Christmas Tree Mini Cupcakes

These are a delicious treat for the holidays, after a day the juice from the strawberry gets absorbed by the cupcake. Yummy!

Prep Time:
30 mins
Cook Time:
8 mins
Additional Time:
10 mins
Total Time:
48 mins
Servings:
48
Yield:
4 dozen mini cupcakes
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Ingredients

Cupcakes:

  • 1 ½ cups pastry flour

  • 1 cup white sugar

  • cup cocoa powder

  • 1 cup water

  • ½ cup vegetable oil

  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Toppings:

  • 1 cup vanilla frosting, or as desired

  • 1 drop green food coloring, or as desired

  • 48 small strawberries, hulled

  • ¼ cup round red candies, or as desired

  • star-shaped candies

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease mini muffin cups or line with paper liners.

  2. Mix pastry flour, white sugar, and cocoa powder together in a bowl; add water, oil, and vanilla extract and blend until batter is smooth. Spoon batter into the prepared muffin cups.

  3. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 8 to 12 minutes. Cool in the tin for 5 minutes.

  4. Mix frosting and green food coloring together in a bowl until evenly combined. Transfer frosting to a pipe bag or plastic bag with a snipped corner; refrigerate for 5 minutes.

  5. Squeeze a small amount of frosting onto the hulled side of each strawberry and place each onto a cupcake so the strawberry is in the shape of a tree. Pipe frosting onto each strawberry to look like leaves. Add candies to the "tree" to look like ornaments and place a star-shaped candy on top of each "tree".

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

77 Calories
3g Fat
12g Carbs
1g Protein
Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe 48
Calories 77
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 3g 4%
Saturated Fat 1g 3%
Sodium 9mg 0%
Total Carbohydrate 12g 4%
Dietary Fiber 1g 3%
Total Sugars 8g
Protein 1g 1%
Vitamin C 4mg 5%
Calcium 2mg 0%
Iron 0mg 2%
Potassium 44mg 1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.