Dessert Recipes
Jolly Snowman Cupcakes
Build the sweetest snowman ever with our easy candy decorations.
Serving Size:
18
Active Time:
1 hr.
Total Time:
2 hrs., 30 min.
Ingredients
- 1 pkg. (15.25 oz.) white cake mix
- 3 egg whites
- ⅓ cup oil
- 1 tsp. almond extract
- 1 ½ cups butter, at room temperature
- 3 cups Marshmallow Fluff, from 16-oz. cont.
- 4 oz. cream cheese, at room temperature
- 3 cups confectioners’ sugar
- 1 Tbs. vanilla extract
- Rainbow sour belts candy
- 36 Necco wafers
- ½ cup white candy melts, melted
- 18 marshmallows
- 1 tube (4.25 oz.) black decorating icing, fitted with plain tip
- 3 orange gumdrops
- Black licorice laces
- Snowflake sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line 18 muffin cups with cupcake liners. On low speed, beat cake mix, 1 cup water, egg whites, oil and extract until blended, 30 seconds; on medium, beat 2 minutes. Evenly divide batter among liners. Bake 18-20 minutes or until toothpick inserted into centers comes out clean. Cool 20 minutes. Transfer from pans to racks; cool completely.
- On medium speed, beat butter, Fluff and cream cheese until blended, 2 minutes. On low, gradually beat in confectioners’ sugar and vanilla. On medium-high, beat until light and fluffy, 2 minutes.
- For earmuffs, lengthwise trim off all but 3 colors from sour belts; discard trimmings. If desired, for brighter color, lightly brush remaining 3-color-wide pieces of sour belts with water to remove sugar coating. Cut pieces into 18 (2½”) long strips. Using toothpick with candy melts, attach 1 sour belt strip to 2 Necco wafers. Refrigerate until set, 15 minutes. Attach earmuffs to marshmallows with candy melts. Refrigerate until set, 15 minutes. Pipe on icing eyes and mouth.
- For noses, cut triangles from gumdrops; attach to marshmallows with candy melts. Dry 5 minutes. For arms, cut 36 (1¼”) pieces from licorice laces. In batches, transfer frosting to large pastry bag fitted with medium plain tip (such as Wilton #1A). Pipe frosting over cupcakes in layers to form snowman body. Top with marshmallow heads; for arms insert licorice laces. Decorate with sprinkles.
