Chocolate Snowman Cupcakes
These delicious chocolate snowman cupcakes are perfect for the holiday season, super festive, delicious, and so easy to make! They're loved by all.
Servings: 24
Calories: 260kcal
Ingredients
- 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour -
- ½ cup cocoa powder -
- 2 cups sugar -
- 1 ½ teaspoon baking powder -
- 1 ½ teaspoon baking soda -
- 1 teaspoon salt -
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract -
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup milk
- 1 cup water boiling
- ½ cup butter softened
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract -
- 2-3 tablespoon milk
- 24 stick pretzels broken in half
- 48 green and red M&Ms
- 24 large marshmallows
- 24 small orange sprinkles
- black edible pen
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350ºF.
- In a large mixing bowl, add flour, cocoa powder, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Stir until well-blended.
- Add eggs, vanilla, oil, and milk. Beat until smooth and uniform.
- Add boiling water. Beat again.
- Fill cupcake liners ⅔ full with batter.
- Bake for 25 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Allow cupcakes to cool completely.
- To prepare frosting, in a medium mixing bowl, cream butter and powdered sugar together. Add 2 tablespoons of milk and vanilla. Beat well.
- If it is too thick, add more milk. If it is too thin, add more powdered sugar.
- Transfer frosting to piping bag or resealable bag and cut the corner off.
- Using the edible pen, draw eyes and mouths on marshmallows.
- Using a small amount of frosting, secure orange sprinkles on marshmallows for the noses.
- Pipe frosting onto cupcakes.
- Add pretzels, M&Ms, and decorated marshmallows.
Notes
These cupcakes are amazing and tasty. For another sweet treat idea, check out our Chocolate Pistachio Honeycomb.
Nutrition
Calories: 260kcal | Carbohydrates: 51g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.03g | Cholesterol: 17mg | Sodium: 215mg | Potassium: 69mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 41g | Vitamin A: 49IU | Calcium: 41mg | Iron: 1mg