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Christmas tree cupcakes
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Christmas tree cupcakes
Submitted by: MichelleS87356
- Prep time:
- 30 min
- Cook time:
- 20 min
- Serves:
- Makes 12 cupcakes
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Ingredients
- 150 g butter, softened
- 150 g caster sugar
- 3 eggs, beaten
- 150 g self-raising flour, sifted
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp milk
For the frosting
- 200 g butter, at room temperature
- 250 g icing sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp milk
- green food colouring
To decorate:
- silver balls, sugar stars or hundreds and thousands
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Method
1. Preheat the oven to 180C/160C fan/ gas 4.2. Cream together the butter and sugar until light, fluffy and pale.
3. Gradually mix in the beaten egg alternating with the flour to stop the mix from curdling. Finally, stir through the vanilla extract and milk.
4. Place 12 paper cupcake cases into a muffin tin and divide the mixture between them.
5. Bake for 15-20 minutes until golden and springy to the touch. Remove from the oven and cool on a wire rack.
6. For the frosting: in a mixing bowl beat the butter with a spoon or spatular until smooth, then start to sift in the icing sugar, stirring regularly. Add the vanilla extract and milk. The frosting should be light and creamy.
7. Mix your green food colouring into the icing to give an even green colour.
8. Once the cupcakes are totally cool, pipe the icing onto them starting from the outside of the cake and working into the centre to create tall Christmas trees. Decorate with silver balls, stars or hundreds and thousands then allow to set for at least 30 minutes so that the icing has a slightly crispy finish.
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View all comments (7)i just have made and love it
IngaM35959
Posted 08 Dec 2012 6:53 PM
Really good!! These went down really well with the whole family and I am making them again today to take to a party!!
EmmaS92595
Posted 21 Dec 2011 12:17 PM
LouiseS61196
Posted 12 Dec 2011 3:13 PM
You can get away with quite a large size nozzle for this cupcake - are you worried about it being too big or too small?!
Charlotte - Good Food
Posted 12 Dec 2011 10:44 AM
hmm what sort of size icing nozzle does this take? i only have one and i'm hoping it'll work, i've only got one chance!!
geinaM241
Posted 09 Dec 2011 2:19 PM
hmm what sort of size icing nozzle does this take? i only have one and i'm hoping it'll work, i've only got one chance!!
geinaM241
Posted 09 Dec 2011 2:19 PM
Claudia 1982
Posted 04 Dec 2011 10:23 PM
This recipe is classed as easy
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