Description
These festive Santa Hat Cupcakes are a delightful holiday treat, featuring your favorite cupcake base crowned with vibrant red frosting and mini marshmallow accents to resemble classic Santa hats. Perfect for holiday parties or a fun baking project with kids, these cupcakes combine simple decoration techniques with charming presentation.
Ingredients
Scale
Cupcake Base
- 12 cupcakes, any flavor (white or chocolate recommended)
Frosting and Decoration
- Red frosting (enough to generously frost 12 cupcakes)
- Mini marshmallows, cut in half (approximately 48 halves)
- Wilton decorating tip #32 (optional, for piling frosting)
- Disposable frosting bag
Instructions
- Prepare Marshmallows: Pre-cut all mini marshmallows in half to make decorating easier and faster.
- Fill Frosting Bag: Fit the decorating bag with Wilton tip #32 or a regular tip if preferred, and fill it with red frosting.
- Create Base Ring: Pipe a circle base of frosting on top of each cupcake as the foundation of the Santa hat.
- Add Marshmallows: Place the halved mini marshmallows evenly around the frosting ring to outline the brim of the hat.
- Build the Hat: Fill the center of the marshmallow ring with more red frosting, piping in continuous circular motions upwards to create the cone shape of the Santa hat.
- Top with Marshmallow: Finish each hat by placing one halved mini marshmallow on top as the pom-pom.
- Chill: Refrigerate the decorated cupcakes for a few minutes to allow the frosting to set before serving.
Notes
- Use any cupcake flavor, but white or chocolate cupcakes create the most visually appealing Santa hats.
- Cutting all marshmallows in advance speeds up the decorating process.
- The Wilton #32 tip helps achieve tall frosting peaks but is optional; a regular round tip or no tip can also work.
- Chilling the cupcakes before serving helps maintain the hat shape and texture.
- These cupcakes are best served the same day they are decorated for optimal freshness.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 250 kcal
- Sugar: 20 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0.1 g
- Carbohydrates: 33 g
- Fiber: 0.5 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 25 mg
