Easy Christmas Cupcakes Ideas

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I’m sure we all agree that Christmas cupcakes are the most popular treat at a Christmas party or a holiday dinner.

But during the holidays a cooking marathon is going on in the kitchen with the main course, side dishes, desserts, cookies, and lots of Christmas baking. There is very little time left to spend with family and kids

One of the best time-saving ideas to make cupcakes. Christmas cupcakes are simple and easy to make, you can buy the cake mix from the store in advance plus everyone loves these cute and elegant cupcakes.

The best part of making cupcakes is always fun to play with fondant, chocolate, snowman, and snowflake, it gives you ample opportunity to show your creativity with cupcake flavors, frosting, and decorations.

To give you some super simple and easy ideas to make these delicious Christmas cupcakes, I’ve collected some gorgeous cupcake recipes from Pinterest to inspire your holiday baking.

Get inspiration from these Christmas goodies…

*Quick tip – Click over the recipe title to get the recipe


Gingerbread Cupcakes With Cream Cheese Frosting
Perfectly moist from the inside and fluffy outside with tangy cream frosting, a great treat for gingerbread fans.

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Image: Jenifer Walker (Pinterest)


Red Velvet Cupcakes
Buttery soft flavorful classic red velvet cupcake topped with simple cream cheese frosting.

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Image: Roxolana Sklepova (Pinterest)


Reindeer Cupcakes
Making these adorable reindeer candy bar cupcakes is so much fun, try this easy decoration idea for Christmas.

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Image: Shannon Scott (Pinterest)


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Chocolate Covered Strawberry Cupcakes
Nothing is better than a moist chocolate cupcake with strawberry frosting for a holiday dessert.

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Image: Sue Lim (Pinterest)


Hot Cocoa Cupcakes
Substitute your hot cocoa cup with a chocolate cupcake topped with fresh whipped cream, mini marshmallows, and a handful of chocolate chips.

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Image: GarzaSteph2 (Pinterest)

Christmas Wreath Cupcakes

I love the Christmas wreath designs on cupcakes and they are very simple to make. Use an open star piping tip size 21 with green buttercream and create these star drops in a circular pattern on a cupcake. Add some colorful sprinkles over those stars and it’s done!

Christmas Wreath Cupcakes
Image: Sam Redmile (Pinterest)

Grinch Christmas Cupcakes

No need to be afraid of these Grinch cupcakes. Try this Grinch cupcake recipe to add more joy to the Christmas fun with kids.

Grinch Christmas Cupcakes
Image: Samiha Baker (Pinterest)


Snowman Cupcakes
Try these very cute snowman cupcakes with simple vanilla frosting with your kiddos.

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Image: Aniko Kovacs (Pinterest)


Mini Christmas Tree Cupcakes
Get inspired by these adorable mini Chrismas tree cupcake decorations and make your own masterpiece.

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Image: Pinterest


Velvet Holly Leaf Cupcakes
Try the traditional red and green color of holly leaf for the Christmas cupcake decoration.

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Image: Tracy Witty (Pinterest)


Apple Pie Cupcakes
A must-try apple pie cake with the best ever caramel, it can be a perfect holiday dessert.

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Image: Vera Savca (Pinterest)


Santa Hat Cupcakes
If you have minimal cupcake piping skills, then this easy Santa hat cupcake recipe is for you.

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Image: Kim Hitchings (Pinterest)

Grinch Pull-Apart Cupcakes

The Grinch that stole Christmas, this cupcake theme has so many varieties of decoration. Let your creative juice flow and arrange a few cupcakes the way you want.

Spread some green and red buttercream, and try to draw Grinch’s face with piping. Don’t worry if it’s not perfect. Check out the instructions for Grinch pull-apart cupcakes.

Grinch Pull-Apart Cupcakes
Image: Crystal Johnson-Hawkins (Pinterest)


Apple Pie Cupcakes with Vanilla, Cinnamon Frosting
Imagine the yummy taste of a moist apple pie cupcake, and topped with whipped vanilla and cinnamon frosting.

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Image: MsCakeLadii (Pinterest)


Berries and Cream Cupcakes
Creamy cupcakes topped with some fresh berries and the yummy whipped cream cheese filling is just divine.

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Image: Ngagnon (Pinterest)


Banana Caramel Cupcakes
Sometimes a simple banana flavor can make your taste buds crazy and the caramel cream cheese frosting takes the cupcake to the next level.

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Image: Cheryl Assante (Pinterest)


Sparkling Cranberry White Chocolate Cupcakes
The aroma of a moist vanilla cupcake and the delicious filling of cranberry with white chocolate buttercream is just mouth-melting.

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Banana Pudding Cupcakes
Rich creamy banana pudding filled inside and whipped topping with whole vanilla wafers and crumbs.

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Image: Heather Thompson (Pinterest)


Snowflake Cupcakes
These adorable Chocolate cupcakes with vanilla cream cheese frosting and royal icing snowflakes make it extra special.

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Image: Brooke Thompson (Pinterest)


If you enjoyed these cupcake decorating ideas or want to save them to try later, please consider pinning the above images to your Christmas Desserts board on Pinterest. It really helps me to reach more audiences.

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