Easy Christmas Santa Hat Cupcakes

Santa hat cupcakes are made by topping cupcakes with red sugar cones and a mini marshmallow. These fun and easy Christmas cupcakes will definitely be a hit!

These Santa hat cupcakes are perfect for large get-togethers, bake sales, or any function where you want to impress people, but don’t want to spend a lot of time in the kitchen.

For more Santa recipe ideas try these Santa Jello Cups or these Santa Rice Krispie Treats.

Are you looking for recipes that you can make with the kids during the holiday season? These Santa hat cupcakes will be perfect and the kids will love helping to make them.

All you need to make these adorable santa hat cupcakes are:

• prepared cupcakes
• vanilla frosting
• sugar cones
• mini marshmallows
• Red Color Mist Spray.

This recipe for Santa Hat Cupcakes is so simple that kids of all ages can help. Start by making vanilla cupcakes, using either a mix or from scratch – totally up to you. Then, ice with vanilla frosting. Store-bought frosting works just fine, but you can make your own if you prefer.

Set waxed paper or something else under the cones before you spray them, especially if your kids are helping to make them. Make sure that you completely cover the surface you, or the kids, are working on so that you don’t end up with red countertops or a red kitchen table!

Now, have the kids jump in and help turn those cupcakes into Santa hats!

There may be nothing difficult about this recipe, but the finished product sure does look awesome when it’s done.

The creative Christmas cupcakes are sure to be a big hit with everyone this year. They are not only fun to make, but everyone will want one. They’re festive, colorful, and a great way to get everyone in the Christmas spirit.

More easy Christmas treats:

• Christmas Tree Cupcakes
• Christmas Tree Treats
• Sugar Cookie Pudding Cups
• Christmas Sugar Cookie Fudge
• Christmas Crack

Santa Hat Cupcakes

Santa hat cupcakes are made by topping cupcakes with red sugar cones and a mini marshmallow. These fun and easy Christmas cupcakes will definitely be a hit!

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Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 10 minutes

Servings: 6

Calories: 455kcal

Author: Jaclyn Shimmel

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Ingredients

• 6 cupcakes, prepared according to directions on box
• 6 sugar cones
• vanilla frosting
• red color mist spray
• 6 mini marshmallows

Instructions

• Pipe vanilla frosting onto cooled cupcakes and then set aside.
• Spray sugar cones with red color mist. Set aside and allow to dry.
• Once the sugar cones (Santa Hats) are dry, place a dot of frosting on a mini marshmallow and then place on top of the cone.
• Set the sugar cone on top of the frosted cupcake.

Notes

COVER THE AREA BEFORE SPRAYING! Set waxed paper or something else under the cones before you spray them, especially if your kids are helping to make them. Make sure that you completely cover the surface you, or the kids, are working on so that you don’t end up with red countertops or a red kitchen table!

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 455kcal

The nutritional information provided is automatically calculated by a third party and intended to serve as an estimate only. The accuracy of nutritional information is not guaranteed.

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