We just love these Christmas Tree Cupcakes. Not only do they look fantastic, they taste fantastic too. Our friends at Billington's and Anchor Butter have teamed up to create this easy step by step recipe which makes 12 wonderful little Christmas Tree Cupcakes. Great for keeping little hands busy!
12 ingredients5 steps
Nut Free
Vegetarian
Ingredients
MetricImperial
For the Cupcakes
50gCocoa powder
175gSelf-raising flour
1 tspBaking powder
225gBillington's Unrefined Golden Caster Sugar
225gAnchor unsalted butter
3Free range large eggs
1 tspNielsen-massey chocolate extract
For the Buttercream
500gSilver Spoon Icing Sugar
160gAnchor unsalted butter
50mlMilk (whole)
FewDrops of green food colouring
1Pot of christmas sprinkles
Utensils
Muffin tin
Muffin cases
Mixing bowls
Spatula
Spoon
Mixer
Method
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 180°C (160°C fan, gas mark 5) and line a muffin tin with muffin cases.
Step 2
Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one by one, mixing well in between, then add the chocolate extract. Finally fold in the flour, cocoa and baking powder until well combined.
Ingredients for this step
225gAnchor unsalted butter
225gBillington's Unrefined Golden Caster Sugar
3Free range large eggs
1 tspNielsen-massey chocolate extract
175gSelf-raising flour
50gCocoa powder
1 tspBaking powder
Step 3
Spoon the mixture evenly into the cases and bake in the oven for 25 minutes or until they are springy to the touch and a skewer comes out clean.
Step 4
To make the buttercream use an electric mixer or hand mixer to mix the icing sugar and butter together until you get a breadcrumb texture, then add the milk and mix on high speed until and fluffy. Add a few drops of green food colouring to the buttercream and mix until you get a ‘Christmas tree’ green colour.
Ingredients for this step
500gSilver Spoon Icing Sugar
160gAnchor unsalted butter
50mlMilk (whole)
FewDrops of green food colouring
Step 5
Pipe the buttercream onto the cakes in a pyramid and top the ‘trees’ with festive sprinkles for the perfect finishing touch.
