Need a fun and easy Christmas Cupcake to Make?
This cute cupcake is the perfect one to let your kids help decorate! There’s no fancy fondant cut-outs or other harder things to use. It’s just sprinkles, frosting, marshmallows and candies! You could even change up the colors and make these for Birthday parties and other holidays too!
Have fun decorating!
Makes 22 cupcakes
Ingredients:
- 1 box of french vanilla cake mix
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 C (1 stick) of softened unsalted sweet cream butter
- 1 C whole milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 container of Christmas sprinkles
- 1 bag of red and green M&M’s
- 2 C of mini marshmallows
- cupcake liners
- cupcake pan
Directions for cupcakes:
Preheat oven to 350 and line cupcake pan with the liners
Using a hand mixer, beat together the cake mix, butter, milk, and vanilla and mix until combined
Using a medium ice cream scoop, scoop the batter into the cupcake liners and fill about 3/4 of the way full
Bake in the oven for about 21 minutes
Pull out and place on the side to cool
Frosting Ingredients:
- 1 C unsalted
- 3 C powder sugar
- 3 – 5 TBSP heavy whipping cream
- 1 tsp Vanilla bean paste
- 1 disposable piping bag
- 1 number 3 piping tip
Directions:
In a standing mixer, combine the butter, powder sugar, vanilla, and the heavy whipping cream.
Mix on medium speed until stiff and creamy.
If you still see powdery pebbles, add in 2 more tbsp heavy whipping cream.
Continue to mix until stiff and creamy
Scoop frosting into the piping bag fitting with the number 3 tip
Using your tip with the frosting, pipe squiggles all over the top of the cupcake
Sprinkle the Christmas sprinkles and M&M’s all over the top
Top with 4 mini marshmallows
Enjoy!
