Snowmen Cupcakes
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Seems like forever since I’ve shared Cupcake Tuesday with you! I’ve been sharing Cupcakes, but somehow they weren’t on Tuesday. If you missed them, I featured the Best of 2012 Cupcakes and the Notre Dame Cupcakes last week. Before we dive into Valentine’s Day, I thought I would share these cute little Snowmen Cupcakes with you!
These Snowmen Cupcakes are so fun, and also easy enough for your little ones to decorate. With just a few decorating supplies that you probably have at home, they go together really quickly.
Let’s gather our supplies…
Snowmen Cupcake Supplies
- Cupcakes, baked and cooled {your favorite flavor}
- Frosting {Buttercream, Decorator Icing or your favorite}
- Eyes – Regular size Chocolate Chips
- Mouth – Mini size Chocolate Chips
- Orange Gumdrops for nose
- White Sprinkles – I used pearlized jimmies and white nonpareils mixed together
- Decorator bag fitted with a round #10 tip {or you can use a resealable bag}
- Colored sugar {or sprinkles} for the stocking hat
Instructions:
- Frost cupcake, mounding the middle up a bit to make it rounded
- Using a knife or toothpick, mark off 1/3 of the cupcake – this is where you will add the sprinkles for the hat
- In a small bowl, combine pearlized jimmies and white nonpareils
- Roll the edges and then the top of the cupcake in the white sprinkles, being careful not to get any in the hat area {add additional sprinkles with your fingers if necessary}
- Working over a bowl, use a spoon to add the colored sugar for the hat
- Fit a decorator bag with a round #10 tip, and fill with white icing
- Pipe on small round balls for the brim of the hat and add a ball on the top, sprinkle with white nonpareils {Tip: if you get a little point of frosting, just run your finger under hot water and gently pat the tip down}
- Add the regular chocolate chips for the eyes, pushing the pointed side into the frosting
- Cut an orange gumdrop in half, then into a triangle for the nose. Add to cupcake
- Add the mini chocolate chips for the mouth, pushing the pointed side into the frosting
And if you are looking for more Snowmen Cupcakes, here are a few others I have shared…
- Snow Family were created for Cupcake Chronicles Newsletter
- The Snowmen Cupcakes are from Cupcakes! 12 Months of Happiness eBook…buy it NOW for ONLY $1.99 and the Snowman Cupcake Toppers were from Cupcake Chronicles Newsletter
- Melting Snowman from Cupcake Tuesday
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love the cupcakes!!!! and your right, the sprinkles adding the texture really work!
Cant wait to try them. Also I was wandering. … in your picture you have the tall snowman/snowball decoration. My mom collects the tall snowmen and I though she would like that. Do you happen to remember where you got it?
thanks, mary
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Hi Mary, thanks for stopping by! I’m glad you like the Snowman Cupcakes. The tall snowman is from many years ago and came from a local store.
I like the added texture with the white sprinkles 🙂
I love the little snowmen/snowwoman cupcakes! The purple one is my favorite