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Christmas Cupcakes
These cute Christmas cupcakes are made with soft and fluffy vanilla cupcakes, a simple vanilla buttercream frosting, and whatever fun sprinkles or toppings you choose. See notes above for decorating instructions and supplies.
👥 16 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h 15m⏳ Prep: 1h🔥 Cook: 15 min👤 Ali📖 gimmesomeoven
🥘 Ingredients
Check off ingredients as you prepare them:
🍳 Cookware
- ●pan
- ●oven
- ●bowl
- ●mixing bowl
- ●whisk
📝 Preparation Steps
1
To Make The Cupcakes:
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Prep the oven and cupcake liners. Heat oven to 350°F (180°C). Line two cupcake pans with about 16 liners total (or you can bake multiple batches with one pan).
3
Mix together the dry ingredients. In a large mixing bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer, whisk together cake flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt until combined.
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Add the butter. Add the butter (be sure that it is room temperature) and mix on medium-low speed for ⏱️ 3 minutes, scraping down the sides as needed. The batter should have a fine crumb texture.
5
Whisk together the wet ingredients. In a separate small bowl, whisk together the eggs, sour cream, oil and vanilla extract until smooth.
large eggs (room temperature)2vanilla extract1 tablespoon
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Add the wet ingredients. Add the egg mixture to the flour mixture and beat on medium-speed for ⏱️ 30 seconds, or until just combined. Reduce speed to low and gradually add the milk until it is just combined. The batter will be liquid.
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Bake. Fill the cupcake liners so that they are just over halfway full. Bake for 14 to ⏱️ 16 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Transfer the pan to a wire rack and let the cupcakes cool completely to room temperature.
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To Make The Buttercream:
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Beat the butter. Add the butter to a large mixing bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer and beat on medium speed for 2 to ⏱️ 3 minutes until it is light and fluffy.
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Add the remaining ingredients. Add the powdered sugar, heavy cream and vanilla extract and beat on low speed for ⏱️ 1 minute until combined. Scrape down the sides of the bowl, then beat on medium speed for 2 more minutes until completely smooth.
powdered sugar4 cupsvanilla extract1 tablespoon
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Adjust consistency if needed. If the buttercream seems too thin, add in 1 to 2 cups of additional powdered sugar and beat until smooth. If the buttercream seems too thick, add in 1 tablespoon of heavy cream (or more, if needed) and beat until smooth. See notes below for storage directions.
powdered sugar4 cups
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