Build a Cupcake Snowman

Winter's snows and chills are easily cured by a trip to the kitchen for some holiday-themed baking. In this article, you'll see how to create cute and funny little snowman decorations for your cupcakes.

Ingredients

  • Boxed cake mix
  • Frosting (Buttercream frosting is a good choice)
  • Candies
  • Chocolate drops
  • Small chocolate cookies
  • Large square chocolates (coated caramels or creams are ideal)
  • Coconut flakes or powdered sugar for "snow"

Steps

  1. Fill the muffin cups with cupcake batter. Chocolate is always a good flavor but you can make it into any flavor you want!
  2. Frost the cupcake with white. Add the frosting to the top of the cupcake. If you are serving this to guests, it may be best to put on a dairy free frosting -- carrot is a good idea.
  3. Add a chocolate scarf decoration. You can make this yourself by melting the chocolate and molding it into shape or you can ask a local chocolate maker to create some for you. You could also use chocolate frosting and apply it with a medium-soft paint brush, or squirt it on.
  4. Make the head. Add a small round chocolate cookie or truffle to the center of the scarf. If using a cookie, stand it upright as shown in the image. If using a truffle, sit it on firmly in the middle.
  5. Coat the cookie or truffle in more white frosting. Make sure you don't paint on the scarf! Apply a little frosting to the head a time. If you glob it on, the frosting will drip down onto the scarf.
  6. Add two chocolate drops for eyes. You can also add small jelly candy, or leftover candy corn (from Halloween) for the nose.
  7. Make a mouth using a line of small chocolate drops. Put a lovely big smile!
  8. Make the brim of his top hat. Add a small flat cookie to the top of your snowman's head.
  9. Put the top in the top hat. Place a square chocolate candy on top of the round cookie brim. Use melted chocolate or frosting to glue the chocolate to the cookie.
  10. Make it frosty. Sprinkle a little powdered sugar or coconut flakes over your snowman. If you're serving them on a serving plate, it may be a good idea to only apply the "snow" when it's on the platter. You can also cover the platter and snowman with "snow".
  11. Finished.

Tips

  • Try this for a different scarf style: Roll out a tootsie roll and cut out strips to make the scarves.
  • If you want to make a different decorative effect on a cupcake, see also Make Melted Snowmen Cupcakes.
  • Tint the frosting if wished. You could also sprinkle coconut or red/green Jell-O crystals on the frosting that forms the body.
  • Use two small pretzel sticks for arms and stick them in the sides of the cupcake if you'd also like arms.

Things You'll Need

  • Butter knife for smoothing frosting
  • Cake cases for cupcakes (Christmas theme is ideal)

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