Kids can help with every step of these festive cupcakes, from mixing the batter and frosting the tops to creating the snowmen's plump marshmallow figures and affixing their candy eyes, noses, and hats. Set up an assembly line for the perfect afternoon project!
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes Cupcake Recipes
Time 1h45m
Yield Makes 24
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Cupcakes: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line two standard muffin tins with paper liners.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. In the bowl of a mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat together butter and sugar on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Reduce speed to low and add flour mixture in three batches, alternating with milk, beginning and ending with flour and beating until combined after each addition.
- Divide batter evenly among muffin cups, filling each about three-quarters full. Bake, rotating tins halfway through, until a tester inserted into centers comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Let cool in tins 10 minutes, then transfer cupcakes to wire racks and let cool completely. Cupcakes can be stored in airtight containers in freezer up to 1 week. Bring to room temperature before using.
- Buttercream: Combine egg whites and sugar in the heatproof bowl of a mixer set over (not in) a pot of simmering water. Whisk constantly until sugar is dissolved and mixture is warm to the touch. Remove from heat and transfer bowl to mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. Whisk on high speed until stiff (but not dry) peaks form and mixture is cool to the touch, about 6 minutes. Whisk in vanilla.
- Switch to paddle attachment. With mixer on low, add butter, 2 tablespoons at a time, beating well after each addition. Continue beating until smooth, about 3 minutes. Buttercream can be stored, covered, in refrigerator up to 5 days or in freezer up to 2 months. Before using, bring to room temperature (if frozen, thaw overnight in refrigerator first) and beat on low speed until smooth.
- Assembly: Frost each cupcake with about 1/4 cup buttercream, smoothing tops with an offset spatula. Transfer remaining buttercream to a resealable plastic bag. Snip a very small hole in one corner of bag.
- Using kitchen shears, cut a 1/4-inch slice off the top of 24 marshmallows. Using your fingers, press down on each to condense and make slightly smaller in size. Pipe a small dot of buttercream on the tops of 24 whole marshmallows. Place a cut marshmallow on top of each to create heads. Pipe another small dot of buttercream on top of each head, then add mint candies to create hats (reserve remaining buttercream for another use). Repeat with remaining marshmallows.
- Using a wet toothpick, poke two parallel holes in each head and insert sprinkles to create eyes. Poke another hole below the eyes and insert a sunflower seed to create nose. Repeat with remaining snowmen. Top frosted cupcakes with snowmen. Decorated cupcakes can be stored in airtight containers at room temperature up to 1 day.
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hamza ssengabi
[email protected]These cupcakes were a little dry, but the frosting was delicious.
Taimoor Ahmad
[email protected]The snowman cupcakes were a fun and easy project to do with my kids. They loved helping me decorate them.
Lesley D
[email protected]These snowman cupcakes were the perfect addition to my winter wonderland party! They were a big hit with my guests.
Dubai bhai Dubai bhai
[email protected]I loved the way these cupcakes looked, but they were a bit too sweet for my taste.
Angela Taylor
[email protected]These cupcakes were a little challenging to make, but they were worth it. They looked so cute and festive.
Azo Azo
[email protected]I made these cupcakes for my daughter's birthday party and they were a huge hit! She and her friends loved them.
Playul
[email protected]The snowman cupcakes were a bit too sweet for my taste, but my kids loved them.
Rizq Arrsyad
[email protected]These snowman cupcakes were so cute, I almost didn't want to eat them!
Masud Jan
[email protected]I made these cupcakes for my office Christmas party and they were a huge hit! Everyone loved them.
Malik Wazir Ahmed
[email protected]These cupcakes were a little dry, but the frosting was delicious.
Hope Madzamba
[email protected]The snowman cupcakes were a fun and easy project to do with my kids. They loved helping me decorate them.
Chyara Kasandikromo
[email protected]These cupcakes were perfect for my winter wonderland party! They were a big hit with my guests.
fritaye Tesfaye
[email protected]I loved the idea of these snowman cupcakes, but they were a bit too challenging to make. The frosting was difficult to work with.
Noty Aashish
[email protected]These cupcakes were so cute and festive! I made them for my kids' school Christmas party and they were a huge hit.
Xialuot Mamacita
[email protected]The cupcakes were delicious, but the frosting was a little too runny.
Walid Nafie
[email protected]I made these cupcakes for a Christmas party and they were a huge hit! Everyone loved them.
Jo Mama
[email protected]These cupcakes were a little too sweet for my taste, but my kids loved them. They were also a bit time-consuming to make.
Dynamic Richie
[email protected]The snowman cupcakes were easy to make and turned out so cute! I loved the way the frosting looked like snow. My friends and family loved them too.
Usama Yaqub
[email protected]These snowman cupcakes were a hit with my kids! They had so much fun helping me make them, and they loved the way they turned out. The cupcakes were moist and fluffy, and the frosting was creamy and delicious. We will definitely be making these again