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Christmas Tree Cupcakes

December 24, 2018 By Lisa 2 Comments

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Christmas Tree Cupcakes, a simple Christmas dessert that looks impressive and tastes delicious!

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Christmas Tree Cupcakes with powdered sugar "snowing" on them

I love how pretty these cupcakes are!

Christmas Tree Cupcakes are so easy and so fun!

 

I am all about minimum effort but maximum awesomeness when it comes to Christmas desserts this year.

I mean my snowball cupcakes, peppermint bark, gingerbread cookies, Christmas popcorn, and holiday cake are all so easy to make but look amazing and taste delicious. Now I’d like to share these Christmas Tree Cupcakes to the list.

Seriously guys, it’s a chocolate cupcake with green frosting on top. Add a star and you have a tree. Done.

I love Christmas Cupcakes!

Christmas Tree Cupcake without sprinkles

Even without the sprinkles these cupcakes are stunning!

How to make Christmas Tree Cupcakes?

  • Make a batch of my super delicious and easy chocolate cupcakes (or any cupcakes that you want!)
  • Whip up the easy and delicious vanilla buttercream
  • Add green food coloring to the frosting
  • Using a 1M tip pipe on the frosting and top with a golden star! Add other sprinkles or powdered sugar if you want! 

How to pipe Christmas Tree Cupcakes?

Easy! Using your 1M tip and a piping bag, pipe your frosting onto the cupcake. I like to start on the outside making my way up and in towards the middle while building the frosting on top of itself in a circle. Try to do this all in one unbroken movement.

You can totally practice and scrape it off and try again too! No one will know!

process shots of piping the tree on top

With the right piping tip you can make suck pretty designs!

How to decorate Christmas Tree Cupcakes?

I like to add the yellow star on top, and then place some round sprinkles all around the tree to look like frosting. Sprinkle some powdered sugar or edible glitter on them for a snowy effect!

If you make these let me know! I love to see your creations! Tag me on Instagram @atablefullofjoy!

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Also, if you like this recipe make sure to check out my Snowmen Truffles, Sugared Cranberries, and Candy Cane Cupcakes!

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Christmas Tree Cupcakes

Author: Lisa
Christmas Tree Cupcakes, a simple Christmas dessert that looks impressive and tastes delicious!
5 from 1 vote
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Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 15 mins
Decorating Time 20 mins
Total Time 25 mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 24 Cupcakes

Ingredients
  

For the cupcakes:

  • ½ cup vegetable oil
  • ¾ cup sour cream
  • ¾ cup heavy cream
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 box chocolate cake mix
  • ¼ cocoa powder
  • 1 tsp espresso powder optional

For the frosting:

  • 2 cups butter cold and cut into chunks
  • 10 cups powdered sugar
  • 2 tbs vanilla
  • ½ cup plus 2 tbs heavy cream
  • Pinch of salt

Additional Items:

  • Green Gel Food Coloring
  • 1 M Piping Tip
  • Piping Bags
  • Golden Star Sprinkles
  • Holiday Sprinkles

Instructions
 

How to make the cupcakes:

  • Preheat oven to 325°F. Line your cupcake pan with cupcake liners.
  • Mix together, either by hand or in a stand mixer, the oil, vanilla, sour cream, heavy cream and eggs. Then mix in the boxed cake mix, cocoa powder, and espresso powder if using.
  • Scoop the batter into your cupcake liners, I like using a ¼ measuring cup.
  • Bake for 15 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Make sure to bake all the cakes on the same oven rack so they bake evenly.
  • Let the cupcakes cool for 5 minutes then transfer to a wire cooling rack. Let the cupcakes cool completely before frosting.

How to make the frosting (this is a double recipe of my standard vanilla buttercream):

  • In a stand mixer, whip your butter chunks on medium high speed until the butter is light and fluffy.
  • Add in the powdered sugar 1 cup at a time
  • Once the powdered sugar becomes hard to incorporate add in the vanilla, heavy cream, and pinch of salt, allowing the ingredients to incorporate fully.
  • Add in green gel food coloring until you get the green you are looking for.

How to decorate cupcakes:

  • Using your 1M piping tip and the green frosting frost your cupcakes. You want to build the frosting up while moving the bag and tip in a circular motion.
    process shots of piping the tree on top
  • Place a star at the top and then use other sprinkles to decorate the tree.
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Notes

Tips
  • Add sprinkles right after you make the tree. If the frosting sets up the sprinkles won't stick.
  • To make a darker green colored frosting stir in a tiny bit of blue and black food coloring gel to the green frosting.
 

Nutrition

Calories: 521kcalCarbohydrates: 64gProtein: 3gFat: 30gSaturated Fat: 18gCholesterol: 90mgSodium: 306mgPotassium: 98mgFiber: 1gSugar: 56gVitamin A: 758IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 53mgIron: 1mg
Keyword Christmas Cupcake Ideas, Christmas Cupcakes, Christmas Tree Cupcakes
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Post updated on 11/29/2020

Filed Under: Baking Recipes, Christmas, Dessert, Featured, Food Themes, Holiday Food, Party Food, Recipe Tagged With: christmas, Christmas tree, cupcakes, tree

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  1. Jules

    December 24, 2020 at 12:03 am

    Under recipe, it says 1/4 cocoa powder. Does this mean 1/4 cup of cocoa powder? Just wanted to make sure! Thanks 🙂

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    • Lisa

      December 26, 2020 at 7:15 pm

      Yep 🙂 I like to add extra to the batter but if you leave it out it’s not a huge deal 🙂

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