Christmas Pudding Cupcakes

Christmas is a wonderful time of year to get creative baking with the family, and one of our favourite cupcakes are Christmas Pudding cupcakes!  

 

In this guide, we will show you a quick and easy way to put together a fabulous Christmas Pudding cupcake topper that looks delightful and tastes great too.  Using simple fondant icing and a handful of tools, you will be able to put together a batch of cupcakes that will impress your family and help to bring the magic of Christmas to your table.  So without further ado, let’s get into the recipe for these super Christmas cupcakes!

 

 

Items Needed

 

• Cupcakes (We baked ours using this lovely lemon cupcake recipe, but feel free to use your own!)
• Buttercream (We recommend using this recipe, but feel free to use your own!)
• Chocolate Flavoured Fondant Icing
• White Fondant Icing
• Green Fondant Icing
• Red Fondant Icing
• Edible Glue
• Icing Sugar (for rolling fondant)

 

Don’t Forget These Tools…

 

• Small Spatula
• Small Brush (for edible glue)
• Round Cookie Cutter (a size or two larger than your cupcake)
• Icing Roller
• Star Shaped Cutter
• Leaf Shaped Cutter
• Icing Tools (for detail)

 

Instructions

 

Using a spatula, apply a good dollop of buttercream to the cupcake, and smooth it into a domed shape.

 

 

Roll out a ball of chocolate fondant icing about half a centimetre in thickness, and then using a round cutter that is slightly wider than your cupcake, cut out a circle.

 

 

Carefully lift the disc onto the centre of the cupcake, then using your fingers, mould it into a slight dome over the buttercream.

 

 

Roll out some white fondant icing to roughly 1/4cm in thickness, then using a medium sized star shaped cutter, cut out a star shape.

 

 

Apply a little blob of edible glue to the top of the cupcake, then using a spatula, carefully place the star in the centre of the cupcake.

 

 

Roll out some green fondant icing to roughly 1/4cm thickness.  Using a icing cutter in the shape of a leaf, cut out three leaf shapes.  Use a thin icing tool to draw on some detail onto the leaves.

 

 

Apply three blobs of edible glue to the top of the icing star, and then arrange your leaves as seen in the picture below.

 

 

Roll three small balls of red fondant icing in between your fingers, then stick them to the centre of the leaves using edible glue.

 

 

Tada!  Your Christmas Pudding Cupcake Topper is complete!  If you enjoyed this article then please feel free to share with your friends, and feel free to share your creations with us via social media on Facebook and Twitter.  Don’t forget, for all your Christmas decorations and party essentials, check out our online store over at Partyrama.co.uk.   Happy Christmas!