- Yield: 24 cupcakes
- Category: book recipe, Cupcakes
Ingredients
Chocolate Cake
- 1 box chocolate cake mix
- 1 1/4 cups milk
- 3 eggs
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
Butter Cream
- 1 1/2 cups butter (3 sticks)
- 3 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 4 cups powdered sugar
"Truffula" trees
- 12 paper straws, black and white striped
- cotton candy for tops (4oz is more than plenty)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit.
- In a large bowl mix together cake mix, milk, eggs, vegetable oil, and sour cream. Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes. Then, scoop the batter into cupcake liners about 2/3 full and bake for 14-16 minutes until toothpick comes up clean from the center.
- Next prepare the frosting. In a large bowl, beat the butter for 5 minutes until light colored and fluffily. Add the heavy cream and vanilla then beat for another 3 minutes. Slowly add the powdered sugar, scraping down the sides as you go, and beat for another 5-6 minutes until fluffy. Add green food coloring until it reaches the desired shade of green and mix until evenly colored.
- After the cupcakes have cooled pipe the frosting on using a "grass" tip and set aside. Assemble your "truffula" trees by rolling small amounts of cotton candy gently into a loose ball and placing on the top of paper straws (previously cut in half).
- Once your "trees" are complete top your cupcakes with them and you are done!
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