Description

Create festive and delightful Chocolate Christmas Tree Mini Cupcakes perfect for holiday celebrations. These mini chocolate cupcakes are topped with white icing, sugar sprinkles, and adorned with pretzel stick trunks drizzled with green melting candy shaped like Christmas trees. Easy to make and visually charming, they add a playful touch to your holiday dessert table.

Ingredients

Scale

Mini Cupcakes

1 box chocolate cake mix, prepared as mini cupcakes
1 container white icing
White sugar sprinkles

Chocolate Christmas Trees

12 ounces green melting candy
48 pretzel sticks

Instructions

Cool Cupcakes: Let the mini chocolate cupcakes cool completely after baking to ensure the icing adheres properly and does not melt.
Ice Cupcakes: Spread a thin, even layer of white icing over the top of each cooled cupcake using a spatula or butter knife.
Sprinkle Coating: Pour white sugar sprinkles into a small bowl, then gently dip the frosted cupcake tops into the sprinkles to coat them thoroughly, creating a festive snowy effect.
Melt Candy: Melt the green candy melts according to the package instructions, usually by heating in short intervals in a microwave or using a double boiler, and transfer the melted candy into a piping bag for easy decorating.
Prepare Pretzels: Lay out the pretzel sticks on a sheet of parchment paper, spacing them about 1 inch apart to prevent sticking when decorating.
Create Trees: Snip a small tip off the piping bag and drizzle the melted green candy over each pretzel stick in a triangle shape to resemble a Christmas tree.
Decorate Trees: While the melted candy is still soft, sprinkle white sugar sprinkles over the green candy triangles to mimic snow on the Christmas trees.
Set Trees: Allow the candy-covered pretzel trees to cool and harden completely at room temperature to ensure they maintain their shape.
Assemble Cupcakes: Once the candy trees are set and firm, gently press one chocolate Christmas tree onto the top of each frosted and sprinkled cupcake immediately before serving.

Notes

Ensure cupcakes are fully cooled before icing to prevent melting and slipping.
Use parchment paper to avoid sticking when decorating pretzels.
Melt candy carefully and avoid overheating to prevent burning.
You can substitute white sugar sprinkles with edible glitter or colored sprinkles for variation.
Store assembled cupcakes in a cool, dry place to keep the candy decorations intact.
This recipe yields approximately 48 mini cupcakes and corresponding decorations.

Prep Time: 25 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Category: Dessert
Method: Baking
Cuisine: American

Keywords: Christmas cupcakes, mini cupcakes, holiday desserts, chocolate cupcakes, festive treats, pretzel decorations, candy melts