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Christmas Cupcakes Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Liezel / All my dishes 2 years ago This is just so festive and looks great on a christmas table. You can use your own cupcake recipe or use store bought ones. Prep:15m Cook:30m Servings:12	Liezel
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Ingredients

2 cups of cake flour

1 cup + 1 tbsp sugar

1/2 tsp salt

3 3/4 tsp baking powder

1/3 cup dark cocoa powder, compacted

1/2 butter or margarine

4 1/2 tsp oil

2 eggs

1 tbsp vanilla

1 cup milk

Decoration:

5 1/2 cups of whipped cream

12 whole red or green candied cherres

12 whole green candied cherries, extra

rainbow sprinkles

silver dragees (balls)

icing sugar

Directions

Sift the cake flour twice.

Using 2 large mixing bowls, sift together twice, flour, sugar, salt, baking powder and cocoa.

Transfer to a medium mixing bowl.

Add butter.

Mix until everything is fine and crumbly like wet sand.

Add oil, eggs, vanilla and milk.

Mix well.

Mix with hand mixer on highspeed for 4 minutes until thick and fluffy.

Spoon into greased muffin tins to the top.

Bake for 26 - 27 minutes on 180 degrees.

Let the cupcakes cool for 7 minutes bfore transferring to a cool rack.

Store the cupcakes after cooling in an airtight plastic container overnight to soften the edges for cutting.

Assembling the trees:

Cut 12 red and 12 green cherries into quaters and then each quarter into 6 - 8 bits.

Place in separate bowl for later use.

Whip up the cream.

Place cupcake upside down on a cutting surface.

Slice off the bottom of cupcake.

Set bottom aside.

Take the cap and place it upright.

Carefully slice a bit off the top to make the tree top (1st layer)

Slice rest of the cap into two equal layers.

Place the bottom part upright and scoop out a hole using a melon baller or knife.

Using a pastry bag fitter with a star tip, pipe out a bit of toppint into the hole.

Insert a whole cherry.

Pipe out topping to cover the cherry.

Place bottom layer with top cut side facing up, over the piped topping.

Pipe cream over it

Repeat with other layers.

Don't pipe anyting on top yet.

Sprinkle rainbow sprinkles all around.

Put cut cherries all around.

Pipe out a star on top.

Put silver dragee on top.

Sift some icing sugar over.

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Comments

mumtazcatering 2 years ago said:
Hi liezel what n awesome idea !!!!!!!!!!!

liezel 2 years ago said:
Thank you. Let's get into the festive mood!

ahmed1 2 years ago said:
Wow..I just can't believe,so creative.

michelle73 2 years ago said:
These are so cute! Great post!

organicmama 2 years ago said:
These are just darling, thank you.

pink 2 years ago said:
These will be a big hit with the Bunny's! Tops!

krumkake 2 years ago said:
What an adorable holiday idea, liezel - they will look so festive on the holiday "treats" tray...thank you for sharing this!

tuilelaith 2 years ago said:
Wonderful pictures, these look divine.

zhiannablu 2 years ago said:
Love this one!

ambus 1 year, 12 months ago said:
Simply beautiful!

momto4 1 year, 8 months ago said:
Thanks these look amazing!

carmenperez 11 months, 3 weeks ago said:
Hi hun
i agree with evryone
over the top!!!!!!

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