Miniature Snowmen
Description
Even the tiniest tykes can help make these miniature snowmen!
Ingredients
- Materials needed: Standard cupcake pans, mini cupcake pans, standard paper cupcake liners, mini paper cupcake liners, resealable plastic bag
- 1 (10 or 12-ounce) bag Pop'ables
- 3 Musketeers, Pop'ables Milky Way or Pop'ables Snickers Candies
- 1 (10.5-ounce) bag Dove Promises Milk Chocolates
- 1 (14-ounce) bag M&M'S Milk Chocolate Candies for the Holidays
- 1 (18.25-ounce) box yellow cake mix
- 1 (16-ounce) can vanilla frosting
- 1 (14-ounce) bag shredded coconut, optional
- 1 tube black decorating frosting
- 1 tube orange decorating frosting
Preparation
1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Line 16 standard cupcake cups and 16 mini cupcake cups with paper liners.
2. Prepare cake mix according to package instructions.
3. Reserve 16 Pop'ables and chop remaining. Fold chopped candies into batter.
4. Transfer batter into each cupcake cup. Bake mini cupcakes 12 to 15 minutes and standard cupcakes 18 to 21 minutes.
5. Remove cupcakes from oven, transfer to wire rack and let cool completely.
6. Put 1/4 cup vanilla frosting in resealable plastic bag; set aside.
7. Frost all cupcake tops with remaining vanilla frosting, then sprinkle with shredded coconut, if desired.
8. Place 1 frosted mini cupcake on its side on top of each frosted standard cupcake, using vanilla frosting to attach.
9. Decorate snowmen as follows: Make hats by using vanilla frosting to secure unwrapped Promises milk chocolate on top of each mini cupcake. Snip corner of resealable plastic bag of vanilla frosting. Pipe a dot of frosting on top of each Promises milk chocolate, and attach a Pop'ables.
Add details by using vanilla frosting to attach M&M'S as buttons. Pipe eyes with black decorating frosting and noses with orange decorating frosting.
Nutrition
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Serves
Makes 16 snowmen
Variations
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Source M&M'S Seasonal Brands