i used a recipe for coconut-vanilla cupcakes with vanilla frosting. idea for these cupcakes came from hello, cupcake.supplies:
regular sized muffin tray ------> bodies
mini muffin tray -----> heads
mini oreo cookies (or generic) -----> top hats
oreo cookies (or generic) -----> top hats
fruit rollups (or fruit by the foot) -----> scarves
gummy lifesaver candies, tropical fruit mix -----> noses
extra frosting -----> 'glue'
mini chocolate chips -----> eyes, melt for mouth
sweetened coconut flakes -----> snow
assembly line:
bake cupcakes. allow to cool completely, then frost. roll edges of cupcakes in coconut flakes.
using extra frosting as needed, turn the smaller cupcakes on their sides, and stack on the larger cupcakes to create the snowman head + body.*
create top hats by splitting the regular sized oreos. using a little frosting for glue, attach the mini oreo to the center of the regular oreo. use a little frosting as glue to attach to the snowman's head.use mini chocolate chips as eyes.*
cut the gummy lifesavers (the orange ones) into little triangles to resemble carrot noses.*
melt a small amount of chocolate chips in the microwave, and use a toothpick to dot on a 'coal' mouth.*cut the fruit rollups into 4-6 scarves, and use a sharp knife to make frayed 'yarn' edges. wrap the scarf around the snowman's neck. you may need to stretch the candy to do this step.
admire how absolutely adorable your snowmen cupcakes turned out!
*you may find that it's easier to decorate the faces first, then attach the heads second. i tried both methods, but didn't have a preference of order.
