Snowman cupcakes

Name: Snowman cupcakes
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 16 min
Total time: 41 min
Ingredients: 250 g unsalted butter (softened); 250 g caster sugar; 4 eggs; 250 g self-raising flour; 1/2 tsp baking powder; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 24 white marshmallows; 125 g butter (softened); 250 g icing sugar; 1/2 tsp vanilla extract; 6 matchmakers; Drawing icers

These cute snowman cupcakes are the perfect winter treat for all the family! Use your favourite cupcake recipe and simply add some marshmallow snowman!

These cute snowman cupcakes are the perfect winter treat for all the family! The cupcake is pretty straightforward – you could use any cupcake recipe you like or a packet mix, and just add the snowmen on top. Kids will certainly enjoy making and eating them – they’re perfect for any Christmas party or cake sale.

How can kids help make the snowman cupcakes?

These snowman cupcakes just use a simple vanillla cupcake recipe so you’re kids can help with measuring and mixing all the ingredients together. In our house, the kids love getting to scoop the cupcake batter into the cases and if you use an icecream scoop, this is an easy job for even little kids to do.

Decorating the snowmen is also a fun job for kids to help with. Adding the arms, and marking on the faces can be a bit fiddly for little kids, but it’s fun to give it a go, even if they look a bit wonky.

Difficulty:Easy

Time:15 minutes + 16 minutes baking + 10 minutes decorating

Serves:12 cupcakes

Ingredients

250g (1 1/4 cups) caster sugar
250g (1 1/8 cups) unsalted butter, softened
4 eggs
250g (2 cups) self-raising flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp vanilla extract

For the snowmen
24 white marshmallows
125g (1 cup) butter, softened
250g (2 cups) icing sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
6 matchmakers
Drawing icing pens

How to make snowman cupcakes

Pre heat the oven to 150C / 130C fan and prepare your baking tin
Get your toddler to line a 12 hole cupcake tin with paper cases. Use festive colours if you have them.

Mix the butter and sugar

Get your toddler to measure out the sugar (250g) and add it into a large mixing bowl (we used our stand mixer.)

Measure out the butter (250g), cut it into small pieces and add it to your bowl. If it’s not soft (ie left out of your fridge for a while) give it a tiny blast in your microwave – a few seconds or so – just so it’s easier to mix.

Beat the butter and sugar together until they are light and fluffy. If you don’t have a stand mixer use a hand-held whisk, or even just a wooden spoon.

Add the eggs

Get your toddler to break the eggs, one and a time, into a separate bowl. Add to your butter/sugar mixture and beat again after each addition.

Add the dry ingredients

Measure out the flour (250g) then add to your bowl. Add the baking powder (1/2 tsp) and vanilla extract (1tsp). Give everything one last stir with a large spoon until it’s just combined. We just used our mixer on its lowest speed as Hannah was enjoying using it!

Bake the cakes

Divide the mixture evenly between the paper cases.

Bake for 15-20 minutes until the cupcakes are a nice golden brown colour and spring back when you lightly touch them.

Cool them in the tin for a few minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool.

Ice the snowman cupcakes

Get your toddler to measure out the butter (125g) and icing sugar (250g), then add to a large mixing bowl. Beat them together until light and fluffy. Add the vanilla extract (1/2 tsp) and beat again until well mixed.

Using a small palette knife (or a butter knife or the back of a spoon) spread the butter icing over each of the cooled cupcakes.

Make sure there is a little bit left to stick the snowmen together!

Make the snowman cupcakes

Stick two white marshmallows together using a little icing.

Break the matchmakers into four pieces and insert one on each side of the bottom marshmallow to make the snowman’s arms.

Draw faces on the top marshmallow using icing pens, or use a small piece of candied peel for the nose if you have it.

Carefully press each snowman on to the top of a cupcake.

Enjoy!

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