These cute and easy cupcakes are decorated to look like Christmas ornaments!

platter of cupcakes decorated to look like Christmas ornaments.

Ornament Cupcakes

These Christmas ornament cupcakes are guaranteed to wow all the guests at your next holiday party!

We used a box cake mix shortcut to bake up fluffy white cupcakes and topped them with homemade vanilla buttercream. Then we decorated them to look just like festive Christmas ornaments!

This is a fun recipe to make with kids because they will LOVE to decorate their own ornaments! You can use different types of sprinkles and sugars to make every ornament unique.

close up of a Christmas ornament cupcake.

Ingredients

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White Cake Mix (Plus ingredients on back of box)
White Frosting (You can use store-bought frosting, or make your own with the easy recipe below)
Ornament Toppers Edible Decorations
Sugar Sprinkles (We used white for some of the cupcakes and a mixture of red, green, and gold for others)
Edible Pearls (We used gold and rainbow colors)

White Buttercream Frosting Ingredients

Store-bought frosting will totally work for this recipe. However, I absolutely love homemade buttercream frosting! If you’d like to make your own icing, this is my go-to recipe:

1 cup Butter (softened)
4 cups Powdered Sugar
1/4 cup Heavy Cream

Simply mix those three ingredients with a stand mixer or handheld electric mixer until stiff peaks form (about 2-3 minutes)

Helpful Kitchen Tools

3 cupcakes decorated to look like holiday ornaments.

Instructions

To Prep: Preheat oven to 350°F and place cupcake liners in a regular size muffin pan.

Prepare the cupcake batter according to package directions. Scoop batter into the prepared pan, filling each cup no more than 3/4 of the way.
Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle of cupcake comes out clean. Remove from oven and transfer to a wire rack to cool completely before frosting.
When the cupcakes have cooled, top each one with a generous layer of white frosting.
To decorate, we dusted each frosted cupcake with sugar sprinkles. Then we added an ornament topper icing decoration and colorful edible balls to look like festive Christmas ornaments.

4 step photo collage showing how to make cupcakes that look like Christmas ornaments.

Video Demo:

Prep Tips

Cupcakes – You can use any flavor of cake mix that you like for this recipe. You can also use your favorite homemade cupcake recipe. Be sure the cupcakes are completely cool before frosting and decorating.
Frosting – While you can use store-bought frosting for these cupcakes, I find that homemade buttercream icing holds its shape and stays in place better. I listed the ingredients to make homemade vanilla buttercream in the recipe card.
Decorating – I linked to the ornament topper decorations that we used in the supply list. If they become unavailable (they can be hard to find) you can also make your own by piping candy melts onto parchment paper in a similar shape and letting it dry.
Storage – Keep cupcakes in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days. If decorated, do not stack on top of each other.

close up of a cupcake that looks like an ornament.

More Festive Christmas Cupcake Recipes:

Christmas Ornament Cupcake Recipe (Printable Recipe Card)

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Christmas Ornament Cupcakes

These cute and easy cupcakes are decorated to look like Christmas ornaments!

Prep Time20

Cook Time20

Total Time40

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Christmas, cupcakes

Servings:

Calories: 469kcal

Author: Stacey aka the Soccer Mom

Cost: $10

Equipment

Muffin Pan
Mixing bowls
cupcake liners
Wire cooling rack