Description
Delightfully festive Santa Hat Cupcakes featuring fluffy frosting piped to resemble Santa hats, decorated with halved mini marshmallows for a charming holiday touch. Perfect for Christmas parties or seasonal celebrations, these cupcakes are simple to assemble and visually impressive.
Ingredients
Scale
Cupcakes
- 12 cupcakes, any flavor (white or chocolate recommended)
Frosting and Decoration
- Red frosting (enough to frost 12 cupcakes)
- Mini marshmallows, cut in half (approximately 24-30 halves)
- Wilton decorating tip #32 (optional, for piping)
- Disposable frosting bag
Instructions
- Prepare Mini Marshmallows: Begin by cutting the mini marshmallows in half to make them easier to place on the cupcakes without interrupting your decorating flow.
- Fill and Attach Piping Bag: Attach the Wilton #32 decorating tip to your disposable frosting bag and fill the bag with red frosting. If you don’t have tip #32, a regular round tip or no tip will also work since the frosting will be piled up.
- Create Frosting Base Ring: Pipe a circle of red frosting around the top edge of each cupcake to form the base of Santa’s hat.
- Place Marshmallows Around Base: Arrange the halved mini marshmallows around the frosting ring to imitate the fluffy white trim of Santa’s hat.
- Fill and Build Up the Hat: Fill the center of the marshmallow circle with red frosting, then continue piping the frosting in a spiraling motion upward to create the cone shape of the Santa hat.
- Add Hat Topper: Finish the hat by placing a single halved mini marshmallow at the peak as the pom-pom.
- Chill to Set: Place the decorated cupcakes in the refrigerator for a few minutes to allow the frosting to firm up slightly before serving.
Notes
- Choose cupcake flavors that complement red frosting aesthetically, such as vanilla or chocolate.
- Cut marshmallows ahead of time to speed up the decorating process.
- If you don’t have a piping tip, you can simply spread and shape the frosting with a knife or spatula.
- Refrigerate cupcakes just before serving to help the frosting hold its shape.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 25g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 38g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 35mg
