Festive Holiday Cupcakes - cooking recipe

Ingredients

9 tbsp butter, at room temperature
3/4 cup sugar
2 large eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
3 oz dark chocolate chips
2 1/2 cups self-raising flour, sifted
1/3 cup milk
3 oz ready-made marzipan
None None red and green food coloring
2 1/2 cups powdered sugar, sifted
2 tbsp boiling water
2 tbsp butter

Preparation

Preheat oven to 375\u00b0F. Line 2 x 6-hole muffin pans with paper liners.
Cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add vanilla and chocolate chips.
Lightly fold flour and milk into butter mixture. Spoon into prepared pans, until holes are three-quarters full. Bake for 12-15 minutes, until a skewer comes out clean. Cool in pan for 5 minutes. Transfer to wire racks to cool.
Color three-quarters of marzipan green and remaining quarter red. Roll green to a 3mm thickness. Cut out holly leaves. Roll red into balls for berries.
To make the glaze, place powdered sugar in a bowl. Make a well in center and stir in water and butter, until smooth. Spread on each cake and decorate with marzipan leaves and berries.