Snowmen cupcakes

By barbsjustagirl

These fun snowman cupcakes are perfect for a Christmas party. Grab the kiddos to help decorate!

Ingredients

• SNOWMEN:
• 1 to 2 (16-ounces each) cans vanilla frosting
• Cupcakes of your choice
• Coarse sugar
• Chocolate wafers
• Semisweet chocolate chips and miniature semisweet chocolate chips
• Orange candy slices
• Additional vanilla frosting
• Blue food coloring, pearl dragees, blue jumbo diamond sprinkles and edible glitter, optional

Preparation

Step 1

Frost cupcakes, reserving some frosting for decorating as desired.

For snowmen cupcakes:

Dip the top of each cupcake in coarse sugar; gently shake off excess sugar. For stovepipe hats, microwave chocolate wafers for a few seconds to slightly soften as needed. Use a serrated knife to cut two narrow strips from opposite sides of each wafer. (Large center piece will form crown of hat; one strip will form the brim.)

Add chips and mini chips to cupcake to form eyes and mouth. Cut a small piece of orange slice to form the nose.

Stick brim of hat, rounded side up, into top of cupcake; insert hat crown into the top edge. Secure with additional frosting. Color frosting if desired; place in a resealable plastic bag. Cut a small hole in corner of bag. Pipe a decorative hat band; add dragees and sprinkles if desired. Sprinkle cupcakes with glitter if desired. Yield: varies.