Decorated Baby Jesus Cupcakes for Christmas
These adorable decorated Baby Jesus Cupcakes are perfect for Happy Birthday Jesus Christmas parties.
Servings: 12 cupcakes
Calories: 297kcal
Equipment
- 2 Piping Bags
- Large open star tip
- Toothpick
- Wax paper or parchment paper
Ingredients
- 12 cupcakes any flavor works
- 1 to 2 cups vanilla frosting yellow
- Yellow jimmies
- 12 Nutter Butter cookies 1 for each cupcake
- Blue candy melts
- Chocolate candy melts or chocolate flavored almond bark
Instructions
- Line a baking sheet with waxed paper.
- Melt blue candy according to package directions making sure not to overheat. If the candy gets too hot, it will seize. If desired, add 1 teaspoon vegetable shortening or coconut oil to make the melted candy pourable.
- Dip Nutter Butter cookies about ¾ of the way into the melted candy, allowing excess to drip back into the bowl. Place the cookie on waxed paper and allow to set completely.
- Transfer blue candy to a piping bag and snip the end. Drizzle over the candy-coated portion of the cookies. Allow to dry completely.
- Melt chocolate candy according to package directions making sure not to overheat. If the candy gets too hot, it will seize. If desired, add 1 teaspoon vegetable shortening or coconut oil to make the melted candy pourable.
- Using a toothpick, draw two half circles on the uncoated portion of each cookies to be the baby’s eyes.
- Transfer yellow jimmies to a shallow bowl.
- Pipe yellow frosting on each cupcake using an open star tip. Invert the cupcake and roll in jimmies to coat.
- Place one baby on each cupcake.
Notes
I like to buy unfrosted prepared cupcakes at the bakery to save time. If you make your own cupcakes that works fine too. Just be sure the cupcakes are cool before you start to frost them.