Santa Cupcakes
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Santa cupcakes are peppermint sprinkle cupcakes that are decorated to look like Santa Claus.
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Ingredients
Cupcakes
- 1/4 cup salted butter melted
- 2 tablespoons plain Greek yogurt or sour cream at room temperature
- 1/2 cup whole milk at room temperature
- 1 large egg at room temperature
- 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/3 cup Christmas colored sprinkles
Frosting
- 1 cup salted butter at room temperature
- 2-3 tablespoons milk or heavy cream
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
- Red food coloring
- brown food coloring
- Red and brown mini M&Ms
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Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and place cupcake liners in a 12-count cupcake tin. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine melted butter, egg, yogurt, and peppermint extract.
- Add flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar to the wet ingredients, and mix until combined.
- Fold in sprinkles.
- Divide the batter evenly between the muffin tins, filling each muffin liner about ⅔ of the way full.
- Bake for about 20-22 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Let the cupcakes cool in the pan for 5-10 minutes, and then remove them to a wire rack to finish cooling.
- Once the cupcakes have cooled completely, you can frost them.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat the softened butter, powdered sugar, milk, and peppermint extract with an electric hand mixer until well-combined.
- Separate the frosting into three bowls. You'll need about 1/2 the frosting to be white, 1/4 will be tan, and 1/4 will be red.
- Add 4 drops of red food coloring to one bowl, and stir in to combine,
- Add 1 drop of brown food coloring to the second bowl, stir in to combine.
- Leave the last bowl white.
- Transfer the white food frosting to a piping bag with a star tip. Set aside.
- Using an offset spatula, frost each cupcake with a thin layer of the brown frosting. Make sure the tops are smooth!
- Using an offset spatula, frost the top ⅓ of each cupcake with the red frosting to act as Santa’s hat.
- Using the white frosting, pipe little dollops on the bottom third of each cupcake to act as Santa’s beard.
- Pipe a thin line of white frosting over the bottom of Santa’s hat.
- Place one red M&M in the center of each cupcake for Santa’s nose and two brown M&Ms for Santa’s eyes.
Notes
- Butter: I use salted butter in both the cupcakes and the frosting. If using unsalted butter, increase the salt by 1/4 teaspoon in the cupcakes and add a couple of pinches of salt to the frosting.
- Milk: Whole milk gives you softer, richer cupcakes. You can substitute buttermilk for the total amount of milk and sour cream.
- Peppermint extract: Be sure to use peppermint extract and not spearmint. Spearmint extract will give you cupcakes that taste like toothpaste or mouthwash.
- Vanilla extract: For whiter cupcakes, you can use clear vanilla flavoring.
- Nutrition values are estimates.
Nutrition Information
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Serving
1cupcake
Calories
434kcal
(22%)
Carbohydrates
62g
(21%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
20g
(31%)
Saturated Fat
13g
(65%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
5g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
66mg
(22%)
Sodium
262mg
(11%)
Potassium
96mg
(3%)
Fiber
0.4g
(2%)
Sugar
51g
(102%)
Vitamin A
633IU
(13%)
Calcium
50mg
(5%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12cupcakes
Amount Per Serving
Calories 434 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1cupcake | |
| Calories | 434kcal | 22% |
| Carbohydrates | 62g | 21% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 20g | 31% |
| Saturated Fat | 13g | 65% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 66mg | 22% |
| Sodium | 262mg | 11% |
| Potassium | 96mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 0.4g | 2% |
| Sugar | 51g | 102% |
| Vitamin A | 633IU | 13% |
| Calcium | 50mg | 5% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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