Easy Snowman Cupcakes Recipe

Name: Easy Snowman Cupcakes
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 55 min
Ingredients: 1 box chocolate cake mix; 1 can cream cheese frosting; 1 pkg white royal icing; Black and red gel food coloring; 1 bag marshmallows1 bag of orange mini M&M's (24); 1 bag Orange M & Ms (Any color will work)

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Everyone loves snowman cupcakes, and this is the perfect winter dessert for a holiday party! Need to whip up something quick?

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!

We're going to make this super easy, because there is already enough to do during the holidays, right?

Let me just say up front that if you are all about making everything from scratch, you do you!

We're going with chocolate cake mix and a can of frosting, but I am not at all offended if you want to use your favorite recipe!

What You'll Need

You will need a box of chocolate cake mix, a can of cream cheese frosting, a package of Royal Icing mix, a bag of at least 24 regular size marshmallows, and one bag of orange mini M&M's (any color is fine!)

Cupcake Instructions

Make the chocolate cupcakes according to package directions.

Allow the cupcakes to cool in tin for 10 minutes.

Move to a wire rack to cool completely.

Frosting Directions

Once cupcakes are totally cool to the touch, 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.

Royal Icing Directions

Spoon 2 tablespoons 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 and stir well to mix the color.

Scoop the icing, red 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.

Aren't these adorable? And so easy!

Is cupcake mix the same as cake mix?

Yes! You can use cupcake mix or cake mix.

Could I use brownie mix for these cupcakes?

You could try brownie mix. I'm sure it would taste great, but they won't really rise as much as cupcakes do.