Christmas Light Cupcakes
These festive and fun cupcakes feature a rich chocolate base, filled with smooth ganache, and topped with a swirl of cream cheese frosting decorated like Christmas lights. Easy to make and decorate, theyre perfect for holiday parties!
Ingredients
Cupcakes:
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 350g
2 1/4 cups sugar 450g
1 1/4 cups cocoa powder 100g
1 tsp baking soda 療
3/4 tsp salt 蓼
1 cup unsalted butter, softened 16T/250g 杻
4 large eggs, at room temperature 讀
1 1/2 cups buttermilk 350mL 拏
2 tsp vanilla extract
Frosting:
8 oz cream cheese, softened 燎
16 tbsp 2 sticks butter, softened 杻
6-7 cups powdered sugar
2-4 tbsp milk 拏
1 tbsp clear vanilla extract
1/4 tsp salt if using unsalted butter 蓼
3-5 drops black gel food color Americolor Super Black
Ganache Filling:
6 oz semisweet chocolate chips 1 cup
6 oz heavy whipping cream cup 林
Decoration:
1 large bag of M&Ms red/green Christmas M&Ms work well!
Instructions
1 Cupcakes: Preheat oven to 350F 180C or 325F 160C for convection. Line 24 muffin tins with cupcake liners. In a stand mixer, combine flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt. Add softened butter until incorporated into the dry ingredients. Whisk together eggs, buttermilk, and vanilla. Add to the dry mix and blend until smooth.
2 Baking: Fill cupcake liners 3/4 full dont overfill. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool completely on a wire rack before frosting.
3 Ganache: Microwave chocolate chips and heavy cream in 30-second intervals, stirring in between until smooth. Let cool until its soft enough to pipe into the cupcakes.
4 Frosting: Beat cream cheese and butter together. Gradually add powdered sugar, alternating with milk, until thick. Add vanilla and salt. Stir in black gel food color for the Christmas light wires.
5 Core the Cupcakes: Once cooled, core the center of each cupcake using a cupcake corer, piping tip, or plastic knife. Pipe ganache into the center of each.
6 Decorate: Pipe a swirl of white frosting onto each cupcake using a large star tip. Add a swirl of black frosting with a small round tip to resemble Christmas light wiring. Top with M&Ms to represent the light bulbs.
7 Serve: Allow cupcakes to set before serving. Enjoy your festive, fun Christmas Light Cupcakes!
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