Merry snowy Christmas everybody! Itโs gloomy, cold, and frosty where I am, but the spirit of Christmas is alive despite whatโs going on with the world right now. I hope youโre all having a good time with your loved ones and are staying well this holiday season. As for me, Iโm taking some time to rest and chill. Iโve been doing some cooking and baking lately and, in this post, Iโm showing you how I made my own version of Christmas tree cupcakes.
You can call this a lazy guide Christmas cupcake recipe because this is quick, delicious, and practical to make. You can even substitute the cupcake for a brownie or muffin mix. Excited to know how? Keep on reading.
INGREDIENTS
- Philadelphia whipping cream cheese (3 x 8 oz tub)
- Cupcake/muffin/brownie mix (1 box. I like the Ghirardelli ones)
- Confectionerโs sugar
- Granulated sugar
- Gel food coloring in green
MATERIALS
- Mixing bowls
- Cupcake/muffin liners
- Whisk or electric handheld mixer
- Non-stick muffin pan
- Ice cream sugar cones
- Butter knife
- Icing tips (round and star-shaped tips)
- Pastry bag
- Strainer (optional)
PROCEDURE
Cupcake/Muffin/Brownie
- Line muffin pan with cupcake/muffin liners. Prepare the mixture by following the boxโs instructions for baking preparation and overall baking time. Once done, let the pastries cool down. Set-aside.
FROSTINGS
Green
- In a mixing bowl, mix two 8 oz tubs of Philadelphia whipping cream cheese along with 2/4 cups of granulated sugar. Add green food color. Make it dark, like the color of pine trees. Set aside 1/3 of it in a separate bowl (to be used later to cover the sugar cones). Place the rest inside a pastry bag with the star-shaped icing tip
Plain
- In another mixing bowl, mix one 8 oz tub of Philadelphia whipping cream cheese along with 1/4 cup of granulated sugar. Do not add any food color. Place this inside a pastry bag with the round icing tip.
Christmas Tree
- Cover one sugar cone with green cream cheese mixture using a butter knife.
- Pipe in a circular motion the plain frosting around the top portion of the cupcake/muffin. This will be the base of the Christmas tree.
- Place the green sugar cone on top of the plain frosting.
- With the green frosting, start piping to simulate the pine leaves all over the sugar cone. (This is the most tedious part, but well worth it).
- With a small strainer or by using your fingers, throw in some confectionerโs sugar, to simulate the look of snow on pine trees. ๏
Easy peasy! This recipe can create 4-5 Christmas cupcakes which are so fun to do with your families. The finished product is so cute that you will not want to eat them. Also, your fingers will turn green either while making them or by eating them (youโve been warned, lol).
Have a very Merry Christmas everybody!
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