Description
These festive Santa Hat Cupcakes are a delightful holiday treat perfect for Christmas parties and gatherings. Featuring a fluffy cupcake base topped with rich red frosting and trimmed with mini marshmallows, these easy-to-make cupcakes are both visually charming and deliciously sweet. The simple decorating steps transform ordinary cupcakes into charming Santa hats that are sure to bring holiday cheer to any dessert table.
Ingredients
Scale
Cupcakes
- 12 cupcakes, any flavor (white or chocolate recommended for best appearance)
Frosting & Decoration
- Red frosting (enough to frost 12 cupcakes, approximately 2 cups)
- Mini marshmallows, cut in half (approximately 24 halves for decoration)
- Wilton decorating tip #32 or a regular round piping tip (optional)
- Disposable frosting bag
Instructions
- Prepare Marshmallows: Pre-cut the mini marshmallows in half to save time during decorating. You’ll need enough halves to line the frosting circle on all 12 cupcakes.
- Fill the Piping Bag: Attach your decorating tip to a disposable frosting bag and fill it with the red frosting, ensuring it’s ready for piping.
- Create Frosting Base: Pipe a circular base of red frosting onto each cupcake, forming the bottom ring of the Santa hat.
- Attach Marshmallows: Place the halved mini marshmallows around the frosting ring to create the fur trim of the hat.
- Pipe the Santa Hat: Fill in the circle with frosting and pipe swirling layers upward in a round, circular motion to mimic the shape of a Santa hat.
- Top the Hat: Finish each hat with a single halved mini marshmallow as the pom-pom on top of the hat.
- Chill: Place the decorated cupcakes in the fridge for a few minutes to let the frosting firm up before serving.
Notes
- Use white or chocolate cupcakes for the best visual contrast with the red frosting.
- Chilling the cupcakes after decorating helps the frosting to set and keeps marshmallows in place.
- If you don’t have a piping tip, you can still decorate using a plastic bag with a small corner cut off.
- Make the cupcakes a day ahead and store in an airtight container to save time on the day of your event.
- For a less sweet option, use a cream cheese frosting tinted with red food coloring instead of traditional buttercream.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No-Cook
- Cuisine: American
