Santa Hat Christmas Cupcakes

Difficulty Level: Experienced

You'll have fun making these Santa hat Christmas Cupcakes. Adding a Christmas themed cupcake wrapper adds the right finishing touch, but a plain red cupcake liner will do the trick as well. These little gems will be so cute, no one will wonder where Santa Claus went!

Bakery/Cake Goods needed:

• Your favorite batch of chocolate cupcakes


• Your favorite butter cream frosting

Santa Hat Decorating Supplies:

• Pre-made batch of white fondant (we used Wilton's Ready-to-Use Rolled Fondant)


• Red paste food color (we used Wilton's Red)


• Small Rolling Pin


• Small Knife


• Wax Paper


• Small food safe paint brush

Cupcake Icing Tools

• Wilton 1M Star Icing Tip


• Icing Bag

Finishing Touches

• Red Cupcake Liners OR Christmas themed Cupcake Wrapper

Directions for making the hats:

Step 1: Break off a small amount of fondant and tint it red. Break the red fondant into smaller balls and mold them into a cone shape. Break off a small amount of white fondant and roll on out on flat surface. Cut a white band and fit it around the base of the hat.

Step 2: Break off small ball of white fondant. Slightly curve the tip of the hat over. Attach the white ball of fondant to the end with a little water. Set aside the assembled pieces on the wax paper to harden.

Directions for Icing the Cupcake:

Step 1: Fill the icing bag butter cream and fit the opening with the 1M tip. Using a circular motion, squeeze out icing to cover the top of the cupcakes.

Step 2: Place the hats on your cupcakes.

Directions Finishing Touches:

If you've already baked your cupcake in a red liner, you are set to go. You can also embellish your cupcake with a fun Christmas themed cupcake wrapper you purchased or made yourself.

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