White Chocolate Christmas Cupcakes

These White Chocolate Christmas Cupcakes are the cutest addition to a Christmas party. They are easy to make, taste delicious and look wonderful.

These were a massive hit at my Christmas baking demo at Neptune Wimbledon in November. They are smooth and creamy and most of all absolutely far too easy to eat. The sponge I chose to make these with a yoghurt in, to make it moist and yummy. For the white chocolate flavour in the cake I add a chopped up chocolate bar. A really easy way to add that wonderful creamy taste to the finished cake without having to add melted chocolate which can get a bit messy.

White Chocolate Christmas Cupcakes decorated with red sprinkles and gold stars looking like christmas trees.

Making the White Chocolate Christmas Cupcakes

I took a white chocolate bar and finely chopped it and added it to make a mix of fine and slightly chunkier pieces. Still smaller than normal chocolate chips. The smaller pieces melt into the mix when baking and the larger bits add a nice little bite. To give them a Christmassy look I decided to do a quick buttercream swirl but build it up a little higher to make it look slightly like a Christmas tree. I then added a few choice sprinkles to look like Christmas baubles.

These cakes are so quick to make and really were incredibly popular. These would be great for Christmas fairs and events. The longest bit in creating them was mixing the butter cream because I forgot to take the butter out of the fridge early enough to soften. I miss summer days and not having to leave butter out for long before it went soft enough to use.

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For decorating I wasn’t sure which I liked most. The gold stars and red dots or with the addition of green holly. I do love both. Plus they are so tasty I don’t think I really mind which one as long as I got to eat it.

This goes perfectly with my Christmas graze table.

Christmas graze table

Graze tables are a wonderful centre piece for a party. So in time for the festive season I have created a fantastic Christmas graze table.
Elegant Christmas cupcakes decorated with little holly leaf sprinkles, red sprinkles and gold stars.

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Another way to decorate your cupcake is with dried orange slices

Dried Orange Slices

Dried orange slices are so easy to make and look fabulous as decorations on cakes and cocktails. Dried orange slices are easy to make at home and will last for years if you look after them. A perfect way to use them is as dried orange slices for gin or on your Christmas cocktails. They can even be used for decorations around the home. I love using them as decorations for Christmas presents too.

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White Chocolate Christmas Cupcakes

Sisley White
These White Chocolate Christmas Cupcakes are the cutest addition to a Christmas party. They are easy to make, taste delicious and look wonderful.
5 from 5 votes
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Decorating 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Course Bakes, Cakes, Dessert
Cuisine American, British, International
Servings 24 Cupcakes
Calories 200 kcal

Ingredients
 

  • 120 g unsalted butter
  • 200 g golden caster sugar
  • 2 medium eggs
  • 175 g vanilla yoghurt
  • 175 g plain flour / all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
  • tiny pinch of salt
  • 50 g white chocolate bar finally chopped up

Decorations

  • 1 portion of buttercream below
  • sprinkles

Buttercream

  • 300 g unsalted butter
  • 700 g icing sugar / confectioners sugar
  • 2 tbsp milk
  • 0.5 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 180ºC/175ºc fan.
  • Place 24 cupcakes cases in a cupcake tin.
  • In a stand mixer cream the butter at room temperature and sugars until pale and fluffy.
  • Add the eggs one at a time and mix together.
  • Mix in the yoghurt.
  • In a separate bowl, measure and sieve out the flour, bicarbonate of soda, salt and the mixed spices.
  • Sieve in the flour gradually and stop when the flour is evenly mixed in.
  • Finely chop up a bar of white chocolate and mix in to the cake mixture.
  • Divide the mix into the cupcake cases.
  • Bake for 10-15 minutes or until it's golden brown and a skewer comes out clean.
  • Mix up the buttercream in a mixer until light and fluffy.
  • Add the buttercream to a piping bag with a star nozzle.
  • Add swirls of buttercream and stud with a range of sprinkles.

Nutrition

Calories: 200kcal

Please note that the nutrition information provided above is approximate and meant as a guideline only.

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