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
- 1/2 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
- 1/4 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
- 1/2 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
- 1/4 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
Don’t forget to add the vanilla with the sugar and milk for the icing.