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Make it a holiday to remember with these Chocolate Christmas Tree Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting! Moist chocolate cupcakes, tangy cream cheese frosting and pretzel/candy melt toppers. 

Chocolate Christmas Tree Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

all-purpose flour

cocoa powder

baking soda

baking powder

salt

unsalted butter,

sugar

eggs

vanilla extract

milk

green candy melts

pretzel sticks

Assorted sprinkles

coconut flakes

unsalted butter, softened

cream cheese, softened

Preheat the oven to 350°F and line a muffin pan with baking cups.

In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Set the mixture aside.

In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together the butter with the sugar until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating until combined and scraping down the side of the bowl as needed. Beat in the vanilla then alternately beat in the flour mixture and the milk, starting and ending with the flour mixture.

Scoop the batter into the baking cups then bake for 18 to 22 minutes until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Remove the cupcakes from the oven and transfer them to a cooling rack to cool completely.

While the cupcakes cool, make the cupcake toppers by melting the candy melts according to package directions. Transfer the mixture to a piping bag. Place the pretzel sticks on a wax paper-lined baking sheet, spacing them 2 to 3 inches apart. Pipe the candy melts over the pretzel sticks in the shape of a tree then immediately top the trees with the sprinkles. Transfer the baking sheet to the fridge for 10 minutes until the trees have fully hardened.

Make the cupcakes:

In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together the butter and cream cheese until well blended. Add the vanilla extract and powdered sugar, beating just until combined.

Make the frosting:

Spread a small portion of the frosting atop the cooled cupcakes and immediately sprinkle it with the coconut flakes. (See Kelly's Notes.)

Using an offset spatula, carefully release the trees from the baking sheet. Push the bottoms of the pretzel trees into the tops of the cupcakes. Serve immediately or store in an air-tight container at room temperature or in the fridge until ready to serve.

Assemble the cupcakes:

The cream cheese frosting will set slightly over time, so it's important to frost the cupcakes and then immediately sprinkle them with the coconut.

The Christmas tree toppers can also be used to decorate a cake.

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Kelly's Notes:

Chocolate pretzel wreaths are easy to make and the perfect sweet and salty treat for the holidays! Dipped in green melting chocolate and sprinkled with holiday sprinkles.

Chocolate Pretzel Wreaths

120 mini pretzels

green melting chocolate wafers ((Wilton))

holiday sprinkles

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

Melt the green melting chocolates according to the package instructions in the microwave or in a double boiler.

Dip 5 pretzels halfway in green chocolate and arrange on the baking sheet in a wreath shape.

Dip 5 more pretzels halfway in green chocolate and place them on top of the first layer of pretzels so that you have two rows of pretzels. I staggered them so that the second layer of pretzels covered the spaces between the pretzels in the first layer.

Add sprinkles and let the pretzel wreaths set up.

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