Christmas Tree Pull-Apart

Christmas Tree Pull-Apart
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This recipe will make two decorative cupcake trees. A great dessert for a crowd or give one as a gift.
1:00
Prep Time
1:50
Total Time
24 servings

Ingredients

Cupcakes

1 (15.25- to 16.5-ounce) package
white cake mix
1/3 cup
firmly packed brown sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons
ground cinnamon
Water, as directed on package
1/3 cup
Land O Lakes® Butter, melted
3
large Land O Lakes® Egg

Frosting

6 cups
powdered sugar
3/4 cup
Land O Lakes® Butter, softened
1 tablespoon
vanilla
5 to 6 tablespoons
milk
2 teaspoons
unsweetened cocoa
Yellow and green food color

Decorations

Decorator candies, gumdrops etc.

Directions

  1. Heat oven to 350°F. Place paper baking cups into 24 muffin pan cups; set aside.
  2. Combine cake mix, brown sugar and cinnamon in bowl. Add water, 1/3 cup melted butter and eggs; beat at medium speed until ingredients are moistened. Beat at medium-high speed until well mixed.
  3. Fill prepared muffin cups 2/3 full. Bake 18-23 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove to cooling rack. Cool completely.
  4. Combine powdered sugar, 3/4 cup butter and vanilla in bowl. Beat at medium speed, gradually adding enough milk and scraping bowl often for desired spreading consistency.
  5. Place 1/3 cup frosting in bowl; stir in cocoa for brown frosting. Frost 4 cupcakes with brown frosting; set aside. Place 1/3 cup white frosting in another bowl; tint with yellow food color. Spoon into small resealable plastic food bag; set aside. Tint remaining white frosting with green food color. Frost or pipe remaining 20 cupcakes with green frosting.
  6. Arrange 10 green frosted cupcakes into tree-shape on flat surface or large flat platter for each tree; place 2 brown frosted cupcakes at base to form tree trunk.
  7. Snip off small corner of yellow frosting bag. Pipe frosting in a light string design on tree. Decorate each tree as desired.

Recipe Tips

Nutrition Facts (1 serving)

Calories
310
Cholesterol
50mg
Carbohydrates
50g
Protein
2g
Fat
11g
Sodium
230mg
Dietary Fiber
0g

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