Description
Festive and adorable vanilla cupcakes topped with creamy white frosting and a strawberry to resemble Santa’s iconic hat.
Ingredients
Scale
For the Crust:
- 1 box vanilla cake mix (plus required oil and eggs)
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 12 large fresh strawberries
- 24 small white marshmallows (for the pom-pom)
Instructions
1. Prepare the Crust:
- Prepare the vanilla cupcakes according to the package instructions. Allow them to cool completely on a wire rack.
- For the frosting, beat the softened butter until smooth. Gradually add the powdered sugar, then the heavy cream and vanilla extract. Beat on high speed for 3 minutes until light and fluffy.
- Frost the cooled cupcakes with a generous swirl of the white frosting. Wash and thoroughly dry the strawberries. Place one strawberry, pointed end up, in the center of each frosted cupcake. Use a small dot of frosting to attach a marshmallow to the very tip of the strawberry.
Notes
You can customize the seasonings to taste.