Festive Christmas Cupcake Tree
Prep Time:
45 Minutes
Total Time: 1 Hour
35 Minutes
Servings: 24 cupcakes
For a festive gathering of family or friends, this fun cupcake Christmas tree topped with a selection of chocolates and lollies will make the perfect centrepiece!
All You Need Is ...
Cake
- 1 box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ Vanilla Cake Mix
- Eggs, oil (or butter), and water (or milk) called for on the cake mix box
Decoration
- 2 tubs Betty Crocker™ Creamy Deluxe™ Vanilla Flavoured Frosting Green food colouring paste or gel
- 40g Betty Crocker™ Creamy Deluxe™ Chocolate Frosting
- 21 assorted Christmas-themed lollies, chocolates or sugar cake decorations
- 1 large white chocolate star
Betty's Easy Steps
- Preheat the oven to 180°C (160°C fan forced). Line 2 x 12-hole muffin pans with 24 paper cupcake cases.
- Make up the cake mix as directed on the box with the eggs, oil and water. Divide the mixture evenly between the cupcake cases.
- Bake both pans in the oven together for 18-22 minutes until the cupcakes are risen and just firm to the touch. Leave the cupcakes in the pans for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely (about 30 minutes).
- Spoon 50g of the vanilla frosting into a piping bag fitted with a large star nozzle and pipe a swirl of buttercream on top of one cupcake. Place the remaining frosting in a large bowl and beat in enough green colouring paste or gel to colour it bright green. Spoon into a large piping bag fitted with large star nozzle and pipe swirls onto another 21 cupcakes.
- Spread the chocolate frosting over the remaining 2 cupcakes. Assemble the cakes on a large board to resemble a Christmas tree shape with the 2 chocolate frosted cupcakes as the base and the vanilla frosted cupcake as the top of the tree.
- Decorate the green cupcakes as desired with the assortment of Christmas lollies, chocolates or sugar cake decorations. Place the large white chocolate star on the vanilla frosted cupcake.
Betty's Tips
- You can bake and freeze the un-frosted cupcakes for up to one month. Defrost for 2-3 hours at room temperature. The cupcakes can be frosted a day before serving but only add the decorations on the day of serving.
- This is a great fun recipe to keep kids occupied in the run up to the big day. Let them help with the decoration – and choose their own festive lollies to top each cupcake.
- Spray the chocolates and white chocolate star with edible gold spray before adding to the cupcakes for an extra-special finish.
