Description
Bring festive cheer to your holiday gatherings with these delightful Christmas Chocolate Wreath Cupcakes. Soft and chocolatey, topped with creamy green frosting and adorned with red candy sprinkles, they are as beautiful as they are delicious. Perfect for sharing with family and friends, these cupcakes will create lasting memories during this magical season.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 large eggs (room temperature)
- 1/2 cup whole milk (or almond milk)
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil (or melted butter)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Green food coloring (to taste)
- Red candy sprinkles (for decoration)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a muffin tin with festive cupcake liners.
- In a large bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, sugar, baking powder, and salt until combined.
- Add eggs, milk, vegetable oil, and vanilla extract. Mix until smooth; lumps are okay.
- Fill each liner two-thirds full with batter.
- Bake for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool completely.
- For frosting, beat butter and powdered sugar with milk until creamy. Add green food coloring to desired shade.
- Frost cooled cupcakes in circular motions and top with red candy sprinkles.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 240
- Sugar: 19g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 33g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 45mg