For a fun, creative holiday treat, try North Pole Cupcakes!
These North Pole cupcakes are the perfect holiday treat! They’re made with a vanilla cake base, and then topped with a buttercream frosting. The final touch is a festive sparkling sugar garnish with a North Pole sign for a show-stopping dessert.
This recipe is perfect for any holiday party or get-together. The cupcakes are moist and fluffy, and the frosting is a buttercream that will melt in your mouth. I’ve also included a few tips on how to decorate these cupcakes to make them even more festive. I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as I do!
What You Need
Cupcakes:
- 3 cup Flour
- 1 tsp Baking Powder
- ½ tsp Salt
- 1 cup softened Butter
- 2 cup Sugar
- 3 Eggs
- 2 tsp Vanilla
- 16 oz Sour Cream
Frosting:
- 1 cup softened Butter
- 3 tbsp Milk
- 1 tsp Vanilla
- 4 cup Powdered Sugar
Decorations:
- 12 Peppermint Sticks
- ¼ cup White Sparkling Sugar
- Printable North Pole Tags
How to Make North Pole Cupcakes
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a muffin pan with paper liners and set aside.
- Cream butter and sugar in mixer until fluffy. Beat in vanilla and eggs one at a time. Add baking powder, salt and flour gradually until mixed. Add in sour cream and beat until blended.
- Fill muffin cups to nearly full. Bake 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Allow to cool completely.
- Cream butter in a medium bowl. Slowly add in the powdered sugar, and milk as needed, until everything is incorporated and frosting is right consistency.
- Transfer to piping bag or zippered bag and clip corner to pipe. Frost cupcakes.
- Sprinkle with sparkling sugar, inset peppermint sticks and attach labels.
Tips for Making Perfect Cupcakes
- Preheat your oven to the temperature specified in your recipe. This will ensure that your cupcakes bake evenly.
- Line your cupcake tin with liners. This will make it easier to remove the cupcakes from the tin and prevent them from sticking.
- Fill the cupcake liners about two-thirds full with batter. Be careful not to overfill them, or the cupcakes will be difficult to remove from the liner and could overflow while baking.
- Bake the cupcakes for the amount of time specified in your recipe. Start checking them for doneness a few minutes before they are supposed to be done. Cupcakes are done when a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean or with just a few crumbs attached.
- Allow the cupcakes to cool completely before frosting or decorating them.
Recipe
North Pole Cupcakes
Ingredients
Cupcakes
- 3 cup Flour
- 1 tsp Baking Powder
- ½ tsp Salt
- 1 cup softened Butter
- 2 cup Sugar
- 3 Eggs
- 2 tsp Vanilla
- 16 oz Sour Cream
Frosting
- 1 cup softened Butter
- 3 tbsp Milk
- 1 tsp Vanilla
- 4 cup Powdered Sugar
Decorations
- 12 Peppermint Sticks
- ¼ cup White Sparkling Sugar
- Printable North Pole Tags
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a muffin pan with paper liners and set aside.
- Cream butter and sugar in mixer until fluffy. Beat in vanilla and eggs one at a time. Add baking powder, salt and flour gradually until mixed. Add in sour cream and beat until blended.
- Fill muffin cups to nearly full. Bake 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Allow to cool completely.
- Cream butter in a medium bowl. Slowly add in the powdered sugar, and milk as needed, until everything is incorporated and frosting is right consistency.
- Transfer to piping bag or zippered bag and clip corner to pipe. Frost cupcakes.
- Sprinkle with sparkling sugar, inset peppermint sticks and attach labels.
Nutrition Disclosure
Nutritional facts are estimates and are provided as a courtesy to the reader. Please utilize your own brand nutritional values to double check against our estimates. Nutritional values are calculated via a third party. Changing ingredients, amounts or cooking technique will alter the estimated nutritional calculations.
Jean Clay says
Don’t forget to add the vanilla with the sugar and milk for the icing.