Christmas Tree Cupcakes

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recipe by Kenwood https://kenwoodworld.com/

  • Time icon
    Total Time
    1hr 0mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    12
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    742
based on 1 ratings

Get ready to be enchanted by our Christmas Tree Cupcakes, where the holiday spirit takes a sweet and creative form! These delightful treats feature a whimsical twist: a Christmas tree crafted from the end of an ice cream cone. Imagine a moist and fluffy cupcake, frosted with a velvety layer of vanilla buttercream icing, and topped with an edible evergreen made from the cone's tip. The ice cream cone transforms into a delightful centrepiece, complete with intricate details and a sprinkle of edible decorations that mimic festive lights. These Christmas Tree Cupcakes are not only a delicious delight but also a feast for the eyes, bringing the joy and magic of the holiday season to your taste buds. Crush any leftover wafer cones and sprinkle onto ice cream to avoid any wastage.

recipe updated Nov 18, 2025

Ingredients

  • Unsalted butter icon
    Unsalted butter
    575 g
  • Caster sugar icon
    Caster sugar
    175 g
  • Egg icon
    Egg
    3
  • Vanilla extract icon
    Vanilla extract
    2 teaspoons
  • All purpose flour icon
    All purpose flour
    180 g
  • Baking powder icon
    Baking powder
    10 g
  • Icing sugar icon
    Icing sugar
    800 g
  • Milk icon
    Milk
    4 tablespoons
  • Green food coloring icon
    Green food coloring
    as needed
  • Wafer cone icon
    Wafer cone
    12
  • Sprinkles icon
    Sprinkles
    as needed

Tools

  • kCook icon Oven
  • kCook icon Kenwood Chef
  • kCook icon Piping bag
  • kCook icon Cupcake pan - 12 cup

Step preview

  1. Preheat the oven to - 180ºC
  2. Line a cupcake tin with paper cases
  3. Fit the Creaming Beater
  4. Add the ingredients into the appliance bowl, fit the splashguard
  5. Mix – 3 minutes, speed 5
  6. While the machine is running, gradually add eggs and mix – 2 minutes, speed 1
  7. Then add the next ingredients
  8. Mix – 1 minute, speed 1
  9. Divide the mixture between cupcake cases
  10. Bake until a skewer inserted comes out clean – 20 minutes, 180ºC
  11. Remove from the oven and let cool completely
  12. Now, make the vanilla buttercream
  13. Clean the appliance bowl and fit the Creaming Beater
  14. Add the ingredient into the appliance bowl, fit the splashguard
  15. Mix – 3 minutes, speed 4
  16. Then add the next ingredients
  17. Mix – 2 minutes, speed 3
  18. Transfer the buttercream into a piping bag fitted with a large round tip
  19. Pipe ring of buttercream onto each cupcake
  20. Now, make the green buttercream
  21. Clean the appliance bowl and fit the Creaming Beater
  22. Add the ingredient into the appliance bowl, fit the splashguard
  23. Mix – 3 minutes, speed 4
  24. Then add the next ingredients
  25. Mix – 2 minutes, speed 3
  26. Transfer the buttercream into a clean piping bag fitted with a small star tip
  27. Cut the ends of wafer cones to 5cm lengths
  28. Sticks the ends of the cones onto the cupcakes
  29. Pipe small green stars all over the wafer cone
  30. Hold the cupcakes at an angle and scatter sprinkles over the buttercream
  31. Serve
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