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How to Make Snowman Cupcakes - A Step-by-Step Guide

Winter is here, and what better way to celebrate the season than with some adorable snowman cupcakes? These festive treats are perfect for holiday parties, cozy nights in, or just for a fun baking project with the kids. Whether you're an experienced baker or a beginner in the kitchen, these snowman cupcakes are sure to bring a smile to your face and warmth to your heart.

These cupcakes are not only delicious but also incredibly cute and are sure to be a hit at any winter gathering. Th...

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Ingredients

  • 24 unfrosted vanilla cupcakes, divided
  • 1 (16 ounce) package vanilla frosting, divided
  • 4 black licorice laces
  • 6 red licorice laces
  • 1 ounce ready-to-use white fondant
  • 1 drop orange food coloring
  • 48 candy-coated milk chocolate pieces (such as M&M's®)

Information

  • Prep Time: 40 mins
  • Additional Time: 20 mins
  • Total Time: 1 hr
  • Servings: 12
  • Yield: 12 cupcakes

  • Trim the dry top off 12 of the cupcakes and crumble the soft cake interiors into a bowl. Add about 5 ounces of vanilla icing and mix well. Add more frosting if needed to bring the mixture together into a ball so that it can be easily shaped. Cover bowl and chill cake mixture in the fridge for 20 minutes.
  • Frost remaining 12 cupcakes with a thin layer of white vanilla frosting.
  • Remove cake mixture and roll with wet hands into 2 different sized balls for the snowmen's torsos and heads, 12 bigger balls and 12 smaller balls. Stick a small ball on top of a big ball to make the snowman, using some frosting if the balls are not very sticky. Place snowmen onto frosted cupcakes.
  • Cut black licorice laces into small squares for the eyes and mouth using scissors and attach them with the tip of a knife to the head.
  • Mix white fondant with orange food coloring to turn it orange and make little carrot noses out of the orange fondant. Press into the snowman faces.
  • Attach 2 dark colored candy-coated milk chocolate pieces into the torso and cupcake as buttons. Attach 2 candy-coated milk chocolate pieces on either side of the head and connect them with a piece of black licorice for the earmuffs.
  • Cut red licorice laces into 2 1/2-inch long pieces and wrap around the snowman's neck as a scarf.

    • Nutrition

    461 cal.

    • Total Fat: 17g
    • Saturated Fat: 4g
    • Cholesterol: 37mg
    • Sodium: 314mg
    • Total Carbohydrate: 74g
    • Dietary Fiber: 1g
    • Total Sugars: 30g
    • Protein: 4g
    • Vitamin C: 0mg
    • Calcium: 104mg
    • Iron: 1mg
    • Potassium: 84mg

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