Christmas Tree Cupcakes

Festive Christmas Tree Cupcakes with green frosting and colourful candy decorations are a fun holiday treat perfect for holiday gatherings.

These Christmas Tree Cupcakes are an adorable and festive way to turn a simple batch of cupcakes into a holiday showstopper. With a swirl of green frosting and a few colourful candies, they come together quickly while still looking beautifully decorated.

They’re perfect for Christmas parties, dessert trays, or baking with the kids. The Wilton 6B tip creates the perfect tree texture, making these cupcakes both fun to make and delightful to serve.

Tips for Best Results

• Chill the cupcakes before decorating to help the frosting keep its shape.
• Use a firm buttercream for the best piped texture – soft frosting won’t hold the tree form as well.
• Pipe slowly and steadily for clean, defined “branches.”
• Add decorations immediately so they stick to the fresh frosting.

Ingredients and Substitutions

• Cupcakes: Chocolate provides a great colour contrast, but vanilla, red velvet, or spice cupcakes all work well.
• Frosting: Buttercream tinted with green gel colouring gives vivid colour and smooth piping. Store-bought frosting may need extra icing sugar to thicken.
• Decorations: Candy pearls, mini chocolate chips, or festive sprinkles all make great ornament substitutes. Any small yellow candy can stand in as the star.

Storage

• Store decorated cupcakes in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 days.
• If using cream cheese frosting, refrigerate and bring to room temperature before serving.
• Unfrosted cupcakes freeze well for up to 2 months and can be decorated after thawing.

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Christmas Tree Cupcakes

Yields: 12 Cupcakes | Prep time: 15 Minutes

Ingredients

• 12 cupcakes – chocolate works especially well as the “tree base”
• Green frosting
• Mini M&M baking bits (or regular M&M’s if minis aren’t available)
• Star-shaped sprinkles or a yellow M&M for the tree topper
• Wilton 6B piping tip
• Disposable piping bag

Directions

1. Fit a piping bag with a Wilton 6B tip and fill it with green frosting.
2. Hold the cupcake by the base and pipe a swirl starting from the outer edge and working your way upward to form a tree shape.
3. Add mini M&M’s to resemble colourful lights.
4. Finish with a star-shaped sprinkle or a yellow M&M on top.