Christmas tree cupcakes
Ingredients
- 1 box (500g) PnP vanilla or chocolate cake mix (plus ingredients listed on package)
Icing:
- 3 cups (390g) icing sugar, sifted
- 1 tsp (5ml) vanilla essence
- 1½ cups (375g) butter
- 10 ice-cream cones
- Green food colouring
- Silver balls, for decorating
- Icing sugar, for dusting
Method
- Preheat oven to 180°C.
- Prepare cake mix according to packet instructions and divide batter into a prepared muffin tray.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes or until an inserted skewer comes out clean.
- Remove, cool completely and place into individual cupcake holders.
- Whisk icing sugar, vanilla essence and butter together until fluffy.
- Remove one-third of the mixture and spread onto the cupcakes to create a ‘snow’ effect.
- Stick an upside-down ice-cream cone onto each cupcake.
- Tint remaining icing with green food colouring, then pipe icing onto sides of cone to create a textured ‘Christmas tree’ effect.
- Decorate with silver balls and dust with icing sugar to create a ‘snowy’ look.
