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Christmas Tree Cupcakes on a white wood surface.

Christmas Tree Cupcakes

Celebrate the holiday season with these festive and easy-to-make Christmas Tree Cupcakes.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Servings 6

Equipment

  • 1 Piping Bag
  • 1 1M piping tip
  • serrated knife to cut down ice cream cones

Ingredients
  

  • 6 prebaked cupcakes
  • 2 cans store-bought vanilla frosting or homemade
  • green food coloring to make frosting green
  • 6 waffle ice cream cones
  • sprinkles to decorate

Instructions
 

  • Using a serrated knife carefully and slowly cut the ice cream down to preferred size.
  • Pay special attention to how hard you are pressing while sawing back and forth. Rotate as you cut for a cleaner cut.
  • If it's not perfect that's okay we can fix it with buttercream.
  • Add about ½ cup of white frosting to a piping bag fitted with a 1M tip
  • Starting in the center pipe a star, now make a circle of frosting around the star (creating a rosette).
  • Be sure to apply even and steady pressure the entire time. Place ice cream cones into the frosting and make sure they stand straight (you may have to add a little extra frosting to one side then another to balance it.
  • Dye remaining icing green and add to a piping bag fitted with a small star tip.
  • Starting at the bottom of the cone, pipe the tree with stars. Add sprinkles or dust with powdered sugar

Notes

Pro tip: To avoid stars with "tails" Squeeze, stop squeezing then pull away.
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