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Mini Christmas Tree Cupcakes

By on Nov 16, 2010 in Christmas Cupcakes, Holiday Cupcakes
 

These fun and festive little cakes will look superb on your Christmas dessert table.

Mini Christmas Tree Cupcake Recipe

  • 1 cup (2 sticks) sweet butter, softened
  • 1 cup superfine sugar
  • 2 cups self-rising flour
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract

For the frosting

  • 2 oz ready rolled white fondant frosting
  • 2 oz ready rolled green fondant frosting
  • 2 tbsp raspberry jam
  • colored candy balls

Preheat the oven to 350 F.  Place 18 paper mini baking cups in muffin pans.  Dust 2 cookie sheets with confectioners sugar.  Combine all the cupcake ingredients into a large bowl and beat with an electric mixer until smooth and pale, about 2 to 3 minutes.  Spoon the batter into the cups.  Bake for 20 minutes.  Remove pans from the oven and cool for 5 minutes.  Then remove the cupcakes and cool on a rack.

To make the frosting, roll the white fondant frosting to 1/8 in (3mm) thick.  Cut 18 circles using a 1 3/4-in. (4 1/2-cm) cookie cutter and set them on one of the cookie sheets.  Roll the green fondant frosting to 1/8 in. (3mm) thick.  Using a small Christmas tree cookie cutter, cut shapes out of the frosting and place them on the other cookie sheet to firm a little.  Brush each cupcake with a little raspberry jam, then place a white fondant disc on top.  Top with a Christmas tree and decorate with the colored balls.  Store unfrosted in an airtight container for up to 3 days, or freeze for up to 3 months.

makes 1 1/2 dozen

 

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