Snowman Cupcakes (1993)

Last updated on June 13th, 2025

These cute Snowman Cupcakes from a 1993 book called “Holiday Food Fun” are a quick dessert to make using a basic white cake mix, frosting and simple decorations. These make for a fun food project on cold winter days, so grab the kids and set aside some family time to make and enjoy as well.

Snowman Cupcakes (1993)

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Servings: 15

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients

  

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• 1 package yellow or white cake mix 18.5 ounces
• 2 containers (16 ounces vanilla frosting)
• 4 c. flaked coconut
• 15 large marshmallows
• 15 miniature chocolate covered peanut butter cups unwrapped
• Decorations: Small red candies and pretzel sticks
• Green and red decorating gel color

Equipment

• mixer
• mixing bowl
• measuring cups and spoons
• liquid measuring cup
• muffin pan
• cupcake liners

Method

 

PREP

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Line 15 regular-size (2½/-inch) muffin pan cups and 15 small muffin pan cups with paper muffin cups.

CUPCAKES

1. Prepare cake mix according to package directions. Spoon batter into prepared muffin pans.
2. Bake 10 to 15 minutes for small cupcakes and 15 to 20 minutes for large cupcakes or until cupcakes are golden and wooden toothpick inserted into centers comes out clean.
3. Cool in pans on wire rack 10 minutes Remove to racks; cool completly. Remove paper liners.
4. For each snowman, frost bottom and side of 1 large cupcake; coat with coconut.
5. Repeat with 1 small cupcake.

TO DECORATE

1. Attach small cupcake to large cupcake with some frosting.
2. Attach marshmallow to small cupcake with frosting.
3. Attach inverted peanut butter cup to marshmallow with frosting. Use pretzels for arms and small red candies for buttons as shown in photo.
4. Pipe faces with decorating gel as shown. Repeat with remaining cupcakes.

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