Reindeer Cupcake

• Refrigerated

  • 1 Egg

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 1/2 tsp Baking soda
  • 13 tbsp Cocoa powder
  • 2 1/2 cups Flour
  • 1 tbsp Gel food color, Red
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 1/4 cup Shortening
  • 1 cup Sugar
  • 3 cup Sugar, powder
  • 1 tsp Vanilla

• Dairy

  • 1/2 cup Butter
  • 1 cup Butter, unsalted
  • 1 cup Buttermilk
  • 3/4 cup Heavy cream

• Other

  • 1 TBSP Red Velvet extract
  • Wilton's Reindeer decoration kit

Found on passionforsavings.com

Description

Ingredients

• Cupcake Ingredients:
• 2½ cups flour
• 1 tbsp. cocoa powder
• 1½ tsp. baking soda
• ½ tsp. salt
• ½ cup butter, soft, plus 4 tbsp.
• ¼ cup softened shortening
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1 TBSP Red Velvet extract
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 tbsp. Red gel food color
• Frosting Ingredients:
• 1 C unsalted butter, softened
• ¾ C cocoa powder
• 3 C powder sugar
• ¾ C heavy cream
• Wiltons Reindeer decoration kit

Directions

• Cupcake Directions:
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Line cupcake tins with paper liners.
• Sift flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt.
• Mix with a wire whisk.
• In a separate bowl using an electric mixer, beat the butter, shortening and sugar until it is light and creamy.
• Add the egg, vanilla, red velvet extract, and red gel food coloring.
• Mix well.
• Add flour and buttermilk, ½ of each at a time, mix until completely combined.
• Spoon the batter into the lined cupcake tins until ⅔s filled.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
• Cool for 10 minutes.
• Remove from cupcake tins to a wire rack until totally cooled.
• Frosting Directions:
• Beat the softened butter alone until smooth.
• Add cocoa and powder sugar alternately with heavy cream into the creamed butter until it becomes a smooth and thick texture.
• If the frosting is too thick, add more heavy cream, if too thin, add more powder sugar.
• Scoop frosting into a large pastry bag with a large roundtip.
• Twist the open end of the pastry bag to push frosting to the tip.
• Frost cupcakes beginning from the outside edge to the center.
• Refer to the picture of the reindeer cupcake for additional details.
• Place the antlers on each side of the frosted cupcake. Each antler should face each other.
• Add the black candy for the nose then place the two eyes just above the nose.
• For the girl reindeer add a red bow right between the antlers.