Fun for little cooks this Christmas with Annabel Karmel’s festive snowman cupcakes.
MAKES 12
FOR THE CUPCAKES
- 125g butter, softened
- 125g caster sugar
- 125g self-raising flour
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
FOR THE ICING
- 50g butter, softened
- 50g cream cheese
- 200g icing sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tsp milk
FOR THE DECORATION
- 24 large white marshmallows
- 12 orange Tic Tacs
- Black icing pen
- 12 Rolos
- Ready-made chocolate icing
- 12 chocolate Matchmakers
YOU WILL NEED
- Cocktail sticks
- Preheat the oven to 180C/gas 4. Line a muffin tin with muffin cases.
- Measure all of the cake ingredients into a large bowl. Whisk the ingredients using an electric hand whisk until light and fluffy.
- Spoon the mixture into 12 cases. Bake for 18–20 mins until well risen and lightly golden. Leave to cool.
- Measure the butter and cream cheese into a bowl. Whisk until creamy. Add the sugar, vanilla and milk. Whisk until light and fluffy. Spread over the cupcakes, reserving a little for assembling the snowmen.
- Stick two marshmallows together with a little of the icing to form the shape of a snowman (head and body). Thread the middle of the marshmallows through a cocktail stick to secure them (make sure you remove this before eating the cupcake). Repeat with the rest of the marshmallows to make 12 snowmen in total.
- Make a hole in the middle of the snowman’s head using a cocktail stick and insert an orange Tic Tac for the nose, using a little icing to help make it stick. Draw on the eyes, mouth and buttons using the black icing pen.
- To make the hat, roll out the chocolate icing, cut out a small circle and place on top of the snowman’s head, attaching it with a little of the icing. Place a Rolo on top.
- Make a hole horizontally through the body of the snowman using a cocktail stick and push through a chocolate Matchmakers to create the arms.
- Using the end of the cocktail stick used to secure the two marshmallows, place the snowmen on top of the cupcakes.
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