These Reindeer Cupcakes are adorably cute and a great way to get the kids in the kitchen this Christmas!
Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 15 - 20 minutes
Makes: 24 servings
Ingredients
175g Caster Sugar
175g softened Butter
3 Eggs
1 x Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
175g SR Flour
6 x Tablespoons Cocoa Powder
For Decoration
125g softened Butter
500g Pure Icing Sugar
6 x Tablespoons Cocoa Powder
24 x Cupcake Papers
24 x Jaffa’s
24 x Pretzels
48 x Candy Eyes
1 x Piping Bag with large round tip
Method
Preheat Oven to 180 Deg C and line your cupcake trays with papers;
Beat 175g softened butter with 175g caster sugar till pale and creamy;
Add 3 eggs, one at a time and 1 x teaspoon vanilla extract. Mix well to combine;
Add in 125ml milk and mix well;
Fold in 175g Self Raising Flour;
Spoon the batter into your baking cups and bake for approx 15 – 20 minutes. Set aside to cool;
To decorate, take a butter knife and spread a small amount of icing over each cupcake;
Place the remaining icing in a piping bag and pipe a small amount in the bottom centre of each cupcake. Add a Jaffa to the middle of the icing mound;
Place two candy eyes just above the nose;
Take the knife and make a small incision just above the eyes. Slide in your Pretzel “antlers”.
N.B – Candy eyes can be found at good cake decorating stores or online. You could also just use royal icing and a food grade marker.
Categories
#Holidays
#Christmas
#Baking