Best Santa Pull Apart Cupcakes Recipes

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PULL-APART CUPCAKE CHRISTMAS TREE



Pull-Apart Cupcake Christmas Tree image

Try a new party trick this holiday season: pull-apart cupcakes!

Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Categories     dessert

Time 1h

Yield 23 cupcakes

Number Of Ingredients 7

23 chocolate cupcakes
1 graham cracker square
1 cup chocolate frosting
4 cups vanilla frosting
Green gel food coloring
Small colored candies (such as Sixlets)
1 large yellow gumdrop

Steps:

  • Arrange 21 cupcakes in a tight triangle on a platter or cake board, using 6 cupcakes at the bottom. Add 2 cupcakes for the trunk. Break the graham cracker in half, spread chocolate frosting on the back and use to fill in the gaps in the trunk as shown.
  • Spread the remaining chocolate frosting on the bottom 2 cupcakes, using an offset spatula to add texture. Tint the vanilla frosting green; transfer to a piping bag with an open-star tip. Starting from the bottom of the triangle and working your way up, pipe the green frosting all over the cupcakes in small downward strokes to cover completely.
  • Add candies for ornaments. Flatten the gumdrop and trim into a star shape with a small cookie cutter. Place on top of the tree.

CHRISTMAS SANTA CUPCAKES



Christmas Santa Cupcakes image

My kids loved these cute cupcakes decorated as little Santas for Christmas. They are really easy to decorate and you can get your kids to help you.

Provided by barbara

Categories     Desserts     Frostings and Icings     Chocolate

Time 20m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 7

12 unfrosted cupcakes, cooled
1 ½ cups vanilla frosting
½ cup red sprinkles
1 (6 ounce) package white chocolate chips
24 mini chocolate chips
12 red candy-coated chocolate pieces (such as M&M's®)
½ cup coconut flakes

Steps:

  • Frost each cupcake with a thin layer of vanilla frosting. Pour red sprinkles into a small bowl and dip the lower third of each frosted cupcake into the sugar to make Santa's hat. Create a white rim for the hat by placing about 6 white chocolate chips, flat-side up, at the edge of the red sugar section. Stick 1 white chocolate chip on the top as a pom-pom.
  • Place 2 mini chocolate chips in Santa's face for the eyes and a red candy-coated chocolate piece for the nose. Sprinkle coconut flakes over the bottom third for the beard.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 389.6 calories, Carbohydrate 52.6 g, Cholesterol 21.5 mg, Fat 18.9 g, Fiber 0.9 g, Protein 3.2 g, SaturatedFat 7.5 g, Sodium 186.4 mg, Sugar 32.6 g

SANTA HAT CUPCAKES



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Holiday Baking Championship premieres Mondays, 9p|8c For an easy holiday dessert, top store-bought or homemade cupcakes with an edible version of Santa Claus's signature stocking cap.

Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Categories     dessert

Time 25m

Yield 6 cupcakes

Number Of Ingredients 8

3/4 cup white frosting
6 prepared yellow cupcakes in red liners, unfrosted
1/4 cup white nonpareils
3/4 cup red candy melting wafers
2 tablespoons coconut oil
6 ice cream sugar cones
1 cup red sanding sugar
6 white gummy candies with nonpareil coating, such as Gumdrops

Steps:

  • Fill a pastry bag fitted with a large round tip with the white frosting and frost the cupcakes. Sprinkle with the white nonpareils.
  • Melt the red candy wafers and coconut oil in a small heatproof bowl in the microwave, 30 seconds.
  • Trim an inch off the pointed side of each ice cream sugar cone with a serrated knife. Coat the ice cream cones with the melted red candy and sprinkle with the red sanding sugar. Top with a white gummy candy. Chill in the refrigerator until set, about 5 minutes.
  • Place the Santa hat on top of the cupcake and serve.

SANTA CUPCAKES



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My kids leave out at least one cupcake for Santa on Christmas Eve. These seemed appropriate! -Sharon Skildum, Maple Grove, Minnesota

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 50m

Yield about 1-1/2 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 package white cake mix (regular size)
1 can (16 ounces) vanilla frosting (about 1-2/3 cups)
Red gel or paste food coloring
Miniature marshmallows
Brown M&M's minis
Red Hots
Red jimmies
Sweetened shredded coconut

Steps:

  • Prepare and bake cake mix according to package directions for cupcakes, filling paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Cool in pans 10 minutes before removing to wire racks; cool completely. , Tint 2/3 cup frosting red with food coloring. Place 3 tablespoons white frosting in a food-safe plastic bag; cut a 1/4-in. hole in one corner and reserve for piping., Use remaining white frosting to cover two-thirds of each cupcake. For hats, cover remaining third of each cupcake with red frosting. Pipe fur trim with white frosting; add marshmallows for pompoms. Decorate with M&M's, Red Hots and jimmies for faces; add coconut for beards.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 276 calories, Fat 12g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 31mg cholesterol, Sodium 249mg sodium, Carbohydrate 40g carbohydrate (28g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 2g protein.

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