remaining
frosting until you reach desired shade of green.
Place one sugar cone upside down onto each cupcake. Using a butter knife, spread a thin layer of green frosting to
completely coat each cone.
Fill a piping bag with remaining green frosting and use a small closed star frosting tip to make Christmas tree
branches. Start at the top and turn the cupcake, continuing adding branches to fill the entire cone.
Using the white frosting, pipe a thick layer around the bottom of the cone to look like snow.
Add white sprinkles to the “snow” and add round colored sprinkles to the “tree”.