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29 Best Cupcake Recipes For Christmas

Cupcake Recipes For Christmas. A round-up of decadent cupcakes with this collection of Cupcake Recipes For Christmas. 

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Easy and Adorable Reindeer Cupcake Recipe

29. Easy and Adorable Reindeer Cupcake Recipe

If you are looking for a super fast AND adorable cupcake for this Holiday Season, This is the perfect one for you! These reindeer cupcakes are not only delicious but easy enough to make with the kids. It’s one of the quickest and easiest cupcakes kids can make with Cupcake Recipes For Christmas.

Candy Cane Cupcakes

28. Candy Cane Cupcakes

These cute and festive Candy Cane Cupcakes are the perfect Christmas or Holiday treat. Topped with homemade peppermint buttercream frosting, these cupcakes taste just like a candy cane! These cupcakes are super moist because they have butter and milk and little pieces of candy canes inside to add to the flavor and fun. The peppermint buttercream frosting is the perfect compliment to these minty and delicious treats.

Candied Ginger Cupcakes With Cream Cheese Frosting

27. Candied Ginger Cupcakes With Cream Cheese Frosting

These Candied Ginger Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting are the perfect dessert for any holiday celebration. Made from scratch using clove, cinnamon, applesauce, and candied ginger in the batter, these cupcakes are nice and moist with a hint of spice!

26. Boston Cream Pie Cupcakes

If you love Boston Cream Pie, then these smaller, handheld portions are right up your alley. My family adores these delicious Boston Cream Cupcakes, a little fancier than ordinary cupcakes.

Dark Chocolate Peppermint Cupcakes

25. Dark Chocolate Peppermint Cupcakes

The dark chocolate and peppermint combination is always a hit and these Dark Chocolate Peppermint Cupcakes hit it out of the park. With rich chocolate cake, peppermint buttercream, and smooth ganache icing they are simply amazing.

Santa’s Favorite Hot Cocoa Cupcakes

24. Santa’s Favorite Hot Cocoa Cupcakes

These decadent yet surprisingly light cupcakes will have your guest coming back for more!

Christmas Chocolate Cupcakes

23. Christmas Chocolate Cupcakes

I’m not sure how Christmassy chocolate cakes are, but is there really a time of year that doesn’t suit chocolate cake?! Keep the smalls busy today by whipping up these fun and yummy chocolate cakes, it’s great bonding time and they’ll love it! Enjoy.

Gluten-Free Mint Chocolate Cupcakes (Vegan, Allergy-Free)

22. Gluten-Free Mint Chocolate Cupcakes (Vegan, Allergy-Free)

Rich chocolate combined with sweet, minty freshness! These Gluten-Free Mint Chocolate Cupcakes are vegan, allergy-free, and a perfect way to take your chocolate cupcake craving up a notch! Homemade chocolate cupcakes topped with a natural green, minty, & dairy-free buttercream frosting with a dash of chocolate sprinkles!

Cupcake Recipes For Christmas Easy Christmas Tree Cupcakes With Pretzels

21. Easy Christmas Tree Cupcakes With Pretzels

When you don’t have time for something complicated, these easy Christmas tree cupcakes are a life-saver! It’s perfect for beginners. This uses a boxed cake mix for the cupcakes, homemade icing, and pretzels for the trees. It seriously could not be any easier!

Cannoli Cupcakes

20. Cannoli Cupcakes

Cannoli Cupcakes, delicious homemade cupcake recipe with quick and easy Italian cannoli cream frosting with mini chocolate chips. This tasty family-friendly dessert is the best for holidays, birthday, or any special occasion.

19. Santa’s Belt Cupcakes

These cute Santa belt cupcakes are an easy and super fun way to bring the ho ho ho to your Christmas holiday! The perfect Christmas cupcake has arrived! These cute and fun cupcakes look like Santa’s belt. Spread the delicious magic of the season and bring these to all of your Christmas parties. They’ll definitely be a hit at classroom parties as well!

Gingerbread Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

18. Gingerbread Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

These gingerbread cupcakes with cream cheese frosting are ideal for any festive gathering! Soft and moist sponge, flavored with aromatic spices, topped with delicious cream cheese frosting, and sprinkled with buttery feuilletine.

Cranberry Orange Cupcakes with Peppermint Frosting

17. Cranberry Orange Cupcakes with Peppermint Frosting

Jazz up a plain boxed cake mix for a festive holiday treat! These easy to make cupcakes and simple peppermint frosting recipe will make people think you slaved all day in the kitchen, instead of just minutes. These fun and delicious Cranberry Orange Cupcakes with Peppermint Frosting are a wonderful holiday dessert.

16. Peppermint Stick Cupcakes with White Chocolate Buttercream

There’s a major difference between peppermint and just mint. And for some reason, the food flavor industry has determined that while green mint is acceptable all year, pink peppermint is only available around the holidays. This made my mom’s favorite ice cream flavor, peppermint stick, a bit of an ephemeral experience. These peppermint stick cupcakes are a fun twist on that ice cream, but I promise, I won’t stop you from eating them all year.

Mini Cupcakes Recipe: Holiday Desserts

15. Mini Cupcakes Recipe: Holiday Desserts

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 a great treat for the holiday season.

Gluten-Free Red Velvet Cupcakes (Vegan, Allergy-Free)

14. Gluten-Free Red Velvet Cupcakes (Vegan, Allergy-Free)

These rich and moist Gluten-Free Red Velvet Cupcakes are vegan, allergy-free, and topped with a homemade dairy-free cream cheese frosting! These naturally-dyed, soft and tender cupcakes have a perfect balance of sweetness and tang with mild notes of cocoa and vanilla. This simple recipe is so easy and quick, it’s baked in just 15 minutes!

13. Chocolate Christmas Tree Cupcakes with Vanilla Buttercream Frosting

These Chocolate Christmas Tree Cupcakes are the cutest and most festive cupcakes ever! Made with chocolate cake mix and homemade vanilla buttercream frosting, these delicious Christmas Tree Cupcakes are almost too pretty to eat.

12. Christmas Reindeer Cupcakes

These cute Christmas reindeer cupcakes are ridiculously easy to make by decorating chocolate cupcakes with M&Ms, pretzels, and candy eyes.

Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes

11. Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes

All the delicious taste of fall in pumpkin spice cupcakes. These cupcakes are filled with the spices you’d find in a pumpkin pie – cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and cloves. These spiced cupcakes are a perfect fall treat!

10. Snowman Cupcakes

Snowman cupcakes are super cute and fun Christmas cupcakes made with a chocolate cupcake base, and decorated with marshmallows and frosting! Christmas is all about baking delicious Christmassy cookies, cakes, and cupcakes, and of course, making homemade candy!

9. How to Decorate Cute Rudolph Cupcakes

Super cute and easy to make, these Rudolph cupcakes are sure to make your day more festive! They are easy enough for the kids to help make them and perfect for Christmas classroom parties as well.

Easy Christmas Tree Cupcakes (Vegan)

8. Easy Christmas Tree Cupcakes (Vegan)

These chocolate Christmas tree cupcakes are rich, moist and perfect for your next Christmas or holiday party. This is going to be one of the standout desserts on your holiday dessert table!

7. Gluten-Free Cinnamon Sugar Cupcake

Cinnamon sugar cupcake filled with cinnamon and sugar and topped with cream cheese frosting. The cinnamon sugar cupcake consists of three main parts. The first being the cupcake, of course. The second is the filling, and the third is the cream cheese frosting.

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes

6. Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes

Decadent chocolate peanut butter cupcakes piped and filled with a rich and creamy peanut butter frosting and topped with chocolate shavings. These dreamy cupcakes are a chocolate and peanut butter lovers fantasy!

Hot Chocolate Cupcakes

5. Hot Chocolate Cupcakes

Hot Chocolate Cupcakes are filled with marshmallows and topped with a satiny chocolate ganache and topped with marshmallow and peppermint, or candy cane chips, and a candy cane “straw.”

Black Forest Cupcakes

4. Black Forest Cupcakes

These black forest cupcakes are fluffy and moist and filled with a jammy cherry compote. Topped with light as-clouds whipped cream, shaved chocolate, and more cherry compote. They are like mini black forest cakes! The cupcakes are rich, fluffy, and moist, thanks to the buttermilk and the cherry compote.

Tree Forest Winter Cupcakes

3. Tree Forest Winter Cupcakes

Tree Forest Winter Cupcakes are incredibly easy to assemble, for any winter-themed party or holiday get-together! An easy Christmas tree cupcake or a woodland forest birthday party!

Easy Snickerdoodle Cupcake With Homemade Caramel Sauce

2. Easy Snickerdoodle Cupcake With Homemade Caramel Sauce

This Snickerdoodle Cupcake is an easy dessert topped with fresh buttercream and for a tasty twist homemade salted caramel sauce that makes every bite oh so scrumptious and decadent! This easy-peasy recipe will leave you with some beautiful and delicious cupcakes that look like an elaborate dessert. No one needs to know how easy it was for you to make them and everyone will love them.

Christmas Tree Cupcakes

1. Christmas Tree Cupcakes

Christmas Tree Cupcakes are a fun and easy Christmas party dessert recipe. Homemade vanilla cupcakes are frosted with green buttercream and topped with candies and sprinkles to mimic a Christmas tree.

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