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Christmas Holly Cupcakes

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 Christmas Holly Cupcakes  – These festive Christmas Holly Cupcakes make a wonderful addition to the holiday dessert table.  Great for holiday parties and gatherings. 

 

 These Christmas Holly Cupcakes are such a pretty addition to your holiday table, office party, family gathering or any holiday get together and they are simple to make once you get the hang of the frosting part.

 

The cupcake part is easy as pie. It starts with a cake mix. You can’t get much easier than that now can you?! 

But the cake mix is doctored up a bit so you will never know it’s a cake mix. 

The first time you work with fondant it can be a little intimidating but really it is not hard at all. It just takes a little practice. Once you do it a few times it will become old hat. 

 

The family will be amazed at how pretty these are and the kids love the fact that they can have their own Christmas Holly Cupcake!

 

 

Cupcakes are easier to serve than cake when it comes to kids. And kids always love cookies and cupcakes best. With these cupcakes they get  M&M’s on top so they get some candy too!  Kid heaven!! 

How to make Christmas Holly Cupcakes:

leaf fondant ingredients:

Mini Leaf cookie cutter

1 tube of green fondant

1 fondant pin to make the imprints on the leafs

1 green edible marker

1 C powdered sugar

1 fondant rolling pin

Directions: 

Sprinkle powdered sugar onto a cutting board

Place the green fondant onto the cutting board and sprinkle more powdered sugar onto the fondant

Roll out into 1/2 inch thickness

Using the leaf cutter, cut out 44 leafs and set aside

Allow to dry for an hour before using the pin and making the imprints

Use the marker and trace the imprints in the leafs

Allow to dry for 24 hours

Cupcake:

Makes 22 Cupcakes

Ingredients

1 box of French Vanilla cake mix
3 large eggs room temp
1/2 cup of softened unsalted sweet cream butter
1 cup whole milk
1 tbsp pure vanilla extract
Christmas cupcake liners
cupcake pan

Directions

Preheat oven to 350.

Line cupcake pan with the cupcake liners

In a medium bowl, add the cake mix, eggs, butter, milk, and vanilla extract, stir until combined

Fill cupcake liners 3/4 of the way full.

Bake in the oven for about 21 minutes.

Pull out the cupcakes and allow to cool before frosting.

 

Frosting Ingredients:

1 C unsalted sweet cream butter, softened
2 1/2 C powder sugar
1 tsp vanilla
3-5 TBSP heavy whipping cream
1-3 drops of red food coloring
1 large piping bag fitted with a star tip
66 Red M&M’s

 

Directions

Using a stand mixer, combine all ingredients and mix on medium speed.

Mix until you see stiffed peaks in your frosting.

Split the frosting into two bowls, leaving one of them white

Mix in the 3-6 drops of red food coloring into the second bowl and mix until you get a bright red color

Using a butter knife, scoop the red color onto one side of the piping bag

Spoon in white icing

Frost the cooled cupcakes

Place two leaves onto the frosting and three red M&M’s onto the cupcake

 

The cupcakes can be made ahead of time and you can decorate them at your convenience.  

 

 

 

Make these pretty and fun Christmas Holly Cupcakes for your family this holiday season! 

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Christmas Holly Cupcakes

Christmas Holly Cupcakes  - These festive Christmas Holly Cupcakes make a wonderful addition to the holiday dessert table.  Great for holiday parties and gatherings. 
Course: Christmas, cupcakes
Cuisine: American
Servings: 22 cupcakes
Author: Rob

Ingredients

Holly leaf fondant ingredients

  • Mini Leaf cookie cutter
  • 1 tube green fondant
  • 1 fondant pin to make the imprints on the leafs
  • 1 green edible marker
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 fondant rolling pin

Cupcakes:

  • 1 box French Vanilla cake mix
  • 3 large eggs, room temp
  • 1/2 cup softened unsalted sweet cream butter
  • 1 cup whole milk
  • 1 tbsp pure vanilla extract
  • Christmas cupcake liners

Frosting Ingredients

  • 1 unsalted sweet cream butter, softened
  • 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 3-5 tsp heavy whipping cream
  • 1-3 drops red food coloring
  • 1 large piping bag fitted with a star tip
  • 66 Red M&M's

Instructions

  • Directions for the fondant:
    Sprinkle powdered sugar onto a cutting board
    Place the green fondant onto the cutting board and sprinkle more powdered sugar onto the fondant
    Roll out into 1/2 inch thickness
    Using the leaf cutter, cut out 44 leafs and set aside
    Allow to dry for an hour before using the pin and making the imprints
    Use the marker and trace the imprints in the leafs
    Allow to dry for 24 hours
    Directions for the cupcakes:
    Preheat oven to 350.
    Line cupcake pan with the cupcake liners
    In a medium bowl, add the cake mix, eggs, butter, milk, and vanilla extract, stir until combined
    Fill cupcake liners 3/4 of the way full.
    Bake in the oven for about 21 minutes.
    Pull out the cupcakes and allow to cool before frosting.
    Directions for the frosting: 
    Using a stand mixer, combine all ingredients and mix on medium speed.
    Mix until you see stiffed peaks in your frosting.
    Split the frosting into two bowls, leaving one of them white
    Mix in the 3-6 drops of red food coloring into the second bowl and mix until you get a bright red color
    Using a butter knife, scoop the red color onto one side of the piping bag
    Spoon in white icing
    Frost the cooled cupcakes
    Place two leaves onto the frosting and three red M&M's onto the cupcake
    Enjoy! 

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