Mini Cupcakes Recipe: Holiday Desserts
A treat for the holidays
The holidays are soon upon us and whether you’re doing a ton of holiday baking or just want to do something tasty and fun with the kiddos these mini cupcakes are great treat for the holiday season. 
Let’s face it almost everyone loves cupcakes and these bite-sized treats are a yummy addition to any gathering. Get the kiddos to make them with you and enjoy making and eating them together.
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Mini Cupcakes Recipe: Holiday Desserts
- Prep Time: 45
- Total Time: 45
- Yield: 12
Description
- 12 vanilla cupcakes, cooled down and ready for decorating
- 4-5 oz. yellow fondant
- Small star cookie cutter
- Cornstarch for rolling
- 1 ½ sticks butter, softened
- 3 cups icing sugar
- 4-5 tbsp milk
- ¼ tsp Kelly green gel food coloring
Ingredients
- Begin by creating your fondant stars. Lightly dust cornstarch on a clean working surface and on your rolling pin. Roll out fondant so that it’s about ¼ of an inch thick.
- Use cookie cutter to cut out star shapes. You’ll need 12. Set aside on wax paper.
- Make buttercream by beating butter, icing sugar and milk with an electric mixer on medium speed. Gradually increase the speed to high and beat until smooth and forms stiff peaks.
- Add gel food coloring to buttercream and mix until completely colored.
- With a piping bag, frost each cupcake. Add one fondant star to each cupcake and serve.
Instructions
If you have other cookie cutter shapes you prefer to use go for it.
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Donna says
I love these adorable holiday cupcakes! They’re so festive! I’d like to make these for when my grandchildren visit my house on Christmas Eve.
Ronald Oliver says
These cupcakes look really cool! And I’m sure that they will taste great, too! Thanks for sharing!
Mayleen says
nice holiday cupcakes
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Kathy says
Those look amazing! I’ll have to make sure to save this for the next holiday. I love how these turned out.
Lauryn R says
These cupcakes are adorable, thank you so much for sharing this recipe! I love that you can customize them for any Holiday by changing the colors and decorations.
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Karen Propes says
These cupcakes are beautiful. I love the colors, it makes them really pop. I can’t wait to make some, you can change it to any color, I’m think something for Easter. Thanks, bunches for sharing. 💖
Shirley says
these are very cute love the star
Tammy Catterton says
Just love cupcakes here so festive for the holiday . I got to get better decorating them here . thanks for sharing
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shelly peterson says
These cupcakes are cute and look easy to make.
Robin Abrams says
These sound great. I think I will make these with my grand daughter for her class snacks.
Dorothy Boucher says
These cupcakes are super cute and I love that you topped them on with a little star. Thanks for sharing
your recipe here with us.
@tisonlyme143
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Chelsea Amanda says
The colors are so vibrant. And this is something kids could easily participate in.
Maryann D. says
These Mini Cupcakes look absolutely tasty and certainly festive. I would have fun making them.
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Nidhi Chauhan says
WE are having a dinosaur birthday party! These cupcakes are perfect treat for this occasion.
gloria patterson says
These would be nice to take to work, or to a get together with friends. Big fan of the mini cupcakes
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Rosie says
These mini cupcakes are just too cute to save only for the holidays! I never thought of using fondant like this, and wow do I want to try this!
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Lana simanovicki says
These would be great for birthday parties also
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Denise Low says
My grandkids would love for me to make these cupcakes. Thank you for sharing.
Deanna Marissa says
wow these are looking so adorable and delicious.
Amy D says
Super cute! The stars really add to the cupcake! I really need to try working with fondant!
Mary Gardner says
These are so cute! I could change the colors and make some for New Year’s also.
Veronica Lee says
These look so pretty! I bet they taste fantastic!
Mia Rose says
I like the minis since they are just the right size for a nice treat but not too much. These look so cute with the yellow star on top.
Debbie P says
These are simple yet cute and very clever. I can’t wait to make these. Thanks for the recipe.
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Linda Manns Linneman says
This recipe sounds so good for the holidays. They also sound fairly easy to make. We will give these a try. Thank you so much for sharing