Festive Baking For Kids! Christmas Snowmen Cupcakes Recipe by Ulster Weavers (6 Easy Steps) .

Ulster Weavers Christmas Snowmen Cupcake Recipe! Easy guide

This fun and easy Snowman Cupcake recipe was created by our designer Hannah Coates, with aim of providing an entertaining snack for friends and family over the Christmas period.

The perfect activity for entertaining the kids during the school holidays, this simple recipe can be created with only a few ingredients, most of which can be found around the house!

Serves 12

What you will need

^{For Cupcakes
150ml Plain Yoghurt

200ml Vegetable Oil
1/2 tsp Vanilla Extract

2 Eggs

200g Plain Flour

200g Caster Sugar

1 tsp Bicarbonate of Soda

4 tsp Cocoa Powder}

^{For Icing
150g Marshmallows
250g Soft Cheese
75ml Double Cream
90ml Milk
1/2 tsp Vanilla Extract}

^{For Snowman
12 Regular White Marshmallows
Smarties or M&M's
Matchmakers
Jelly Tots}

Method: How to make adorable Marshmallow Snowman Cupcakes

1. Put on your Snowflakes or Gnomes Apron.

2. For the icing, slowly melt the marshmallows on a low heat, while gradually pouring in the milk and stirring. Once completely melted; pour into a bowl and leave to cool. In another bowl, pour in the soft cheese and vanilla extract and whip together until smooth. Once the marshmallow mixture has cooled, gently fold in whipped double cream and leave to cool for a further hour.

3. For the cupcakes; preheat the oven to 180 degrees centigrade, 160 for a fan oven or gas mark 4 and line a 12-hole bun/muffin tin with festive cases. Pour the sugar, vanilla extract and oil into a large mixing bowl, and crack in two eggs. Mix together.

4. In a separate bowl, pour in the cocoa, flour and bicarbonate of soda, mix and then add half to the oil mixture. Beat together using an electric whisk and add in the yoghurt, and then the caster sugar. Grab two tablespoons and use to divide the mixture between the bun/muffin cases and bake for 20 minutes. Make sure to use a pair of our Oven Gloves to protect your hands!

5. Leave cupcakes to cool. Place the marshmallow icing into a piping bag, snip of about an inch from the end and begin piping a swirl onto the top of the cupcakes for the snowmen's bodies.

6. Use the icing pen to draw a jolly face onto a marshmallow and place on top of the icing to form a little head for your snowman. Delicately cut an orange jelly tot in half and use it for a nose, then add M&M's or Smarties for buttons and Matchmakers for arms! Repeat 12 times, for 12 adorable Snowmen Cupcakes to share with friends.

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