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Christmas Cupcakes

These Christmas cupcakes are dye-free, topped with snowflakes, and feature a vanilla cake with a wintery peppermint vanilla buttercream frosting!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
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Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 12 cupcakes
Calories 458kcal
Author Yumna Jawad

Ingredients

Vanilla Cupcakes

Vanilla Peppermint Buttercream

Instructions

Make the Cupcakes

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a 12 cup muffin pan cupcake liners.
  • In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
  • To the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, add the butter and sugar and cream together on medium speed for about 3 minutes or until the butter is pale yellow, scraping down the sides, as needed.
  • Add the eggs, greek yogurt, oil, milk, and vanilla, and continue mixing until smooth.
  • Add the flour mixture and beat on medium speed until no more flour streaks remain.
  • Scoop batter into the prepared muffin pan, filling each cup 3/4 full. Bake for 15 to 17 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Cool in the pan for a few minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

Make the Buttercream

  • Add butter to a clean bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Beat on medium speed until light in color and increased in volume.
  • Scrape down the sides and add the powdered sugar. Mix for about 2 minutes until combined, and then add the vanilla, cream, and salt. Continue to mix until smooth and creamy, about another 2-3 minutes.
  • Transfer the frosting to a piping bag fitted with your desired tip and frost cupcakes. Top with white sparkling sugar and a snowflake for decoration.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cupcake | Calories: 458kcal | Carbohydrates: 59g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 79mg | Sodium: 136mg | Potassium: 58mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 47g | Vitamin A: 610IU | Vitamin C: 0.01mg | Calcium: 55mg | Iron: 1mg