Yield: Cupcakes with Christmas Tree Cones
Ingredients
- Cupcake, brownie, or muffin mix
- Green frosting
- White frosting
- Sugar cones
- Powdered sugar
- Christmas sprinkles
- Mini candies (optional)
Utensils
- Large cupcake baking tray (smaller cupcakes may not be able to support the weight)
- Cupcake liners
- Piping bag with star tip
Let’s Make It!
- Bake the cupcakes with the liners. Let cool.
- Frost the top of the cupcakes with white frosting.
- Give a thin coat of green frosting to the outer shells of the sugar cones.
- Optional: Place a few candies inside the cone.
- Flip cone up, attach cupcake to it, set down.
- With piping bag and tip, pipe branches along base of cone facing slightly outwards and up, continuing to the top of the cone until completed.
- Decorate tree with Christmas sprinkles but sprinkling onto the tree or placing them individually.
- Dust top with powdered sugar.
- Store at room temperature or refrigerate for up to a few days, be careful as these are difficult to cover.
Notes & Alternatives
- Larger cupcakes hold the weight of the cone (and candies) better. For extra sturdiness, instead of cupcake mix, use brownie or muffin mix.
- You can also use white frosting for the tree itself for a white tree.
- Check out my other easy Christmas dessert here.
