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Santa Hat Cupcakes

Santa hat cupcakes are decadent, easy chocolate cupcakes topped with buttercream frosting and strawberries to look like Santa's hat.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 24 Cupcakes
Calories 221kcal

Equipment

  • Measuring Cups and Spoons
  • mixing bowls
  • Muffin tin
  • cupcake liners
  • Piping bag
  • Metal piping tip

Ingredients

  • 15.25 ounces chocolate cake mix
  • 4 eggs
  • ¾ cup canola oil
  • ¾ cup milk
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

Buttercream Frosting Ingredients:

  • ½ cup butter slightly softened
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 tablespoons milk
  • 24 strawberries stems cut off

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Combine the cake mix, eggs, canola oil, milk, sour cream, and vanilla in a large bowl. Beat with a hand mixer for about 2 minutes.
  • Place cupcake liners in a muffin tin and fill your cupcake liners about 3⁄4 the way full with the batter.
  • Bake for about 18 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
  • While cupcakes are baking, prepare the frosting. Mix the slightly softened butter (not straight out of the fridge but not totally softened) in a stand mixer with the vanilla for 5 minutes. The longer you mix, the smoother and fluffier your frosting will be!
  • Add the powdered sugar and mix. Add milk as needed if the frosting is too dry.
  • Add the frosting to a piping bag fitted with a metal tip. Once the cupcakes have cooled completely, pipe the frosting onto the cupcakes. Place the strawberry with the stem cut off upside down onto the frosting. Top the tip of the strawberry with a small dot of frosting to complete the Santa hat look!

Notes

Any nutritional data I provide is an approximation and actual dietary information can vary based on ingredients and proportion sizes.

Nutrition

Serving: 1Serving | Calories: 221kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.03g | Cholesterol: 34mg | Sodium: 171mg | Potassium: 120mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 123IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 59mg | Iron: 1mg