Santa Hat Cupcakes

What You Will Need

White Chocolate Cupcakes

• 60g butter, softened
• ½ cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 egg whites
• 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 60g white chocolate, melted
• 1 cup plain flour
• ¼ cup Greek yoghurt

Red Velvet Icing

• 225g butter, softened
• 60g cream cheese
• ¼ cup buttermilk
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 2 ½ teaspoons cocoa powder
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• 4 cups icing sugar
• red gel food colouring
• mini white marshmallows 

How To Make It

Cupcakes

Step One: Preheat oven to 160°C. Place cupcake liners in a 12 hole muffin tin.

Step Two: Beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy.

Step Three: Add egg whites and mix well.

Step Four: Add vanilla extract and mix.

Step Five: Add melted white chocolate and mix well.

Step Six: Add salt and baking powder. Mix well.

Step Seven: Slowly add flour making sure to mix well between each addition.

Step Eight: Fold in yoghurt until just combined.

Step Nine: Pour batter into lined cupcake tins.

Step Ten: Bake for 20 mins or until skewer comes out clean.

Step Eleven: Let cupcakes cool in tin for 10 mins then completely cool on wire rack.

Icing

Step One: Beat together butter and cream cheese until light and fluffy.

Step Two: Mix together buttermilk and red gel food colouring.

Step Three: Add coloured buttermilk, salt, cocoa and vanilla extract to the butter mixture. Mix well.

Step Four: Slowly add icing sugar with mixer on low. Once all icing sugar is added, mix icing on high speed for 2 mins.

Step Five: Pipe icing onto the cupcakes and pop a mini marshmallow on top.