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A snowman cake on a white cake stand surrounded by Christmas ornaments.

Snowman Cake

Heather Smoke
An easy, step-by-step tutorial for making an adorable snowman cake for Christmas.

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Prep Time 30 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings12

Ingredients
 

  • 1 6-inch, 4-layer cake, frosted and chilled
  • 1 cup vanilla buttercream
  • white sugar pearls, various sizes
  • white sparkling sugar
  • piping bags and couplers
  • piping tips #18 and #4
  • 4-inch snowman cookie cutter, or a template drawn on wax paper and cut out
  • black sugar pearls, for the eyes and buttons
  • black gel food coloring
  • small palette knife or icing spatula
  • decorating tweezers, for placing the sprinkles
  • orange, yellow or gold "jimmy" sprinkle, for the nose
  • red sugar pearl + green holly leaves sprinkles

Instructions
 

  • Bake and frost your cake. You can make the cake any flavor, but the frosting will look best in white/vanilla.
    The size is also important. A 6-inch 4-layer cake gives the cake more height than a larger/shorter cake, and you need height for this snowman cake design.
  • After frosting your cake, go ahead and add some white sugar pearls scattered over the frosting, before it crusts over. Chill the cake in the refrigerator for at least an hour, until the buttercream is firm and cold.
  • Fit a piping bag with tip #18, and fill with about 1/2 cup of white buttercream.
  • Fit a piping bag with tip #4, and fill with a few tablespoons of black buttercream.
  • If you have a snowman cutter, lightly press it against the side of the cake to mark your outline.
    If you drew a template on wax paper, press it lightly against the cake, use a toothpick to trace the outline, and then remove the paper.
  • Use a palette knife to lightly spread some white buttercream over the face.
  • Pipe the black buttercream for the hat, then use your palette knife to spread it out as smooth as possible.
  • Use tweezers to place the sprinkles for the eyes and nose on the face.
  • With tip #18, pipe small stars all over the body of the snowman, then use tweezers to place the sprinkles for the buttons.
  • Finish by adding the holly leaves and red sprinkles at his neck, and toss some of the white sparkling sugar onto the hat and body.
Keyword Cake, Cake Decorating, Christmas, Snowman
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