Description
Delightful chocolate cupcakes decorated to resemble Christmas trees, topped with festive sprinkles.
Ingredients
Scale
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- ¾ cup sour cream
- ¾ cup heavy cream
- 4 eggs
- 1 box chocolate cake mix
- ¼ cup cocoa powder
- 1 tsp espresso powder (optional)
- 2 cups butter (cold and cut into chunks)
- 10 cups powdered sugar
- 2 tbs vanilla
- ½ cup plus 2 tbs heavy cream
- Pinch of salt
- Green Gel Food Coloring
- 1 M Piping Tip
- Piping Bags
- Golden Star Sprinkles
- Holiday Sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a cupcake pan with festive decorative liners.
- In a large mixing bowl, blend together chocolate cake mix, vegetable oil, sour cream, heavy cream, eggs, cocoa powder, and espresso powder until smooth.
- Fill each liner about two-thirds full with batter, then bake for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Once baked, allow them to cool completely.
- For the frosting, beat cold butter until creamy, then gradually add powdered sugar while mixing on low.
- Add vanilla, salt, and heavy cream, then mix in green gel food coloring until you reach desired shade.
- Use a piping bag fitted with an M tip to frost each cupcake.
- Top with golden star sprinkles and holiday sprinkles.
Notes
Store cupcakes in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 days, or freeze wrapped individually for up to a month.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 25g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 16g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 46g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 55mg