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Christmas Tree Cupcakes iced with bright green buttercream swirl and M&M fairy lights
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Christmas Tree Cupcakes

These festive Christmas Tree Cupcakes are great fun to make with the kids. 
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: butter, caster sugar, dark chocolate, eggs, icing sugar, milk, salt, self raising flour, vanilla
Servings: 12 cupcakes
Calories: 433.46kcal
Author: Emma

Ingredients

For the cake

  • 100 grams caster sugar
  • 100 grams butter
  • 1 vanilla pod seeds only
  • 2 eggs
  • 100 grams self raising flour
  • 1 pinch salt

For the decoration

  • 150 grams icing sugar
  • 300 grams butter
  • 1 tbsp milk
  • gel food colouring green
  • 5 squares dark chocolate
  • 1 handful M&Ms

Instructions

For the cupcakes

  • Begin by craming together the butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl until light, fluffy and smooth.
  • Add in the eggs, one at a time, beating well in between each addition.
  • Add in half the flour along with the salt and the seeds from the vanilla pod and fold in gently.
  • Add in the remaining flour and fold again.
  • Spoon the mixture into 12 cupcakes cases and bake in the centre of the oven for 15minutes.
  • Remove the cakes from the oven when they are springy to the touch and leave to cool.

For the decoration

  • Once completely cool, beat together the butter and icing sugar until smooth and creamy.
  • The consistency should be soft but it should still hold its shape if piped.
  • Add a little milk if the icing is too stiff (no more than 2 tablespoons).
  • Stir through the green food colouring.
  • Prepare an icing bag by adding in your star shaped nozzle and filling with the icing.
  • Secure the end with an elastic band so none escapes.
  • Starting on the outside edge, create a swirl inwards getting higher each time.
  • Stop squeezing at the top of the swirl and pull away gently.
  • Melt the chocolate in the micrwave using 10 second bursts and stirring each time.
  • Once melted, pour into another icing bag with a small open tip.
  • Pipe a swirl of icing from the tip of the "tree" downwards to form the string of lights.
  • Take the M&Ms and place them at intervals along the chocolate light string.
  • Poke them in sideways to give them the look of fairy light bulbs.

Nutrition

Calories: 433.46kcal | Carbohydrates: 32.5g | Protein: 3.16g | Fat: 32.98g | Saturated Fat: 20.27g | Trans Fat: 1.1g | Cholesterol: 99.43mg | Sodium: 255mg | Potassium: 111.77mg | Fiber: 1.47g | Sugar: 23.55g | Vitamin A: 879.53IU | Vitamin C: 0.01mg | Calcium: 23.51mg | Iron: 1.61mg