Food Fun & Faraway Places

Product, Entertainment, & Travel Reviews

  • Start Here
  • About
    • Contact
    • Work with Food, Fun & Faraway Places®
    • Disclosure/ Privacy Policy
  • Food & Drink
    • Weight Watchers Recipes
  • Fun
    • Disney
      • Movies
      • Interviews & Press Trips
      • Disney Parks
      • Merchandise
  • Travel
    • Florida
    • Cruises

Easy Snowman Cupcake Recipe

December 4, 2015 Kelly Stilwell 8 Comments

Everyone loves a snowman, and these snowman cupcakes are the perfect winter dessert for a holiday party! Need to whip up something quick? It's such an easy dessert recipe! You can’t go wrong combining chocolate, marshmallows, and cake, right? Head to the kitchen with the kids. Even the little ones can build these snowman cupcakes!

Everyone loves a snowman, and these snowman cupcakes are the perfect winter dessert for a holiday party! Need to whip up something quick? It’s such an easy dessert recipe! You can’t go wrong combining chocolate, marshmallows, and cake, right? Head to the kitchen with the kids. Even the little ones can build these snowman cupcakes! 

Snowman Cupcake

 Everyone loves a snowman, and these snowman cupcakes are the perfect winter dessert for a holiday party! Need to whip up something quick? It's such an easy dessert recipe! You can’t go wrong combining chocolate, marshmallows, and cake, right? Head to the kitchen with the kids. Even the little ones can build these snowman cupcakes!

Chocolate Cupcake Ingredients

1 1/3 C flour
1/4 tsp baking soda
2 tsp baking powder
3/4 C unsweetened cocoa powder
1/8 tsp salt
3 TBSP unsalted butter, room temp
1/2 C sugar
2 eggs, room temp
3/4 tsp vanilla
1 C whole milk

Frosting Ingredients:

1 C soft unsalted butter
4 + C powder sugar
4 TBSP heavy whipping cream
1 bag of marshmallows
1 bag of orange mini M&M’s

Royal Icing Ingredients:

2 egg whites
1 C powder sugar
1/2 tsp cream of tartar
Black and red gel food coloring 

Everyone loves a snowman, and these snowman cupcakes are the perfect winter dessert for a holiday party! Need to whip up something quick? It's such an easy dessert recipe! You can’t go wrong combining chocolate, marshmallows, and cake, right? Head to the kitchen with the kids. Even the little ones can build these snowman cupcakes!

Chocolate Cupcake Directions:

-Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Line cupcake tins with paper liners.
-Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cocoa and salt stirring together. Set aside.
-Cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy in a large bowl.
-Beat the eggs one at a time, after each addition, then add in the vanilla.
-Alternating add the flour mixture  with the milk; beating  well.
-Fill the lined cupcake tins 3/4 full.
-Bake at 350 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean.
-Allow to cool in cupcake tin for 10 minutes.
-Move to a wire rack to cool completely.

Frosting Directions:

-Cream the butter and powdered sugar until it looks light and creamy.
-If it doesn’t cream add several drops of the heavy whipping cream until it creams.
-Test to see if the frosting can form and hold a stiff peak by taking a spoonful of frosting and turning the spoon upside down. If the frosting stays on the spoon it is ready if not then….
-Add more powdered sugar 1/2 C at a time…. mix well.
-Scoop the frosting into a pastry bag with a large round tip.
-Twist the open end of the pastry bag to push the frosting to the tip.
-Start by frosting on the outside edge of the cupcake working to the center of the cupcake.

Everyone loves a snowman, and these snowman cupcakes are the perfect winter dessert for a holiday party! Need to whip up something quick? It's such an easy dessert recipe! You can’t go wrong combining chocolate, marshmallows, and cake, right? Head to the kitchen with the kids. Even the little ones can build these snowman cupcakes!

Royal Icing Directions:

-Combine all ingredients in a mixing bowl mixing on medium speed for 4 minutes. (except your food coloring)
-If icing is  not stiff enough add 1/4 C powder sugar.
– Spoon 2 TBSP of white icing into a bowl to use as glue.
-Divide the remaining icing in half. Add several drops of red gel food coloring in the first half of the icing.
-Add several drops of black gel food coloring into of the half icing … stir well to mix the color.
-Scoop the icing, red, white and black, into piping bags with small tips.

Building the Snowman:

Before placing the marshmallow on the cupcake:
– Using the black icing make two tiny dots for the eyes on the marshmallow.
-Add the black icing make 5-6 tiny dots in a half circle shape for the mouth.
-Apply a small dot of the white icing to the center of the marshmallow just below the two tiny black dots for eyes onto the mini orange M&M for the nose of the snowman.
– Set the Snowman marshmallow on top of the frosted cupcake.

Food

Affiliate Disclosure

Food, Fun & Faraway Places participates in the Amazon Associates Program and other affiliate advertising programs designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and other affiliated sites.

Comments

  1. Leigh says

    December 7, 2015 at 12:19 PM

    Oh, these are absolutely adorable!

    Reply
    • Kelly Stilwell says

      December 7, 2015 at 12:20 PM

      Thanks. Leigh! Appreciate the visit! Have a wonderful day!

      Reply
  2. Sacha Whitehead says

    December 7, 2015 at 6:23 PM

    These are absolutely fabulous. I can’t wait to try them.

    Reply
    • Kelly Stilwell says

      December 7, 2015 at 6:36 PM

      Thanks for the kind words, Sacha! Appreciate it! Have a wonderful day!

      Reply
  3. Kim @The Baking ChocolaTess says

    December 9, 2015 at 10:47 PM

    I love it! Cute and easy! Visiting from What’s Cooking Wednesdays! 😉

    Reply
  4. Katie says

    December 10, 2015 at 1:21 AM

    I love this Kelly! I’m going to share it on the Fun Home Things FB page!

    Katie

    Reply
  5. Virginia says

    December 10, 2015 at 9:17 AM

    Your cupcakes look too cute to eat! Adorable.

    Reply
  6. Megan @ C'mon Get Crafty says

    December 11, 2015 at 9:44 PM

    These are beyond adorable! Seriously!! Love that you linked this to Merry Monday!

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Welcome! Food, Fun & Faraway Places® is a travel and lifestyle blog written by Kelly Stilwell. From delicious recipes to world travel, I’ve got you covered! Contact me at kastilwell@gmail.com.

Join the Family!





·© Copyright 2019 Kelly Stilwell · All Rights Reserved · All Logos & Trademark Belongs To Their Respective Owners·

Your information will *never* be shared or sold to a 3rd party.