Christmas Cupcakes

Christmas Cupcakes

Ingredients

For the Cupcakes

• 1 2/3 cups all purpose flour 200g
• 1 cup granulated sugar 200g
• 1/4 tsp baking soda 1g, heaping
• 1 tsp baking powder 4g, heaping
• 1/4 tsp kosher salt 1g
• 3/4 cup unsalted butter 190g, room temperature
• 3 egg whites
• 1 tbsp vanilla extract 15mL
• 1/2 cup sour cream 120g
• 1/2 cup whole milk 118mL

For the Vanilla Buttercream

• 2 lbs confectioners sugar 900g
• 1 lb unsalted butter 450g
• 1 tsp vanilla extract 5mL
• 1 tbsp heavy cream 15mL
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 tsp whole milk 5mL
• red, green, and orange food coloring
• gold or silver sugar pearls
• rainbow sugar pearls
• large marshmallows
• 3 tbsp candy melts black

Instructions

For the Cupcakes

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Place cupcake papers in a cupcake pan.
• In a large bowl, sift the dry ingredients together until incorporated. Including the sugar.
• In another bowl, whisk together the wet ingredients until combined. (The batter may be clumpy! Do not worry!)
• Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients. Mix until combined.
• Distribute the batter evenly into cupcake papers.
• Bake for 15-20 minutes or until golden and springy to the touch.