Description
Celebrate the festive season with these delightful Christmas Tree Cupcakes featuring a rich chocolate base topped with smooth vanilla buttercream frosting, decorated like charming Christmas trees using chocolate stars, sprinkles, and a dusting of icing sugar. Perfect for holiday parties or a sweet treat to brighten up winter days.
Ingredients
Scale
Cupcake Batter
- 200 g unsalted butter
- 200 g light brown soft sugar
- 150 g self-raising flour
- 50 g cocoa powder
- 4 medium eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Buttercream Frosting
- 200 g unsalted butter (room temperature, not Stork)
- 400 g icing sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp green food colouring
Decoration
- Chocolate stars
- Sprinkles
- Icing sugar dusting
Instructions
- Prepare the Cupcake Batter: Preheat your oven to 180°C (350°F). In a large mixing bowl, cream together 200 g unsalted butter and 200 g light brown soft sugar until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in the 4 medium eggs, one at a time, followed by 1 tsp vanilla extract.
- Sift Dry Ingredients: In a separate bowl, sift together 150 g self-raising flour and 50 g cocoa powder. Gently fold the dry ingredients into the wet mixture until fully combined, taking care not to overmix to keep the batter light.
- Bake the Cupcakes: Line a cupcake tin with 12 paper cases and evenly distribute the batter among them. Bake in the preheated oven for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely on a wire rack.
- Make the Buttercream Frosting: Using a mixer, beat 200 g unsalted butter (softened) until creamy. Gradually add 400 g icing sugar and continue beating until smooth and fluffy. Mix in 1 tsp vanilla extract and 1 tsp green food colouring until the frosting achieves an even green hue.
- Decorate the Cupcakes: Once the cupcakes are completely cooled, pipe the green buttercream onto each cupcake in a tall, tree-like swirl. Decorate with chocolate stars, sprinkles, and dust lightly with icing sugar to create a snowy effect.
Notes
- Use unsalted butter at room temperature for best creaming results in both batter and frosting.
- Allow cupcakes to cool fully before frosting to prevent melting the buttercream.
- Decorations can be customized with your favorite festive candies and sprinkles.
- These cupcakes taste best the day they are made but can be stored in an airtight container for up to 2 days.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 446
- Sugar: 33 g
- Sodium: 26 mg
- Fat: 29 g
- Saturated Fat: 18 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9 g
- Trans Fat: 1 g
- Carbohydrates: 45 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 126 mg
