Get ready to impress everyone with these adorable Christmas cupcakes made with chocolate cake mix and homemade vanilla buttercream frosting! 

Chocolate cake mix Eggs Canola oil Brewed coffee Butter Confectioner’s sugar

Vanilla extract Coconut shaving Pocky Sticks White chocolate Green food coloring Sprinkles

Since your cupcakes will need time to cool completely before frosting, I recommend starting with this step.

Prepare the chocolate cupcakes

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Then transfer them to a cooling rack and allow them to cool completely.

Bake the cupcakes

2

Melt the chocolate mix in the green food coloring. Transfer the melted chocolate to a piping bag or ziplock bag with a small hole snipped in one corner.

Make the Christmas tree toppers

3

Pipe the chocolate over the Pocky sticks in the shape of a tree. Add sprinkles and allow chocolate to solidify.

Tree toppers cont.

4

Make the vanilla buttercream frosting

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Once the cupcakes have cooled completely, frost and sprinkle with coconut shavings. 

Assemble

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Gently push one Christmas tree topper into the top of each cupcake.

Assemble cont.

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