Christmas Tree Cupcakes - An easy diy AWESOME holiday cupcakes ideas that look like snow-covered Christmas trees made using ice-cream cone and simple buttercream frosting would make your holiday baking so fun!!
To the warm milk add vinegar. Give it a stir and set it aside for 5 mins. This is your process to make homemade buttermilk.
In a bowl, sift together maida, baking soda and salt.
Give a mix with spatula and add all the wet ingredients one at a time, including homemade buttermilk.
Combine gently to a cake batter like consistency. Do not overmix.
Using an ice cream scoop or ladle pour equal amounts into a muffin tray that has been pre-lined with cupcake liners.
Bake in a preheated oven of 180°C for 15-18 mins or until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean.
For Buttercream
Using the paddle attachment of a stand mixer beat the softened butter until creamy say about 5-7 mins
Meanwhile in a separate bowl sift the icing sugar atleast 2 times and keep ready.
Once the butter is pale in colour and cream, start adding 1/3 cup sugar at a time an beat for not more than 1 min.
Scrape the bowl and add the second set of sugar and repeat the process until all the sugar is mixed into the butter.
Scrape the bowl down and add 1 tbsp of cream and beat together. Scrape the bowl down and add a tsp of cream more at a time until the desired consistency is achieved which is spreadable and also pipeable.
Finally add the vanilla extract and beat until mixed.
Take it out of the stand and add a thin layer of frosting on top of the cupcake and spread all around using a small palette knife. Be as messy as you can as this would resemble snow.
To make it more pop up and to give a texture add in some desiccated coconut on top.
To the rest of the buttercream add in the green food colour and beat for one last time until it is evenly mixed.
Transfer the buttercream to a piping bag fitted with small open star nozzle - Nozzle no 30.
Place the cone on top of the cupcake. If you want you can also fill the cone with candies for added surprise.
Holding the piping bag at 90 degrees to the cone start piping the branches. Apply some pressure and then pull towards you. The more you pull towards you larger the size of the leaves would be. So depending upon how big or small you want it to look keep applying pressure and pulling towards you.
Repeat the step to cover the entire cone completely till you reach the very tip of the cone.
To give the added snowy effect dust some icing sugar on top of the cone.
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Notes
1. The recipe for buttercream mentioned here would make 3-5 tree cupcakes depending upon how big or small you pipe the leaves. You can easily double or triple the quantity to cover the entire 12 cupcakes. 2. While making the buttercream, milk or water can also be used in place of cream.
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