Sugar Plum Fairy Cupcakes

These sugar plum fairy cupcakes are based on the Sugar Plum Fairy from The Nutcracker! They have a lightly spiced vanilla cupcake base that's filled with sugar plum jam, then topped with festive Christmas candies!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Prep Time 30

Cook Time 20

Total Time 50

Servings cupcakes

Calories 472kcal

Author Kyleigh Sage

Equipment

Ingredients

Cupcakes

½ cup unsalted butter melted
1 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs room temperature
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 ½ cups cake flour substitute all purpose flour
1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon kosher salt
¼ teaspoon nutmeg optional
⅓ cup sour cream substitute plain yogurt
¼ cup whole milk

Frosting

1 cup unsalted butter room temperature
3 cups powdered sugar
2 teaspoons plum jam optional
2-4 tablespoons milk as needed

Filling & Garnish

¼ cup plum jam
round peppermints
gumdrops
snowflake sprinkles
mini dehydrated marshmallows
pink luster powder optional

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

Cupcakes

Preheat oven to 350°F and line a cupcake pan with cupcake liners.
Whisk the cake flour, baking powder, salt, and nutmeg together in a large bowl.
In a separate bowl, whisk the melted butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla together until combined.
Then whisk in the sour cream and milk.
Then gently fold in the flour mixture until fully combined and smooth.
Pour about ¼ cup of batter into each cupcake liner (they should be about halfway full).
Bake at 350°F for 18-22 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean.
Remove from pan and let cool on wire rack.
Let cupcakes cool completely before filling and frosting.
If desired, use a cupcake corer to remove the center of each cupcake, then fill with 1-2 teaspoons of plum jam.

Frosting

In a large bowl using a handheld or stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream the butter until smooth.
Add in the powdered sugar ¼ cup at a time until fully combined and smooth.
If needed, add in milk 1 tablespoon at a time until desired consistency is reached.
Then add in the plum jam and beat the frosting on high for 4-5 minutes until lightly and fluffy.
Frost the cooled cupcakes and garnish with sprinkles and candy.

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