Delicious Christmas Décor

Most people like to use a personalized touch to whatever décor or theme they chose to go with. Along with this concern, most also want to keep the budget for Christmas ornaments low due to other considerations such as food and other preparations.

A fresh idea is baking Christmas tree decoration cupcakes to use as an interesting centerpiece. Going with this route will definitely make your house a standout with neighbors and guests wondering why they did not come up with the idea themselves.

For you to pull this off, you would have to gather a few ingredients before starting:
Better for the cupcakes:
- Half a stick of butter
- A cup of sugar
- Two cups of flour (self-raising is recommended for those just starting out in learning how to bake)
- Some eggs
- Tablespoon of cocoa
- A few drops of vanilla essence
The cupcake frosting would consist of:
- Some butter
- A cup of confectioner's sugar
- Assorted food coloring (red and green are recommended as well as any bright color like blue, orange, or yellow)
- Recently-boiled water

Decorations and toppings:
- Chocolate chips, shavings, or candy sprinkles
- Candy or preserved fruit to put on top of the cupcakes
- Edible gel or ready-made icing

- Start by combining the ingredients for the cupcakes and mixing until you get a smooth batter. Mix everything on the first list together and mix until done and you get an even consistency. You can adjust the quantities for a large or smaller batch of cupcakes.
Line baking forms with paper cups and pour the batter. Bake until they are nice and ready. Remove from oven and let them cool for a while.
- Once they have cooled down a bit, get the frosting ready and start decorating the cupcakes. Make sure that you cover every cupcake evenly and that you use lots of bright colors.
- When the frosting is done, it's time to really get creative. Ask for family members to help so that everyone will have a stake on the success of the project. Let yourself get creative and don't be afraid to combine different toppings and icing.

If you followed all instructions, you now have on your hands a batch of cupcakes that not only look good, but are delicious as well. You can make variations on the recipe above. You can make chocolate cake batter and use chocolate chips in the cupcakes and not on top of them. You can flavor your cupcakes with coffee, cinnamon, and different fruits as well. You can also use liquor like that used in fruitcakes. The possibilities are actually endless. Because they are unique and hand-made, these cupcakes will beat any dangling decoration any day.
You can also arrange the cupcakes to resemble a Christmas tree. You have to at least snap a photo of your masterpiece though - because if you made them pretty enough and yummy enough, they will get eaten up in a flash!