Name: Christmas Tree Cupcakes
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: Cupcakes-; 1 ⅓ cup flour; 1 ¼ tsp baking powder; ½ tsp salt; ½ cup unsalted butter room temperature; 1 cup sugar; 2 large eggs; 2 tsp vanilla; ½ cup sour cream; Christmas tree sprinkle mix; Christmas nonpareils; Frosting-; 8 oz. cream cheese; ½ cup butter room temperature; 2 tsp vanilla; 3 ½ cups powdered sugar; 2-3 drops green gel food coloring

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I have the cutest little holiday cupcakes for you today! I made these Christmas Tree Cupcakes from scratch, and I dressed them up with some festive sprinkles, and I just think they are adorable, and perfect for your holiday dessert table.

Here’s what you’ll need-

For the cupcakes-

1 ⅓ cup flour
1 ¼ tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt
½ cup unsalted butter, room temperature
1 cup sugar
2 large eggs
2 tsp vanilla
½ cup sour cream
Red cupcake liners

For the frosting-

8 oz. cream cheese
½ cup butter, room temperature
2 tsp vanilla
3 ½ cups powdered sugar
2-3 drops green gel food coloring
Christmas tree sprinkle mix
Christmas nonpareils

Here’s how to make these Christmas Tree Cupcakes-

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees, and line a muffin tin with cupcake liners.
In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
In a large bowl, mix together butter and sugar for 1-2 minutes, until light and fluffy.
Add eggs, vanilla, and sour cream, mix again until just combined.

Spoon the cupcake batter into the cupcake liners, fill them a little over ½ way full.
Bake 17-18 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Meanwhile, in a large bowl, mix together cream cheese, butter, vanilla, and food coloring.
Slowly add powdered sugar, mixing well to combine.
Mix in additional green food coloring, if needed to reach desired shade of green frosting.
Once the cupcakes are cooled, frost them generously creating your tree shape as you go up.
Top with a star sprinkle and additional red, white, and green nonpareils.

Enjoy!

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Yield: 12 cupcakes

Christmas Tree Cupcakes

Delicious from scratch yellow cupcakes with green cream cheese frosting decorated to look like Christmas trees!

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

Ingredients

Cupcakes-
1 ⅓ cup flour
1 ¼ tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt
½ cup unsalted butter room temperature
1 cup sugar
2 large eggs
2 tsp vanilla
½ cup sour cream
Christmas tree sprinkle mix
Christmas nonpareils
Frosting-
8 oz. cream cheese
½ cup butter room temperature
2 tsp vanilla
3 ½ cups powdered sugar
2-3 drops green gel food coloring

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees, and line a muffin tin with cupcake liners.
In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
In a large bowl, mix together butter and sugar for 1-2 minutes, until light and fluffy.
Add eggs, vanilla, and sour cream, mix again until just combined.
Spoon the cupcake batter into the cupcake liners, fill them a little over ½ way full.
Bake 17-18 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Meanwhile, in a large bowl, mix together cream cheese, butter, vanilla, and food coloring.
Slowly add powdered sugar, mixing well to combine.\
Mix in additional green food coloring, if needed to reach desired shade of green frosting.
Once the cupcakes are cooled, frost them generously creating your tree shape as you go up.
Top with a star sprinkle and additional red, white, and green nonpareils.
Enjoy!