Candy cane swirl cupcakes
The kids will love decorating these festive cupcakes. Simply pipe the peppermint buttercream over the cupcakes, then sprinkle with candy cane.

Serves
12
Prep
15m
Cooking
0m
Ingredients
- 250g butter, softened
- 500g icing sugar mixture
- 1 tbs milk
- 1 tsp peppermint essence
- Red gel food colouring, to decorate
- 12 Coles Chocolate Cupcakes, icing removed
- Candy canes, crushed, to decorate
Method
STEP 1
Use an electric mixer to beat the butter in a bowl until very pale. Gradually add icing sugar, beating well after each addition. Beat in the milk and peppermint essence.
STEP 2
Brush 4 stripes of the food colouring inside a piping bag fitted with a 1cm plain nozzle. Add the buttercream and pipe over cupcakes. Sprinkle with crushed candy canes to decorate.
Santa’s tip: Use a small clean paintbrush to paint vertical strips of food colouring inside the piping bag, starting at the bottom of the bag.
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