Santa Hat Cupcakes

Ingredients

Cupcakes

• 1 cup / 237 mL sugar 
• ½ cup / 125 mL butter
• 3 egg yolks 
• 3 egg whites
• 2/3 cup / 150 mL milk 
• 2 cups / 475 mL pastry flour (sifted) 
• 2 ½ tbsp / 37.5 mL baking powder 
• 1 tsp / 5 mL Watkins Original Gourmet Baking Vanilla®

Frosting

• 1/2 cup / 237 mL (1 stick) butter, softened
• 8 oz packages cream cheese, softened
• 3 cups / 710 ml powdered sugar
• 1 tsp. / 5 mL Watkins Original Gourmet Baking Vanilla®
• Watkins Assorted Food Coloring (Red)
• Watkins Red Decorating Sugar

Directions

Cupcakes:

• Cream butter, slowly adding sugar, then beaten egg yolks.
• Alternately add milk and flour, baking powder, sifted together several times, then well beaten egg whites and flavoring.
• Bake 25 minutes in 375°F/190°C oven; buttered tins.

Frosting:

• In a large bowl, beat together butter, cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla until light and fluffy.
• Transfer about 1/3 of the frosting to a smaller bowl.
• Add red food coloring to the remaining 2/3 frosting in the bowl and beat until evenly distributed.
• Pipe red frosting onto cupcakes in a conical shape to mimic a Santa hat.
• Sprinkle with red decorating sugar.
• Use a smaller star tip to pipe the white frosting around the edges.
  

• Total Time: 1 Hour, 5 Minutes
• Prep Time: 15 Minutes

• Bake Time: 25 Minutes
• Cool Time: 30 Minutes

Yields: 12-24 Cupcakes