Christmas Wreath Cupcakes
These delightful cupcakes are the jolly mash-up of holiday joy and yumminess, made to sprinkle a dash of magic at your festive shindigs! Whether you’re hosting a Christmas hoedown or just hankering for a seasonal sweet, our Christmas Wreath Cupcakes are here to wow your guests and spread giggles galore. With their cheery green frosting and cheeky red berry bling, these little goodies are a treat for both your taste buds and your eyeballs!
For the cupcakes:
Self-raising flour
Cocoa powder, sifted
Medium egg
Vanilla essence
Buttery baking spread*
For the icing:
Icing sugar, sieved
Buttery baking spread*
Green food colouring (gel or liquid)
Vanilla essence
For the decoration:
Ready to roll green icing
Red jelly beans
*Recipe is based on 70% fat buttery spread
You will also need:
12 hole muffin tin and muffin cases
small holly or leaf cutter
30cm piece of gift ribbon, tied in a bow
Step 1 of 4
Preheat oven to 180°C (160°C for fan ovens), Gas Mark 4.
Step 2 of 4
For the cupcakes: Add all the cake ingredients to a large mixing bowl. Using an electric hand whisk, mix all the ingredients together until fully combined. Divide equally between the muffin cases then place in the middle oven to cook for 15-17 minutes or until the tops are golden brown and an inserted skewer comes out clean. Pop on a wire rack to cool completely.
Step 3 of 4
For the icing: Add all the icing ingredients into a large mixing bowl and using an electric hand whisk, mix all the ingredients together until it has come together in a thick icing. If the icing is too thick, add a couple of drops of milk to thin. Decant the mixture into a piping bag (you don't need to add a nozzle if you don't have one!)
Step 4 of 4
To decorate: Pipe the icing in a spiral from the middle of the cake outwards making sure you cover the edge of the cupcake case. To make the leaves, roll out the green icing to 0.5cm depth and cut out holly shapes, cut the red jellies in half. Put the cupcakes on a large cake board or wooden board in a circle. Place the holly leaves and jellies onto the cupcakes and top with the ribbon bow.
Get creative with your wreath decorations, try more, smaller bows or using star or snowflake cutter shapes.
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Christmas Wreath Cupcakes
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PREP: 35 mins
COOK: 15 mins
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Quite Easy
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SERVES: 12
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Ingredients
For the cupcakes:
Self-raising flour
100gCocoa powder, sifted
25gMedium egg
1Vanilla essence
0.5 tspButtery baking spread*
85gFor the icing:
Icing sugar, sieved
400g1-2 tbspButtery baking spread*
110gGreen food colouring (gel or liquid)
1 - 2 dropsVanilla essence
0.5 tspFor the decoration:
Ready to roll green icing
100gRed jelly beans
12*Recipe is based on 70% fat buttery spread
You will also need:
12 hole muffin tin and muffin cases
small holly or leaf cutter
30cm piece of gift ribbon, tied in a bow -
Method
Step 1 of 4
Preheat oven to 180°C (160°C for fan ovens), Gas Mark 4.
Step 2 of 4
For the cupcakes: Add all the cake ingredients to a large mixing bowl. Using an electric hand whisk, mix all the ingredients together until fully combined. Divide equally between the muffin cases then place in the middle oven to cook for 15-17 minutes or until the tops are golden brown and an inserted skewer comes out clean. Pop on a wire rack to cool completely.
Step 3 of 4
For the icing: Add all the icing ingredients into a large mixing bowl and using an electric hand whisk, mix all the ingredients together until it has come together in a thick icing. If the icing is too thick, add a couple of drops of milk to thin. Decant the mixture into a piping bag (you don't need to add a nozzle if you don't have one!)
Step 4 of 4
To decorate: Pipe the icing in a spiral from the middle of the cake outwards making sure you cover the edge of the cupcake case. To make the leaves, roll out the green icing to 0.5cm depth and cut out holly shapes, cut the red jellies in half. Put the cupcakes on a large cake board or wooden board in a circle. Place the holly leaves and jellies onto the cupcakes and top with the ribbon bow.
Get creative with your wreath decorations, try more, smaller bows or using star or snowflake cutter shapes.