HOWTO Make melted snowman cupcakes

Here's a nice little technique to make sad melted snowman cupcakes:

Pour a couple of cups of icing sugar (powdered sugar) into a bowl and stir in some cold water, a little at a time until you have a spreadable icing - don't make it too runny.

Spread onto the cupcake. Pop on the head and use a little of the icing to glue on the Smartie, hat and nose. Use the black icing tube for the eyes and buttons.

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[#1 posted by Pipenta , December 11, 2008 4:39 AM]

Those are delightful.

[#2 posted by Raging Bender , December 11, 2008 6:00 AM]

Someone has to say it: It's Frosting the Snowman!

[#3 posted by Lady Katey , December 11, 2008 6:13 AM]

Adorable.

Obviously the British "Smartie"... which is like an American "M&M."

[#4 posted by Anonymous , December 11, 2008 7:31 AM]

What is the head made out of? Doesn't say.....

[#5 posted by cinemajay , December 11, 2008 9:24 AM]

Thank you Lady Katey, I was wondering what those were! Smarties in the US are like compressed pills of pixie stick sugar. Not at all like M&Ms:

http://www.smarties.com/

[#6 posted by Anonymous , December 11, 2008 11:32 AM]

What are the head, eyes, nose, etc., made of?

[#7 posted by Anonymous , December 11, 2008 12:00 PM]

You could probably use a marshmallow for the head.

[#8 posted by Anonymous , December 11, 2008 5:23 PM]

Her recipe uses ready to roll icing (eg Regalice) for the head, shaped into a ball about the size of a cherry tomato. A marshmallow could work, but could you round off the standard cylinder-shaped American marshmallows?

Ennyhoo. Excellent find!

[#9 posted by Anonymous , December 12, 2008 10:59 AM]

no no no..smarties are:
http://www.smarties.co.uk/home/