Name: Cupcake Christmas tree
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 75 min
Ingredients: 180 butter, softened; 1/2 (125mL) NESTLÉ HIGHLANDER Sweetened Condensed Milk; 1 vanilla essence; 2 eggs; 1 2/3 (250g) self-raising flour; 1/2 (125mL) milk; 1 (180g) NESTLÉ BAKERS’ CHOICE Milk CHOC BITS; Butter cream icing; 250 gram butter, softened; 1 teaspoon vanilla essence; 3 1/2 cup (560g) icing sugar mixture, sifted; 2 tablespoon milk; green food colouring; large silver or gold cachous; To assemble the tree; 25 centimetre tall polystyrene foam cone; toothpicks; Christmas star decoration; ribbon, for decoration, if desired

Cupcake Christmas tree

This spectacular dessert makes an enchanting addition to the Christmas table. Make a day in advance for a stress free Christmas.

Makes 54

Prep

Cook

15M

Total

1H 15M

Ingredients

180 butter, softened

1/2 (125mL) NESTLÉ HIGHLANDER Sweetened Condensed Milk

1 vanilla essence

2 eggs

1 2/3 (250g) self-raising flour

1/2 (125mL) milk

1 (180g) NESTLÉ BAKERS’ CHOICE Milk CHOC BITS

Butter cream icing

250 gram butter, softened

1 teaspoon vanilla essence

3 1/2 cup (560g) icing sugar mixture, sifted

2 tablespoon milk

green food colouring

large silver or gold cachous

To assemble the tree

25 centimetre tall polystyrene foam cone

toothpicks

Christmas star decoration

ribbon, for decoration, if desired

Method

Cupcake Christmas tree

1.Preheat oven to 180°C/160C fan-forced. Line 54 holes from three, 24-hole (1 tablespoon/20mL) muffin pans with green or red mini paper cases.

2.Using an electric mixer, beat butter, NESTLÉ HIGHLANDER Sweetened Condensed Milk and vanilla, until pale and creamy; add eggs one at a time; fold in flour, milk and NESTLÉ BAKERS’ CHOICE Milk CHOC BITS; divide mixture evenly among prepared cases.

3.Bake for 15 minutes, or until a skewer inserted in the middle comes out clean. Cool on wire rack.

Butter cream icing

4.Using an electric mixer; beat butter until pale and creamy.

5.Gradually add icing sugar; beat until light and fluffy; add milk and green food colouring; mix well.

6.Spoon mixture into a piping bag fitted with a 1cm star nozzle and pipe mixture on the top of cupcakes. Top each cupcake with a cachous.

To assemble the tree

7.Place the polystyrene foam cone onto a large flat plate; starting at the base of the cone, insert a toothpick at a slight angle; place a cupcake onto the toothpick to attach; repeat with remaining cupcakes to cover the cone completely.

8.Top with the Christmas star decoration and ribbon if desired.

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