Smiling Snowman Cupcakes

By Dglmedia

This little snowman makes a great centerpiece–which can be surrounded with Twinkling Trees Cupcakes or other holiday decorated cupcakes. He is held together (and to the cupcake) with toothpicks so make sure your family and friends remove them before eating the cupcakes.

Ingredients

• CUPCAKES:
• 6 chocolate cupcakes baked in Reynolds® Holiday Baking Cups
• 1 (16-ounce) container vanilla ready-to-spread frosting
• SNOWMEN:
• 1 package ready-to-use white rolled fondant
• 1 package toothpicks
• Red food coloring or icing color gel
• 6 chocolate kiss candies, unwrapped
• Multicolored sprinkles
• Nonpareils, sprinkles and small red candies

Details

Servings 6
Preparation time 30mins
Cooking time 30mins

Preparation

Step 1

Divide fondant into two pieces:
2/3 will be used for the snowmen
1/3 will be tinted and used for the hat and scarf

Roll white fondant into balls, 12 balls (2 per snowman). Six, to be used for the heads, should be about 2-inches in diameter. Six, for the bodies, should be slightly bigger. Stack the heads onto the bodies using a toothpick.

Tint 1/3 of rolled fondant with food coloring or gel by placing it in a plastic bag and following package directions.

Roll pink fondant about 1/4-inch thick between 2 sheets of Reynolds® Parchment Paper.

Scarf:

Use a pizza cutter to cut six (6) strips of fondant (5 to 6 1/2-inches each), that are long enough to wrap around the neck of the snowman.

If desired, press small pieces of white fondant into the ends of the scarf.

Cut three 3 (1/2-inch) slits on each side of the scarf to make fringe. Place the scarf around the snowman’s neck. Use small dots of frosting (toothpicks work well) and press.

Hat:

Cut 6 small triangle pieces using the size of chocolate kiss candy as a guide.

Wrap fondant around chocolate kiss candies with seam on back. Use small dots of frosting to seal fondant to chocolate kiss.

Cut 2-inch strips for hat band. Coat strip with a thin layer of frosting to hold sprinkles. Press sprinkles into each fondant hat band.

Decorate hat and place snowman on cupcake.

Use nonpareils and small red candies for eyes and nose; press into fondant. Cut mouth from pink fondant with a pizza cutter; use a small dot of frosting (toothpicks work well) to attach to face.

Place fondant-covered candy hat on snowman’s head, using dots of frosting to hold it in place. Wrap sprinkle covered band around hat; attach with dots of frosting.

If desired, cut strips of fondant to make a tassel for the hat. Coat tassel lightly with frosting, press sprinkles into tassel, and attach to hat with frosting.

Cut mouth from pink fondant with a pizza cutter; use a small dot of frosting (toothpicks work well) to attach to face.

Insert toothpick into bottom of snowman. Center snowman on top of frosted cupcake.