Christmas Wreath Cupcakes

Christmas wreath cupcakes

A baker friend of mine made these Christmas wreath cupcakes recently — I took one look and knew I had to share them with you all! (With permission of course!)

These Christmas wreath cupcakes are super festive – I just love the bright colors and how much they really look like a holiday wreath! They’re also far less time-consuming than you’d expect, if you use the ready-made cupcake trick!

If you like to bake your own cupcakes, I included one of our favorite gluten free cupcakes recipes below in the shopping list. Or you can use a box mix to save time!

Wreath Cupcakes Shopping List

I've provided shop-able ad links for your convenience in re-creating this recipe;

1. Prepared cupcakes, unfrosted (or make your own with our gluten-free cupcake recipe)
2. Green frosting
3. White frosting
4. Red Fruit by the Foot
5. Red Hot's Candy

Kitchen tools you might find helpful:

1. Frosting decorating bag
2. Kitchen shears

Keep reading for photo step-by-step instructions to decorate Christmas Wreath Cupcakes or click here to jump to printable recipe.

How to make Christmas Wreath Cupcakes

Cover each cupcake with a generous layer of white frosting.

Scoop the green frosting into a piping bag with a star tip, and pipe little dots/stars into the shape of a big circle, like a wreath.

Place 4-5 red hots into the green frosting, at even distances apart around on the wreath.

To make each bow:

1. Cut a 3-inch piece of fruit by the foot and split it down the middle so you have 2-3 inch pieces.
2. Take one of the pieces and fold each end to the center to look like a bow.
3. Cut an inch off the other piece and fold over 3 times to a small thick square and stick on top the middle of your bow.
4. Cut rest of that piece in half and cut an angle off one end of each one.
5. Place these two pieces on the bottom of your bow to look like the bow pieces hanging down.

Gently press a bow into the frosting on each cupcake, so it will stay in place.

Christmas wreath cupcakes

These gorgeous Christmas wreath cupcakes are guaranteed to light up any holiday party!

Prep time

1. 20 minutes mins

Total time

1. 20 minutes mins

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American, Holiday

Servings: 12

Calories: 232kcal

Author: Stacey aka the Soccer Mom

Ingredients

1. 12 cupcakes unfrosted
2. 1 container of green frosting
3. 1 container of white frosting
4. 1 box Fruit by the Foot red
5. 1 box Red Hots Candy

Instructions

1. To decorate:
2. Cover each cupcake with a generous layer of white frosting.
3. Scoop the green frosting into a piping bag with a star tip, and pipe little dots/stars into the shape of a big circle, like a wreath.
4. Place 4-5 red hots into the green frosting, at even distances apart around on the wreath.
5. To make each bow:
6. Cut a 3-inch piece of fruit by the foot and split it down the middle so you have 2-3 inch pieces.
7. Take one of the pieces and fold each end to the center to look like a bow.
8. Cut an inch off the other piece and fold over 3 times to a small thick square and stick on top the middle of your bow.
9. Cut rest of that piece in half and cut an angle off one end of each one.
10. Place these two pieces on the bottom of your bow to look like the bow pieces hanging down.
11. Gently press a bow into the frosting on each cupcake so it will stay in place.

Notes

Note: Nutrition information is a rough estimate only; actual values ​​will vary based on the exact ingredients used and amount of recipe prepared.

Nutrition

Calories: 232kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 175mg | Potassium: 47mg | Sugar: 27g | Vitamin A: 20IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 56mg | Iron: 0.7mg