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How to make Christmas Ornament Cupcakes – Perfect Holiday Treats

December 17, 2014 *Updated* August 12, 2018 By Veena Azmanov 14 Comments

How to make Christmas Ornament Cupcakes – These make perfect little treats.

Christmas Ornament cupcakes are probably the easiest, simplest and quickest to make. Yes, quickest. They make perfect holiday gifts or treats for family and friends. Here is a simple step by step to get you excited.

Christmas Ornament cupcakes are probably the easiest, simplest and quickest to make. Yes, quickest. They make perfect holiday gifts or treats for family and friends. Here is a simple step by step to get you excited.

Christmas Ornaments Cupcake Tutorial

What says Christmas to you? I our home it’s the Christmas Ornaments!! My home is filled with Christmas Ornaments.ย My kids love Christmas Ornaments ! I love them too!. I have a little bowl filled with theseย on the side table which gets picked up and played with a lot.
So yeah I live in Bauble land some times. Yup! I love to call them Baubles and grew up calling them Christmas Baubles.

Christmas Ornament cupcakes are probably the easiest, simplest and quickest to make. Yes, quickest. Here's a step by step to how I make them.

Christmas Ornament Cupcakes

Often I try to incorporate some form of Christmas Ornaments in my cakes too!! This year again I made some Christmas Ornament Cupcakes as give away for the kids teachers, escorts, husbands colleagues.

I thought I’d share with you a few progress pictures of the Christmas Ornament Cupcakes – just to show you how easy they are to make.

Christmas Ornament cupcakes are probably the easiest, simplest and quickest to make. Yes, quickest. Here's a step by step to how I make them.

Christmas Ornament Cupcakes

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Christmas Ornament cupcakes are probably the easiest, simplest and quickest to make. Yes, quickest. Here's a step by step to how I make them.

How to make Christmas Ornament Cupcakes

So How to make Christmas Ornament Cupcakes

Bake your favorite cupcakes.

  • This time I made three different types of cupcakes.
    My Vanilla Creme Cupcakes with American Buttercream, Coffee Caramel Cupcakes with coffee Buttercream, Milk Chocolate Cupcakes with Irish Coffee Buttercream.
    I have many cupcakes and frosting recipes on this blog and almost all would work
  • Next you going to frost themย into a dome shape.
  • I find using an ice-cream scoop works great for this. Just place a dollop of Buttercream with the ice-cream scoop then use a spatula to smooth the edges.
  • Place them in the fridge to chill.
  • I use a plastic / cling wrap on the top to get a smooth surface.
Christmas Ornament cupcakes are probably the easiest, simplest and quickest to make. Yes, quickest. Here's a step by step to how I make them.

How to make Christmas Ornament Cupcakes

  • Next Roll some colored fondant drape them with Sugar paste.
  • I use a round cutter about two sizes bigger than my cupcake to cut out the circle.
  • You can alsoย use a textured rolling pin or a texture mat to make the simplest Christmas Ornament Cupcakes
  • Use you hands to smooth the top gently.
Christmas Ornament cupcakes are probably the easiest, simplest and quickest to make. Yes, quickest. Here's a step by step to how I make them.

Christmas Ornament cupcakes

 

  • Next – This is optional but not necessary. Brush the top of your cupcakes with some dry or wet luster dust. Here I am using some Pink luster dust with vodka.
    Noteย : Again it’s optional not necessary. Please keep in mind that some edible dusts are non toxic but still not considered edible.
  • I brushed the first 12 with luster dust but not the next twelve.
  • These are with edible luster dust and vodka.
  • And smoothed with the palm of my hands.

Here you can see I have some Pretty plain and textured ones

Christmas Ornament cupcakes are probably the easiest, simplest and quickest to make. Yes, quickest. Here's a step by step to how I make them.

Christmas Ornament cupcakes

Time to decorate the Christmas Ornamentย Cupcakes

The possibilities are endless. Use what ever you can find in your cake decorating box. Molds, cookie cutters, piping tips, stencils, edible colors to paint,Here I am using these scroll molds and some Bas Relief molds I have.ย  As well as my Snow Flake Cutters.

Christmas Ornament cupcakes are probably the easiest, simplest and quickest to make. Yes, quickest. Here's a step by step to how I make them.

Christmas Ornament cupcakes

I personally like to use golden yellow as a base for things that will be painted Gold and Off white or grey for things that will be painted with Silver.

And I am using the edible gold metallic from Magic Colors. The gold effect is a little less but since these are cupcakes I wanna make sure I use the FDA approved edible gold and silver.

Christmas Ornament cupcakes are probably the easiest, simplest and quickest to make. Yes, quickest. Here's a step by step to how I make them.

Christmas Ornament cupcakes

Christmas Ornament Cupcake –ย ย Head and String

  • You can add the Bauble Heads before or after depending on the design you choose.
  • Use a round piping tip or just mold freehand.
  • Chocolate Resis cups are also great for this.
  • For freehand molding – Make a ball – flatten it.
    Attach with a drop of water and poke it with the back of your paint brush to give the center indent.ย  The string is just a thin sausage. Then paint gold or silver.

Here you see they are decorated and painted first.

Christmas Ornament cupcakes are probably the easiest, simplest and quickest to make. Yes, quickest. Here's a step by step to how I make them.

Christmas Ornament cupcakes

Here I choose to have fun with my edible gold and silver paints.
Top dry with a make up brush. Bottom wet with a pain brush.

Christmas Ornament cupcakes are probably the easiest, simplest and quickest to make. Yes, quickest. Here's a step by step to how I make them.

Christmas Ornament cupcakes

and Voila – you have some pretty Christmas Ornament Cupcakes

Christmas Ornament cupcakes are probably the easiest, simplest and quickest to make. Yes, quickest. Here's a step by step to how I make them.

Christmas Ornament cupcakes

Are you looking for more Christmas Inspired Cake Tutorials or Recipes?
You can find more of my Christmas recipes and tutorials here

A Collection of Cake Decorating Tutorials for Christmas including the gum paste poinsettia, gumpaste poinsettia with leaf cutters, fantasy winter poinsettia, Christmas ornaments, Christmas cookie decorating, frosted Christmas cake. and Hand Painted Christmas Cake,

 

 

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  1. Steve Cejka

    January 11, 2018 at 9:23 am

    These are so perfect. I made ornament cupcakes this year for Christmas. Was so easy and your instructions and tips were so helpful. Thanks

    Reply
    • Veena Azmanov

      January 13, 2018 at 5:48 pm

      Thank you Steve. So happy to hear you found this tutorial useful. Thank you for coming back to write this feedback. Appreciate it very much.

      Reply
  2. Annemarie @ justalittlebitofbacon

    December 11, 2016 at 11:25 pm

    These holiday treats are so adorable! I’m not sure if I want to eat the baubles or hang them on my tree. ๐Ÿ™‚ I like the ones with the luster on them – they look even more ornament like and I can see how how much fun it would be to decorate them with different molds and stencils.

    Reply
    • Veena Azmanov

      December 12, 2016 at 7:52 am

      They sure are fun Annemarie. Thank you so much for your lovely comment.

      Reply
  3. Debra C.

    December 11, 2016 at 11:24 pm

    So fun & festive!! I love all of your helpful hints too. I know these will be a big hit on the holiday!

    Reply
    • Veena Azmanov

      December 12, 2016 at 7:51 am

      They sure a bit hit in the holidays. Thanks Debra.

      Reply
  4. Jovita @ Yummy Addiction

    December 11, 2016 at 11:17 pm

    Wow, you did an exceptional job with these! All the cupcakes look brilliant. I am not sure I can repeat these!

    Reply
    • Veena Azmanov

      December 12, 2016 at 7:51 am

      Aww sure you can Jovita. Thank you so much for your comment

      Reply
  5. Cricket Plunkett

    December 11, 2016 at 10:53 pm

    These make me so happy! I had to look closely because I didn’t believe they were cupcakes at first!

    Reply
    • Veena Azmanov

      December 12, 2016 at 7:50 am

      Ha! that is so sweet. Thank you Plunkett

      Reply
  6. Claire Jessiman

    December 11, 2016 at 9:34 pm

    These are SO clever and unbelievable realistic. I love the effect you’ve got from using the embossed rolling pin and the hooks finish them of perfectly.

    Reply
    • Veena Azmanov

      December 12, 2016 at 7:50 am

      Thank you so much Claire. Thank you for your lovely comment

      Reply
  7. suchitra

    December 18, 2014 at 2:22 pm

    amazing work…superb…wish i was based in Israel
    ..or u were in India..you could be assured of one student forever ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
    • Veena Azmanov

      December 11, 2016 at 5:10 pm

      Sorry Suchitra, Seems like I missed this message from you. Thank you so much <3

      Reply

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