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Home » Pretzel Christmas Tree Cupcakes Recipe

Pretzel Christmas Tree Cupcakes Recipe

December 5, 2018 *This post may include amazon links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

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Created by Angie on December 5, 2018

  • Prep Time: 30m
  • Cook Time: 30m
  • Total Time: 1h
  • Yield: 24 cupcakes

Ingredients

Pretzel Christmas Trees

  • 24 Mini Pretzel Sticks
  • 12 ounces Green Candy Melts
  • Small Christmas Sprinkles
  • 24 Star Sprinkles (optional)

Cupcakes

  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 4 egg whites
  • 1 1/3 cups water
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 box white cake mix
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup sour cream (8oz container)

Icing

  • 1 cup butter
  • 8 cups powdered sugar
  • 2 teapsoons vanilla
  • 8 ounces Cream cheese
  • 4 tablespoons heavy cream

Instructions

Pretzel Christmas Trees

  • Lay mini pretzel sticks on a sheet of parchment paper, foil or a slipmat. Make sure they\'re a few inches apart.
  • Melt green candy melts according to package directions.
  • Fill a piping bag or a sandwich bag with the melted chocolate.
  • Snip the end of the ba and pipe green candy melts in a zig-zag, starting at the top and working towards the bottom, making the \"branches\" bigger and longer as you work your way down the "tree"
  • While candy melts are wet, add sprinkles.
  • Let trees sit until hard or pop them into the fridge to harden faster.

Cupcakes

  • Pre-heat oven to 325F.
  • In a large bowl, mix together cake mix, flour, sugar, and salt.
  • In the bowl of a mixer, mix together the egg whites, water, and vanilla. Mix on low for about 10 seconds.
  • Slowly add the dry mix a little at a time. Mixing on low until everything is combined.
  • Add sour cream and mix well.
  • Mix well.
  • Line a muffin/cupcake tin with paper liners. Fill each cupcake liner 3/4 full of batter. Bake at 325F for 25 minutes. Remove from oven and cool.

Icing

  • Cream butter in the bowl of a mixer.
  • Add cream cheese and mix well.
  • Slowly add powdered sugar while mixing. Add vanilla and heavy cream and mix until combined.

Decorating

  • For my cupcake icing, I used a piping bag, fitted with a 2D Drop Flower Decorating Tip and swirled.
  • Carefully remove trees and push the bottom pretzel "trunk" into the middle of each cupcake.
  • Print

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