How to Make Christmas Tree Mini Cupcakes - A Step-by-Step Guide

The holiday season is a time for gathering with loved ones, exchanging gifts, and indulging in delicious treats. One festive dessert that is sure to wow your guests this Christmas is the Christmas Tree Mini Cupcakes. These adorable and delicious treats are perfect for holiday parties, office potlucks, or just as a fun activity to do with the family.

These bite-sized cupcakes are not only adorable, but they are also incredibly easy to make. The base is a moist and flavorful vanilla cup...

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Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cups pastry flour
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • ⅓ cup cocoa powder
  • 1 cup water
  • ½ cup vegetable oil
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup vanilla frosting, or as desired
  • 1 drop green food coloring, or as desired
  • 48 small strawberries, hulled
  • ¼ cup round red candies, or as desired
  • star-shaped candies

Information

  • Prep Time: 30 mins
  • Cook Time: 8 mins
  • Additional Time: 10 mins
  • Total Time: 48 mins
  • Servings: 48
  • Yield: 4 dozen mini cupcakes

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease mini muffin cups or line with paper liners.
  • Mix pastry flour, white sugar, and cocoa powder together in a bowl; add water, oil, and vanilla extract and blend until batter is smooth. Spoon batter into the prepared muffin cups.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 8 to 12 minutes. Cool in the tin for 5 minutes.
  • Mix frosting and green food coloring together in a bowl until evenly combined. Transfer frosting to a pipe bag or plastic bag with a snipped corner; refrigerate for 5 minutes.
  • Squeeze a small amount of frosting onto the hulled side of each strawberry and place each onto a cupcake so the strawberry is in the shape of a tree. Pipe frosting onto each strawberry to look like leaves. Add candies to the "tree" to look like ornaments and place a star-shaped candy on top of each "tree".
  • Nutrition

    77 cal.

    • Total Fat: 3g
    • Saturated Fat: 1g
    • Sodium: 9mg
    • Total Carbohydrate: 12g
    • Dietary Fiber: 1g
    • Total Sugars: 8g
    • Protein: 1g
    • Vitamin C: 4mg
    • Calcium: 2mg
    • Iron: 0mg
    • Potassium: 44mg