Snowman Cupcakes
There’s nothing I love more than making festive treats that bring smiles all around. My Snowman Cupcakes are one of my all-time favorite holiday desserts. They’re easy, fun to make with kids, and absolutely adorable with their fluffy base, creamy buttercream frosting, and simple decorations.
Servings: 24 cupcakes
Calories: 214.3kcal
Ingredients
Cupcakes
- 1 box vanilla or yellow cake mix plus ingredients called for on the box (typically: half a cup of oil and 3 eggs)
White Frosting
- 1 stick butter softened
- 2 cup confectioners sugar
- 2 tbsp milk
Decorations
Instructions
- Prepare cupcakes according to package’s directions. Allow them to cool completely before decorating.
- As the cupcakes cool, use an electric mixer to beat together butter, confectioners’ sugar and milk. Once all ingredients are well-combined, the buttercream is ready.
- Use an offset spatula to frost each cupcake with a hefty amount of buttercream.
- Dip each frosted cupcake in the bowl of sugar.
- Decorate each cupcake with a “snowman face” by using the black and orange frosting, attaching Wilton icing tip #5 to each frosting.
Notes
- Always use room temperature butter for the frosting. I’ve learned the hard way that cold butter won’t whip up properly, and melted butter makes everything runny, neither of which is fun when you’re trying to decorate cute little snowman faces! Trust me, taking that extra time to let the butter soften makes all the difference for smooth, fluffy, and perfectly spreadable frosting.
- I always follow the instructions on the cake mix box, as different mixes may have slightly different steps and bake times.
- When making buttercream frosting, I add small amounts of powdered sugar to the stand mixer, gradually increasing the speed.
- If the frosting’s too thick, I just mix in a tablespoon of milk at a time until it’s the right consistency.
- To decorate, I use a pastry bag and frosting tips for a neat look, but a plastic bag with a small cut also works as a quick alternative.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cupcake | Calories: 214.3kcal | Carbohydrates: 31.7g | Protein: 1.3g | Fat: 9.7g | Saturated Fat: 3.7g | Cholesterol: 33.6mg | Sodium: 165.9mg | Potassium: 20mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 24.5g