Description
These Easy Christmas Cupcakes are a festive and delicious treat perfect for holiday celebrations. Moist vanilla or chocolate cupcakes topped with creamy peppermint or vanilla frosting and colorful decorations.
Ingredients
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Cupcakes:
- 1 box vanilla or chocolate cake mix (plus ingredients listed on box: usually eggs, oil, and water)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (optional for extra flavor)
Frosting:
- 1 cup butter (softened)
- 3–4 cups powdered sugar
- 2–3 tablespoons milk or heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon peppermint or vanilla extract
- red and green food coloring
- holiday sprinkles or crushed candy canes for topping
Instructions
- Prepare Cupcakes: Preheat oven and line muffin tin. Mix cake batter and vanilla extract, then divide into liners and bake.
- Make Frosting: Beat butter, add sugar gradually, mix in milk/cream and extract. Divide, tint with food coloring.
- Frost Cupcakes: Pipe or spread frosting on cooled cupcakes, then decorate with sprinkles or candy canes.
Notes
- Use a swirl piping technique with red and green frosting for a candy-cane effect.
- Cupcakes can be made a day ahead and stored covered at room temperature.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 32g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 38g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 35mg
