Who doesn’t love a good holiday treat? Santa Belly Cupcakes are the perfect way to celebrate the season! Whether you’re looking for a festive dessert to make for a holiday party or a delicious snack to give to your little ones, these unique cupcakes are sure to bring a smile to your face.
Fun to make and even more fun to eat, these sweet treats make a great addition to your holiday menu. These fun Santa Belly Cupcakes will get the kids excited for Santa!
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Santa Belly Cupcake Ingredients:
Vanilla Cupcakes ingredients:
- 1 ½ C flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp kosher
- 2/3 C whole milk
- 1 ½ tsp pure vanilla extract
- ½ C unsalted sweet cream butter, slightly softened
- 1 C sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 large egg whites
Vanilla Buttercream Frosting Ingredients:
- 4 ½ C powdered sugar
- 1 C unsalted sweet cream butter, softened
- 1 tbsp pure vanilla extract
- 4 tbsp heavy whipping cream
- Red, Black, and Yellow gel food coloring
Frosting Supplies Needed:
- 2 disposable piping bags with number 4 tip
- 1 medium cookie scoop
- 2 small bowls
- 1 baking sheet lined with silicone baking mat
Santa Belly Cupcake Directions:
Cupcake Directions:
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
Line a 12-cup cupcake pan with paper liners.
Whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl. In a small bowl, stir together the milk and vanilla.
In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter and sugar on medium-high speed until light and fluffy
Reduce the speed to medium-low, slowly add the egg and egg whites one at a time, and beat until creamy
Slowly add half the flour mixture, then the milk mixture, then the remaining flour mixture, beating until just blended after each addition.
Divide the batter evenly among the cupcake liners
Bake the cupcakes until the tops are just dry to the touch and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 18 to 20 minutes.
Allow cupcakes to cool completely
Vanilla Frosting Directions:
Using a standing mixer with a paddle beater, cream the butter and vanilla until combined
Then mix in 2 C of powdered sugar on low speed until combined; the frosting will look like pebbles
Mix in the remaining powdered sugar and slowly increase speed to medium speed
Finally, mix in the heavy whipping cream and continue to beat the frosting until it is combined and smooth
Scoop about 1 C of frosting into both of the small bowls
In one bowl, mix in a few drops of yellow gel food coloring, then scoop into 1 of the piping bags
In the second bowl, repeat the step above to make your black frosting color
Using the remaining frosting in the mixing bowl, add several drops of red gel food coloring to create your red frosting
Building your Santa Belly cupcakes:
Using the cookie scoop, scoop a mound of red frosting onto the top of a cooled cupcake
Carefully place the cupcake upside down so that the frosting is flat on top of the silicone baking mat
Repeat the step above for the remaining cupcakes
Place into the freezer for 10 minutes or until the frosting is firm
This allows you to get the smooth frosting layer
Carefully peel off the frosting and the cupcake off the silicone baking mat
Using the black frosting, pipe a thick line of black frosting across the center of the cupcake
Using the yellow, create an open square in the center of the black line. This is the belt buckle
Using the black frosting again, pipe two dots above the buckle
Enjoy!
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Santa Belly Cupcakes
Get the kids excited for Santa with these fun Santa Belly Cupcakes! Make your own vanilla cupcakes AND frosting and build your Santa!
Ingredients
- Vanilla Cupcakes ingredients:
- 1 ½ C flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp kosher
- 2/3 C whole milk
- 1 ½ tsp pure vanilla extract
- ½ C unsalted sweet cream butter, slightly softened
- 1 C sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 large egg whites
- Vanilla Buttercream Frosting Ingredients:
- 4 ½ C powdered sugar
- 1 C unsalted sweet cream butter, softened
- 1 tbsp pure vanilla extract
- 4 tbsp heavy whipping cream
- Red, Black, and Yellow gel food coloring
- Frosting Supplies Needed:
- 2 disposable piping bags with number 4 tip
- 1 medium cookie scoop
- 2 small bowls
- 1 baking sheet lined with silicone baking mat
Instructions
Cupcake Directions:
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
Line a 12-cup cupcake pan with paper liners.
Whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl. In a small bowl, stir together the milk and vanilla.
In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter and sugar on medium-high speed until light and fluffy
Reduce the speed to medium-low, slowly add the egg and egg whites one at a time, and beat until creamy
Slowly add half the flour mixture, then the milk mixture, then the remaining flour mixture, beating until just blended after each addition.
Divide the batter evenly among the cupcake liners
Bake the cupcakes until the tops are just dry to the touch and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 18 to 20 minutes.
Allow cupcakes to cool completely
Vanilla Frosting Directions:
Using a standing mixer with a paddle beater, cream the butter and vanilla until combined
Mix in 2 C of powdered sugar on low speed until combined; the frosting will look like pebbles
Mix in the remaining powdered sugar and slowly increase speed to medium speed
Mix in the heavy whipping cream and continue to beat the frosting until it is combined and smooth
Scoop about 1 C of frosting into both of the small bowls
In one bowl, mix in a few drops of yellow gel food coloring, then scoop into 1 of the piping bags
In the second bowl, repeat the step above to make your black frosting color
Using the remaining frosting in the mixing bowl, add several drops of red gel food coloring to create your red frosting
Building your Santa Belly cupcakes:
Using the cookie scoop, scoop a mound of red frosting onto the top of a cooled cupcake
Carefully place the cupcake upside down so that the frosting is flat on top of the silicone baking mat
Repeat the step above for the remaining cupcakes
Place into the freezer for 10 minutes or until the frosting is firm
This allows you to get the smooth frosting layer
Carefully peel off the frosting and the cupcake off the silicone baking mat
Using the black frosting, pipe a thick line of black frosting across the center of the cupcake
Using the yellow, create an open square in the center of the black line. This is the belt buckle
Using the black frosting again, pipe two dots above the buckle
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