North Pole Cupcakes

 

*makes 12 cupcakes

Ingredients Needed:

1/2 C sugar
1/4 C unsalted sweet cream butter, softened
1 large egg, room temperature
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 plus 1/8 tsp baking soda
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 plus 1/8 tsp salt
1/4 C heavy cream
1/4 C sour cream

Toppings for cupcakes:

1/2 C melted butter
1 C sugar

 

Supplies Needed:

Muffin tin

Cupcake liners

 

Cupcake Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line cupcake pan with liners
In a standing mixer beat sugar and butter until creamed
Add egg and mix until fully incorporated
Beat in vanilla extract, salt, baking soda, and baking powder
Combine the heavy cream into the wet mixture
Add in flour, a little at a time.
Add in the sour cream
Spoon batter about 1/2 full.
Bake in oven for about 22 minutes or until the center of the cupcake comes out clean with a toothpick.

Frosting Ingredients:

1 C unsalted sweet cream butter
3 C powdered sugar
5 TBSP heavy whipping cream
1 tsp peppermint
3-5 drops red food coloring
1 C crushed candy canes
1 piping bag fitted with a large star tip

Frosting Directions:

Using a standing mixer combine all ingredients except the food coloring and candy canes and mix on medium speed until combined, smooth and stiff
Place the piping bag into a medium cup and fold the bag over the edges
Split into two bowls and add red food coloring into one bowl and mix until combined
Using a rubber spatula scoop some red frosting onto one side of the piping bag
Repeat the step with the white frosting
Pipe frosting onto the cooled cupcakes

Royal Icing Ingredients and Directions:

3 egg whites
2 C powder sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp cream of tarter
1 disposable piping bag fitted with a number 2 tip

Combine all ingredients into a standing mixer and mix on medium speed until stiff peaks form
Scoop icing into piping bag and set aside

Decorating Directions:

12 sticks of cinnamon candy canes sticks
12 green M&M’s
1 container of chocolate fondant
1 C of powdered sugar

Directions:

Using royal icing, pipe a small dollop of icing onto the top of the candy cane sticks and place a green M&M on top
Using a cutting board, sprinkle some powdered sugar onto the cutting board
Using your hands knead the fondant until soft and easy to work with
Roll out the fondant until about 1/4 an inch thick
Cut 12 rectangles about 3 inches in width and 1 1/2 in length
Using the royal icing, pipe out North Pole onto the middle of the rectangles
On the top of the rectangles pipe on the snow
Let dry for 3 hours
Once the rectangles are dry, carefully flip them over and add a small dot of royal icing
Place the rectangle onto the center of the candy cane stick and hold for 15 seconds
Repeat steps with remaining rectangles

Enjoy!

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