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Getting ready for Christmas? Try our Christmas Tree Mini Cupcake recipe. This will be the hit of your Christmas day. This dessert recipe pairs with Sparkling wines including: Champagne and Sparkling wine. Enjoy! #dessert #cupcakes @chefvivant
Christmas Tree Mini Cupcakes
Servings24 servinigs
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Ingredients
- 3oz butter
- 1/2cup superfine sugar
- 1each egg
- 1cup self-raising floursifted
- 5 1/3tablespoons milk
- 1/2teaspoon vanilla extract
Topping
- 3oz buttersoftened
- 1cup powdered sugar
- green food coloring
- white edible glitterto decorate
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 160°C/350ºF. Line a 24 mini cupcake pan with mini cupcake papers. In a medium sized bowl, use an electric mixer on high speed to cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the egg and mix well.
- Add the flour, cocoa, milk and vanilla, and beat with an electric mixer on medium until well combined.
- Divide the mixture evenly between the 24 mini cupcake papers. Bake for 10-15 minutes until well risen and firm to the touch. Cool for a few minutes and then transfer to a wire rack. Let cool completely before icing.
Topping
- Use an electric mixer on high speed to beat the butter, until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in powdered sugar, add green food coloring and continue beating for 1 minute. Spoon mixture into a piping bag fitted with a large nozzle and pipe on each cupcake to form a triangle. Sprinkle with edible glitter.
Recipe Notes
Pairs with Sparkling wines including: Champagne and Sparkling wine.
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