Reindeer Cupcake Recipe (2024)

This Reindeer Cupcake Recipe is a Kid-Friendly Holiday Dessert. They’re also a fun Santa Treat for Christmas Eve or an Elf on the Shelf Treat.

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This Reindeer Cupcake Recipe would also be fun to make as a treat for your kids while watching Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer. They are also super cute for a class Christmas party at school! The options are endless with this fun Christmas Treat!

Reindeer Cupcake Recipe

INGREDIENTS:

Cupcake Ingredients:
2½ cups flour
1 Tbsp. cocoa powder
1½ tsp. baking soda
½ tsp. salt
½ cup butter, softened, plus 4 tbsp.
¼ cup shortening, softened
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla
1 Tbsp. Red Velvet extract
1 cup buttermilk
1 Tbsp. Red gel food color

Frosting Ingredients:
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
3/4 cup cocoa powder
3 cups powder sugar
3/4 cup heavy cream
Wilton’s Reindeer decoration kit

DIRECTIONS:

Cupcake Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Line cupcake tins with paper liners.
Sift flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt.
Mix with a wire whisk.
In a separate bowl using an electric mixer, beat the butter, shortening, and sugar until it is light and creamy.
Add the egg, vanilla, red velvet extract, and red gel food coloring.
Mix well.
Add flour and buttermilk, 1/2 of each at a time. Mix until completely combined.
Spoon the batter into the lined cupcake tins until 2/3 filled.
Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
Cool for 10 minutes.
Remove from cupcake tins to a wire rack until totally cooled.

Frosting Directions:
Beat the softened butter alone until smooth.
Add cocoa and powdered sugar alternately with heavy cream into the creamed butter until it becomes a smooth and thick texture.
If the frosting is too thick, add more heavy cream, if too thin, add more powdered sugar.
Scoop frosting into a large pastry bag with a large round tip.
Twist the open end of the pastry bag to push the frosting to the tip.
Frost cupcakes beginning from the outside edge to the center.
Refer to the picture of the reindeer cupcake for additional details.
Place the antlers on each side of the frosted cupcake. Each antler should face each other.
Add the black candy for the nose then place the two eyes just above the nose.
For the girl reindeer add a red bow right between the antlers.

Reindeer Cupcake Recipe

Prep Time: 10 minutes

See Also

Eggless No Bake Oreo Cheesecake Recipe - Edible Garden

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Additional Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 50 minutes

This Reindeer Cupcake Recipe is a Kid-Friendly Holiday Dessert. They're also a fun Santa Treat for Christmas Eve or an Elf on the Shelf Treat.

Ingredients

Cupcake Ingredients:

• 2½ cups flour
• 1 Tbsp. cocoa powder
• 1½ tsp. baking soda
• ½ tsp. salt
• ½ cup butter, softened, plus 4 tbsp.
• ¼ cup shortening, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1 Tbsp. Red Velvet extract
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 Tbsp. Red gel food color

Frosting Ingredients:

• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 3/4 cup cocoa powder
• 3 cups powder sugar
• 3/4 cup heavy cream
• Wilton's Reindeer decoration kit

Instructions

Cupcake Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Line cupcake tins with paper liners.
3. Sift flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt.
4. Mix with a wire whisk.
5. In a separate bowl using an electric mixer, beat the butter, shortening, and sugar until it is light and creamy.
6. Add the egg, vanilla, red velvet extract, and red gel food coloring.
7. Mix well.
8. Add the flour mixture and buttermilk, 1/2 of each at a time, mixing after each addition. Mix until completely combined.
9. Spoon the batter into the lined cupcake tins filling 2/3 of each cupcake liner.
10. Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
11. Cool for 10 minutes.
12. Remove from cupcake tins to a wire rack until totally cooled.

Frosting Directions

1. Beat the softened butter alone until smooth.
2. Add cocoa and powdered sugar alternately with heavy cream into the creamed butter until it becomes a smooth, thick texture.
3. If the frosting is too thick, add more heavy cream, if too thin, add more powdered sugar.
4. Scoop frosting into a large pastry bag with a large round tip.
5. Twist the open end of the pastry bag to push the frosting to the tip.
6. Frost cupcakes beginning from the outside edge to the center.
7. Refer to the picture of the reindeer cupcake for additional details.
8. Place the antlers on each side of the frosted cupcake. Each antler should face each other.
9. Add the black candy for the nose then place the two eyes just above the nose.
10. For the girl reindeer add a red bow right between the antlers.

Nutrition Information:

Yield: 18Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving:Calories: 432Total Fat: 20gSaturated Fat: 12gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 58mgSodium: 224mgCarbohydrates: 61gFiber: 1gSugar: 45gProtein: 4g

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