Vanilla Cupcakes: Christmas Cupcakes

These vanilla cupcakes are all about decorating beautiful Christmas cupcakes. You can choose to use a box cake mix or any recipe that your family already love. Get the kids involved in mixing the ingredients to make yummy fondant and tasty buttercream.

Vanilla Cupcakes: Christmas Cupcakes

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• This Brown Sugar Fudge is a must make recipe this holiday season!

Ingredients

12 vanilla cupcakes, cooled down and ready for decorating

4-5 oz. yellow fondant

Small star cookie cutter

Cornstarch for rolling

1 ½ sticks butter, softened

3 cups icing sugar

4-5 tbsp milk

¼ tsp Kelly green gel food coloring

Instructions

Vanilla Cupcake : Christmas Cupcakes

Yields: One dozen holiday cupcakes

Begin by creating your fondant stars. Lightly dust cornstarch on a clean working surface and on your rolling pin. Roll out fondant so that it’s about ¼ of an inch thick.

Use cookie cutter to cut out star shapes. You’ll need 12. Set aside on wax paper.

Make buttercream by beating butter, icing sugar and milk with an electric mixer on medium speed. Gradually increase the speed to high. Beat until smooth and stiff peaks form.

Add gel food coloring to buttercream and mix until completely colored.

With a piping bag, frost each cupcake. Add one fondant star to each cupcake and serve.

Enjoy and happy holidays!

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Vanilla Cupcake Recipe: Christmas Cupcakes

Ingredients

• 12 vanilla cupcakes cooled down and ready for decorating
• 4-5 oz. yellow fondant
• Small star cookie cutter
• Cornstarch for rolling
• 1 ½ sticks butter softened
• 3 cups icing sugar
• 4-5 tbsp milk
• ¼ tsp Kelly green gel food coloring

Instructions

1. Yields: One dozen holiday cupcakes
2. Begin by creating your fondant stars. Lightly dust cornstarch on a clean working surface and on your rolling pin. Roll out fondant so that it’s about ¼ of an inch thick.
3. Use cookie cutter to cut out star shapes. You’ll need 12. Set aside on wax paper.
4. Make buttercream by beating butter, icing sugar and milk with an electric mixer on medium speed. Gradually increase the speed to high and beat until smooth and forms stiff peaks.
5. Add gel food coloring to buttercream and mix until completely colored.
6. With a piping bag, frost each cupcake. Add one fondant star to each cupcake and serve.
7. Enjoy and happy holidays!

Check out even more fun recipe ideas perfect for the holidays:

• Gingerbread Holly Cookies – They are so easy to make and are loaded with tasty ginger.
• Eggnog Gooey Butter cookies – Soft and amazingly buttery!
• Chocolate Pretzel Christmas Wreaths – Simple and colorful, they are perfect for last minute treats!