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Peppermint Cupcake Tree

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By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Oct 23, 2023
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A clever way to present cupcakes! Let the kiddos help you decorate the cupcakes and the stacked "tree" of cupcakes.

Peppermint Cupcake Tree

  • Prep Time 45 min
  • Total 1 hr 45 min
  • Servings 24
  • Ingredients 9
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Ingredients

Peppermint Cupcakes

  • 1 1 box (13.25 oz) Betty Crocker Super Moist™ Yellow Cake Mix
  • 1/2 cup peppermint crunch baking chips (from 10-oz bag)
  • Water, oil and eggs called for on cake mix box

Frosting

  • 6 cups powdered sugar
  • 2/3 cup butter, softened
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla
  • 1/2 teaspoon green paste food color
  • 3 to 4 tablespoons milk
  • Assorted holiday candies and sprinkles, if desired

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 350°F. Place paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups. In small bowl, mix 1 teaspoon of the dry cake mix with the baking chips; set aside.
  • Step 
    2
    Prepare remaining cake mix as directed on box; stir in baking chips with cake mix. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups, filling each about 2/3 full. Bake as directed on box for 24 cupcakes. Cool cupcakes completely on cooling rack, about 15 minutes.
  • Step 
    3
    In large bowl, beat powdered sugar and 2/3 cup butter with electric mixer on low speed. Add 1 tablespoon vanilla, the food color and 3 tablespoons milk; beat until smooth and creamy. Stir in additional milk, 1 teaspoon at a time, until desired consistency. Spoon frosting into decorating bag fitted with large star tip #1. Pipe a swirl of frosting on top of each cupcake
  • Step 
    4
    On 12-inch serving plate, arrange 9 of the cupcakes. On top of cupcakes, stack three more layers—6 cupcakes, 5 cupcakes and 3 cupcakes—with 1 cupcake on top, to form tree. Decorate with candies and sprinkles.

Nutrition

290 Calories
10g Total Fat
2g Protein
46g Total Carbohydrate
38g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Cupcake
Calories
290
Calories from Fat
90
Total Fat
10g
16%
Saturated Fat
5g
26%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
35mg
12%
Sodium
170mg
7%
Potassium
25mg
1%
Total Carbohydrate
46g
15%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
38g
Protein
2g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
4%
4%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
4%
4%
Iron
4%
4%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
3
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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