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Winter Wonderland Chocolate Chip Mini Cakes
Make Winter Wonderland Chocolate Chip Mini Cakes from CakeAcake with 18 ingredients and 14 clear steps.
From YouTube · Jan 30, 2026
Make Winter Wonderland Chocolate Chip Mini Cakes from CakeAcake with 18 ingredients and 14 clear steps.
1 hr
Prep time
20 min
Cook time
2 hrs 30 min
Total time
12
Yield
Ingredients
18 ingredients- [Cakes] 170 g all-purpose flour
- [Cakes] 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- [Cakes] 1/4 teaspoon salt
- [Cakes] 115 g unsalted butter, softened
- [Cakes] 150 g granulated sugar
- [Cakes] 2 large eggs
- [Cakes] 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- [Cakes] 120 ml milk
- [Cakes] 90 g mini chocolate chips
- [Buttercream] 170 g unsalted butter, softened
- [Buttercream] 360 g powdered sugar
- [Buttercream] 2–3 tablespoons milk
- [Buttercream] 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- [Royal icing] 120 g powdered sugar
- [Royal icing] 1–2 tablespoons water
- White, blue and green food coloring, optional
- Prepared modeling chocolate or fondant for snowmen and polar bears
- Edible sprinkles or sanding sugar
Method
14 steps- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a 12-hole muffin pan.
- Whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt.
- Beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Beat in the eggs one at a time, then add the vanilla.
- Add the flour mixture in alternating additions with the milk.
- Fold in the mini chocolate chips.
- Divide the batter between the cases and bake for 18–20 minutes.
- Cool completely before decorating.
- For the buttercream, beat the butter until creamy.
- Gradually beat in the powdered sugar, vanilla and enough milk to make a pipeable frosting.
- For the royal icing, mix the powdered sugar with enough water to make a thick but flowing icing.
- Pipe buttercream fir trees, snowdrifts and flowers onto the cakes.
- Shape small snowmen and polar-bear faces from modeling chocolate or fondant.
- Add royal-icing snow and finish with edible sprinkles.
Recipe notes
Helpful tips
- This complete ChefScribe recipe is inspired by the decoration shown in the source; the source extraction did not contain the cupcake or icing formulas.
- Decorate only after the cakes have cooled completely.
Storage
Store covered at cool room temperature for 1 day or refrigerate for up to 3 days.
Additional tips
- ChefScribe editorial recipe inspired by the original decorating video.
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