Easy Ways to Decorate Christmas Cupcakes

Christmas is a very busy time and everyone is rushing around trying to get their Christmas shopping done, putting up all the Christmas decorations and baking. Christmas cupcakes are always fun to make for your family and friends and there are many easy ways you can decorate Christmas cupcakes.

Easy Ways to Decorate Christmas Cupcakes: Christmas Tree Cupcake

Making a Christmas tree cupcake is easy and fun. The HeraldNews.com has a video on You Tube with step-by-step instructions on how to make Christmas tree cupcakes. You will need cupcakes, green butter cream frosting, a cake decorating set with tips, colored gel frosting, and candy to resemble ornaments. The video show you the exact technique on how to create the frosting going upwards to create a Christmas tree look. Next, you will use the gel and candy to resemble ornaments. Check out the You Tube video "Cupcake Christmas Tree" created by Nancy Remy of Nancy's Bakery.

Easy Ways to Decorate Christmas Cupcakes: Santa Hat Cupcake

Making a Santa hat cupcake is very easy and You Tube has a great step-by-step video that you can watch to prepare the Santa hat cupcake. After you frost your cupcake with white frosting, take some red frosting and cover a sugar cone to make it look red and place the sugar cone upside down and add a mini marshmallow on top. Next, place the frosting sugar cone on top of the cupcake and you will have a Santa hat cupcake. Watch the "Santa Hat Cupcake" video for step-by-step instructions.

Easy Ways to Decorate Christmas Cupcakes:Edible Christmas Cupcake Decorations

After you bake your cupcakes and add your frosting, you can add edible Christmas cupcake decorations. ShopBakersNook.com has some really cool edible Christmas cupcake decorations to add on top of your cupcake. They have gingerbread boy sugar Christmas cupcake toppers, mitten sugar Christmas cupcake toppers, penguins, snowman, Santa Claus head, snowflakes, and more. This will really add a special touch and an easy way to decorate your Christmas cupcakes.

Easy Ways to Decorate Christmas Cupcakes: Jimmy Sprinkles and Mixes

This is the very easiest way to decorate Christmas cupcakes. There are many different variety and colors of Jimmy Sprinkles. After you make your cupcake and add some frosting, just roll your frosted cupcake into the edible jimmy Christmas colored sprinkles. Use a mixture of red and green jimmies for the perfect Christmas color. The MillCreekCountryStore.com has a large variety of Christmas sprinkles and mixes that include, Boughs of Holly mix, Christmas Mix Sprinkles, Christmas Tree Mix, Festive Flury Mix, Holly Berry Sprinkles, Jingle Mix Sprinkles, Noel Mix, and Winter Wonderland Mix.

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