Check out our cute snowman cupcakes! Recipe included :)

[NanceXToo]

Vanilla Cupcake Recipe

(Makes 12 or so cupcakes)

 

1/2 cup softened butter

1 cup sugar

2 eggs

3/4 cup milk

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 1/2 cups flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

 

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees

2. Cream together butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl

3. Add eggs, milk, and vanilla extract and beat well.

4. In a separate bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder, and salt.

5. Add dry mix to creamed mixture, beating after each addition and blending well.

6. Place paper baking cups into muffin tray and pour in batter until each cup is about 3/4 full.

7. Bake for 30 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center of a cupcake comes out clean.

8. Let cupcakes cool before icing with Lemon Frosting (or frosting of your choice).

 

LEMON FROSTING

 

1 cup confectioners sugar

Juice and zest of 1/2 small lemon

2 tablespoons softened butter

 

1. Grate lemon zest and squeeze lemon juice into the sugar

2. Mix and let sit for about 15 minutes

3. Beat in butter until smooth and easy to spread (if too thin, add a little more sugar to make a good spreading consistency).

 

SNOWMAN DECORATION

 

We used two marshmallows skewered together with a pretzel stick, which was then stuck down into the cupcake to hold it on.

 

We set it on top of the cupcake, after sprinkling some shredded coconut on top of the frosting to look more like snow.

 

We broke another pretzel stick in half to make the arms, used silver button sprinkles to make the buttons (though you could also use raisins or chocolate chips or other type of sprinkles etc), used a sliver of carrot for the nose, chocolate chips for eyes, cookie frosting for the smile, and a hershey kiss for the hat.

 

You can use a little of your cupcake icing to make these things stick to the marshmallow.

 

We made these today (with the lemon frosting as described) and they were delicious.

 

Here's a cupcake my husband decorated and took a picture of.

 

P.S. The snowman cupcakes are cute for January. In February, decorate with heart shaped candies and red sprinkles. In March, use green gumdrops to make a St. Patrick's Day shamrock. In April, put an apricot half on white frosting to look like a trick egg for April Fool's Day. In May make a birds nest with sprinkles and jelly bean or chocolate eggs. In June, make flower cupcakes with gumdrops and brightly colored candies etc.

[OnTheBrink]

Cute!

[extendedforecast]

Thanks for the recipe. I like how your cupcakes turned out. The snowman looks so cute. And best of all, I have all the ingredients to make them today.

[Gratia271]

Those are darling! Maybe I can get my daughters to work on that together. They are too cute.

[chickenpatty]

Those are cute! I bet they're tasty, too. I love lemon frosting!