Since everyone loves cupcakes, they are a very popular sweet treat on special occasions and holidays, such as Christmas. So how about making Christmas tree themed cupcakes for the little guests gracing your house for the party? Follow this wonderful stream with our collection of Christmas tree cupcakes. We’ve got some of the most wonderful and easy to prepare Christmas tree cupcake and ideas to inspire you. Take a look!
35 Christmas Tree Cupcake Recipes And Ideas:
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Christmas Tree Cupcake:
It’s a white Christmas on this cupcake. And you’d be surprised to know how easy it is to make these cupcakes. You just have to pipe star-shaped green frosting with 30 tip on a sugar. Next, dust the snow on the treats using powdered sugar. Your flocked Christmas tree is ready.
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O Tannenbaum Cupcakes:
We’re head over heels in love with these Christmas tree cupcakes. Just see how realistic they look? Ice cream cones are used for the decoration of these cupcakes as well. The edible silver pearl candies look great as ornaments. Most importantly, the color combination of light brown and green is just beautiful.
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Mini Christmas Tree Cupcakes:
How pretty are these well decorate mini Christmas tree cupcakes? These green trees are made using Wilton 2D and colorful pearl candies are used for the ornaments. You can make the shimmery golden star out of fondant, just like how Lydia has done.
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Christmas Tree Pumpkin Cupcake:
If you wish to try a unique cupcake flavor, check out this Christmas tree cupcake made using pumpkin as its active ingredient. The decoration has been done very beautifully, to say the least. We totally love the Christmas tree skirt made on the cupcake using white frosting.
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Chocolate Christmas Tree Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting:
Here’s another pretty unique looking Christmas tree cupcakes. Soft and fluffy chocolate cupcakes are frosted that sweet and sour cream cheese frosting, which is further dusted with shredded coconut. Apart from that pretzel Christmas trees are used for decoration. Pretty, isn’t it?
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Carrot Christmas Tree Cupcakes:
Sometimes less is more, as exemplified in this cupcake decoration. It’s a delicious carrot cupcake frosted heavily with dark green frosting and decorated with edible pearl candies, glitters, and snowflake. It looks so pretty that we feel like displaying it in a snow globe.
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Cheesecake Stuffed Christmas Tree Cupcakes:
Do you know what makes these Christmas tree cupcakes stand out? The cheesecake filling hidden inside these beautifully decorated chocolate cupcakes. So your guests will be up for a double treat this time. Please feel free to decorate the tree with as many sprinkles as you like.
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Easy Christmas Tree Cupcake:
This Christmas tree cupcake with little gift boxes look unbelievably cute and colorful. The cupcake itself looks very fluffy and soft and the nonpareils and sprinkles bring out the lights and needs on it. The blogger says that they’re easier to make than they look, so you should definitely try your hands on it.
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Chocolate Christmas Tree Cupcake:
This one’s a bit different from other Christmas tree cupcakes featured on this list. It’s a pretty white cupcake topped with Hershey’s Kiss and Reese’s Christmas trees, decorated up to the hilt. Feel free to serve these chocolate Christmas trees on their own as well. Kids will enjoy them either way.
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Christmas Tree Cupcakes By The Novice Chef Blog:
These pretty and colorful cupcakes are also made using ice cream cones as the base and of course, loads of buttercream, which makes it sturdy. The white buttercream not just provides the base, but also looks like snow. The mini M&Ms are working well as Christmas lights. And dusted with snow, these cupcakes look incredibly adorable.
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Pretty Christmas Cupcake:
This isn’t just a tree, but a full-fledged forest of Christmas tree, which you can even eat. These cups look beautiful and colorful and can be decorated in a plethora of ways. We love how these cupcakes are decorated with frosting garland. It’s looking very neat and different from other seen on the list.
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Pink Christmas Tree Cupcakes:
If we had to pick one out of all these cupcakes, we’d definitely pick this one. I mean just look at it, it’s so beautiful. We doubt we’d even be able to eat it since it looks so dainty and elegant. The icing has been frosted in a way that makes it look like it’s draped. And the mini edible pearls are also a wonderful addition to the decoration.
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Easy To Make Christmas Tree Cupcakes:
This is indeed the easiest Christmas tree cupcake recipes. You just have to frost vanilla cupcakes, either homemade or store-bought with green buttercream generously and decorate it colorful confetti sprinkles. To give it a festive touch, use red or red and white cupcake liners.
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Ice Cream Cone Christmas Tree Cupcakes:
In this Christmas tree cupcake recipe, the sugar cones are left bare rather than covered in icing. Instead, the cones are sprayed with green colored edible mist to make them look like Christmas trees. It’s then decorated with M&Ms to give an appearance of colorful ornaments.
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Cupcake Christmas Tree:
Why go for just cupcakes when you can binge on an entire Christmas tree! Yes, this Christmas tree is made by stacking delicious chocolate cupcakes. The colorful candies with red and gold packaging are snuck in strategically to make them look like ornaments. It’s topped with a gold paper star, which is giving it a lifelike Christmas tree look.
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Candy Cane Christmas Cupcake:
These cupcakes are incredibly cute and it looks so different from the other cupcakes on this list. First and foremost, it isn’t green, which is making it stand out already. And the candy cane Christmas tree with blue and pink decoration is absolutely the sweetest.
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Strawberry Filled Christmas Cupcakes:
Here’s another unique Christmas tree cupcake recipe for you. The base is of brownie instead of the regular cupcake and the tree is made on a strawberry. Yes, you just have to pipe the green frosting on the strawberries and decorate it with M&Ms. The frosting doesn’t even require much skill.
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Christmas Tree Cupcake By Baking Mad:
These bottle green Christmas tree cupcakes are just perfect for the festive period. We totally loved the color of these cupcakes and the mini gingerbread men are just the perfect addition to the decoration. Just ensure your cupcake liners are as festive and vibrant as this one.
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Cupcake Liner Christmas Tree Cupcake:
If you’re a novice at baking, but still wish to present something eye-catching to your guest, this Christmas tree cupcake recipe would be your best bet. It’s a simple, muffin type cupcake, but topped with cute Christmas trees made with cupcake liners. And the liners should be green, as seen in the picture.
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Chocolate Pretzel Christmas Tree Cupcake:
Christmas tree cupcakes do not always have to be red and green. If you’re a hardcore chocolate lover, you can make chocolate themed Christmas tree cupcakes too! In this recipe, Christmas tree shaped pretzels are topped on chocolate cupcakes. The tiny pearls are adding the perfect dash of color.
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Healthy Christmas Tree Cupcakes:
These Christmas tree cupcakes are vegan and gluten-free, perfect for your health conscious guests. The frosting has cashews as a base, which works as a charm on the cake and tastes delicious. And instead of using food coloring, you can use matcha green tea powder. Could it get any better?
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Christmas Tree Mini Cupcakes:
These Christmas tree mini cupcakes by Wilton will definitely be the show-stopper of your Christmas party. To make these cupcakes, you need to pipe red and white royal icing as ruffles around the outer edge. Next, top it with fondant Christmas trees and of course, the golden star. Your cupcake is ready for display.
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Christmas Tree Mini Cupcakes By Thrifty And Thriving:
If you want to create a delicious batch of fancy cupcakes without breaking your bank, here’s a perfect recipe for your reference. First and foremost, pick smaller or mini cupcakes so that you can feed a large number of people at a minimum price. Next, pipe the cupcakes with white frosting, top it with coconut flakes and the pretzel Christmas tree.
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Marshmallow Peep Christmas Tree Cupcakes:
If you wish to go a completely unconventional way or you are catering to a group of kids exclusively, this Christmas tree cupcake recipe will surely come handy. Assembling may take a bit of time, as it’s not served as traditional cupcakes, but is presented as a little Christmas scene, making use of Christmas tree peeps, cupcake and graham crackers.
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Christmas Tree Cupcakes From Crazy For Cookies And More:
These Christmas tree cupcakes are first frosted with snow, which makes it look like the snow is falling from each of its sides. The frosting is rolled in tiny white ball sprinkles, which indeed makes it look like snow. The same ‘snow’ gives this Christmas tree a sturdy base to prepare the Christmas trees.
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Christmas Tree Hi Hat Cupcakes:
Here’s another unique looking Christmas tree cupcake with a mini gingerbread man affixed to it. To make these cupcakes, you need to top chocolate cupcakes with marshmallow frosting and dip it in green candy melts to give it a Christmas tree look. Top it with a golden star and you’re done.
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Christmas Tree Mini Mud Cakes:
We didn’t know cupcakes are known by the name mini mud cakes as well. The recipe here contains rum, but if you will be serving these cakes to children as well, replace the rum with orange juice. It will keep the taste intact. The decoration is pretty enough, but feel free to add your own elements.
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Simple Christmas Tree Cupcake By Cupcakes Garden:
This recipe is pretty basic, just like most of the Christmas tree cupcakes featured on this list, but it’s the presentation that’s making it stand out, especially the green and yellow color combination. We also loved the addition of mini gift box on its side.
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Christmas Tree Cupcakes:
Here’s another wonderful batch of cupcakes with stunning presentation. The blogger says these cupcakes are pretty easy to make, but you need some skill in the piping department. And use firm frosting for these cupcakes. We loved the addition of gift box cupcakes as well. They’re wonderfully spreading the festive cheer.
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Bright Green Christmas Tree Cupcakes:
These beautiful Christmas tree cupcakes are made using brandy, spices and glace fruit mix. For the frosting, bottle green Swiss Meringue buttercream is used on top of the cakes, along with a twinkling fondant star in golden color.
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Christmas Tree Cupcakes:
We loved the variation in the decoration of these Christmas tree cupcakes. Chocolate cupcakes are piped with mint green frosting with sprinkled with silver edible pearls. The highlight of the decoration is different types of tree toppers. One cupcake has a wreath as its tree topper and the other two have Santa Claus and Christmas tree as their tree toppers.
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A Variety Of Christmas Cupcakes:
Before proceeding, let’s take out a minute to marvel the smoothness of the frosting piped on these Christmas tree cupcakes. Talking about the cupcakes, each Christmas tree is decorated in a unique way. One Christmas tree cupcake is decorated with mini lights, one with candy canes, one with snowflakes and one with bows, ornaments and gingerbread men.
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Perfectly Decorated Christmas Tree Cupcake:
Here’s another beautifully decorated Christmas cupcake. Everything is green in this cupcake, right from the base to the cupcake liner to the frosting. The decoration of the cupcake is done with fondant star tree topper and little edible pearls.
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Minion Christmas Tree Cupcake:
We just can’t get enough of these minion themed Christmas tree cupcakes. They’re perfect if you’re organizing a Disney themed Christmas party for the kids.
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Pink Christmas Tree Cupcake:
Last, but not the least, here’s a beautiful, salmon pink colored Christmas tree cupcake topped with mini and edible bright pink ornaments. The method is same as mentioned above. You just have to change the color of the frosting.
So how did you like our roundup of Christmas tree cupcakes? We’d suggest you let the kids decorate these trees anyway they like. It’s a great way to keep them occupied during their long winter holidays. And don’t forget to share your favorite Christmas tree cupcake recipes with us in the comment section below.
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