Description
Make festive reindeer cupcakes with this easy recipe. Perfect for holiday parties.
Ingredients
Scale
- 200 g unsalted butter (room temp)
- 200 g light brown soft sugar
- 150 g self raising flour
- 50 g cocoa powder
- 4 medium eggs
- 200 g unsalted butter (room temp)
- 350 g icing sugar
- 50 g cocoa powder
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 75 ml evaporated milk
- 12 pretzels (halved)
- 12 red M and Ms/smarties
- 12 sets of edible eyes
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180c/160fan and get 12 baking cups/muffin cases ready.
- Beat the unsalted butter and light brown soft sugar together until light and fluffy.
- Add the self raising flour, cocoa powder and eggs and beat again until combined.
- Split between the 12 cases and then bake for 20-22+ minutes, until fully baked.
- Leave to cool fully.
- Beat the unsalted butter on its own for a few minutes to soften.
- Add the icing sugar and cocoa powder and start to beat again.
- Add the vanilla extract and slowly add the evaporated milk whilst beating to a smooth texture.
- Pipe the frosting onto the 12 cooled cupcakes with your favourite piping tip.
- Add two halves of a pretzel as antlers, a red sweet as a nose, and eyes.
Notes
- These cupcakes last for 3+ days at room temperature.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 40g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 25g
- Saturated Fat: 15g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 1g
- Carbohydrates: 55g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 80mg