Pro Tips for Christmas Cupcakes
Measure your flour correctly! Adding too much flour to the recipe is the most common mistake. The best, and easiest way to measure flour is by using a scale. If you don’t have one then fluff your flour with a spoon, sprinkle it into your measuring cup, and use a knife to level it off. When making that marshmallow snowman make sure to pick a little bit of the surface where the nose will go! That helps it to stick on better 🙂 You can substitute whole milk yogurt for the sour cream if desired, I do it all the time and can’t really tell the difference. Add in some crushed candy canes to the batter at the very end for a festive and minty touch. These decorations can all be made with Italian or Swiss meringue buttercream for a less sweet frosting.
How To Make Christmas Cupcakes
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and place your cupcake papers in the pan. Sift the flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder and the sugar into a large bowl then whisk together and set aside.
Separate the yolks and whites of your room temperature eggs. Save the yolks for a batch of French buttercream, pastry cream or add to your morning omelette!
Add the sour cream, milk, vanilla, egg whites and melted butter to a large bowl.
Whisk together the wet ingredients until combined. The batter may be a bit clumpy but do not worry!
Now add the wet ingredients to the dry and mix them until they’re just combined.
Distribute the bater evenly into the papers filling about 2/3 the way up. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until golden and springy to the touch.
For the buttercream; Cream the room temperature butter in a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Sift in the confectioners sugar in two to three batches mixing after each batch.
Add the salt, vanilla, and either the milk or cream depending on which you decide to use. Continue to mix until is smooth. Once your buttercream is done, separate it into multiple bowls and add food coloring to create green, red, and a very small amount of orange and brown. Don’t forget to leave some white!
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If you’ve tried these cupcakes then don’t forget to rate the recipe and let me know how you got on in the comments below, I love hearing from you!
