Christmas Cranberry Cupcakes

nattcallai Mayıs 14, 2022

Hello friends. I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. I can't believe that Christmas is only 6 days away. So many things to do and so little time.

For many of us, it also means that it's time to turn on our ovens, line the counters with ingredients, mixing bowls, roll up our sleeves and get to work my friends. But with my busy schedule, that means lots of late night baking sessions. There are still plenty of cookies to bake and peppermint bark to make.

Christmas is just a fun time to bake and today, I am sharing a recipe for delicious cranberry muffins which I decked out in holiday cheer to bring to the office tomorrow. They are made with fresh cranberries and topped with a simple cream cheese frosting. I decorated them with crushed candy canes, artificial mini trees and sweet reindeer.

These will definitely add a smile to anyone's face. They turned out adorable. And how festive are they? I hope you give this recipe a try.

I like to use baking cups from Simply Baked because you can pour your batter into the cups and bake he cupcakes and they come in so many colors. I normally find them in Home Goods for a few bucks.

Cranberry Muffins Recipe

TOTAL TIME: Prep/Total Time: 30 min. MAKES: 12

Ingredients

1 cup fresh cranberries, quartered
8 tablespoons sugar, divided
1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
2-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 large egg
3/4 cup milk
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 teaspoon grated lemon peel, optional
Cinnamon sugar

Directions

1 Sprinkle cranberries with 2 tablespoons sugar; set aside. Sift remaining sugar, flour, baking powder and salt into large bowl.
2 In another bowl, beat egg, milk and oil. Make a hole in center of dry ingredients; pour in liquid ingredients. Stir just until moistened. Add berries and, if desired, lemon peel. Fill 12 greased standard or 6 greased jumbo muffin cups. Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar.
3 Bake at 400° for 18 minutes for standard-size muffins or for 22 minutes for jumbo muffins

Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe

TOTAL TIME: Prep/Total Time: 10 min.

Ingredients

2 packages (3 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup butter, softened
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
5 to 6 cups confectioners' sugar

Directions

In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, butter, vanilla and salt until smooth. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar. Store frosting in the refrigerator.

Decorating

Take a few candy canes and gently crush them in a plastic Ziploc bag with a rolling pin or heavy cup. Spread frosting on the cupcakes and sprinkle the crushed candy canes on top of your frosting. Add the mini tree and reindeer and you are done. I purchased the mini trees and reindeer at Michaels. (70% off this week on all Christmas items) Now enjoy a bite or two...