Melting Snowman Topped Cupcakes [Recipe]

In the nature of Christmas and all things winter I thought these were cute and could easily go on top of a cupcake! You can either put a cookie with the snowman on top of the cupcake, or put the melted snowman directly on top of the cupcake. Both work, and both look amazing.
Here are the steps to make the Snow and the snow man:

• Line a baking sheet with waxed paper.
• Place cooled cookies on prepared baking sheet.
• In a medium microwave-safe bowl microwave candy coating on 50% power for 2 1/2 to 3 minutes or until melted and smooth, stirring every 30 seconds.
• Spoon melted coating over each cookie to cover cookie and resemble melted snow.
• While coating is still tacky, add a peanut butter cup for a top hat and decorate with sprinkles or other candies to resemble snowman faces (If using frosting to make snowman faces, add it when the candy coating is dry.)
• Let stand until set.

Like the other recipes, I’ve supplied the link to the recipe, but I also wanted to point out some things to make it easier.
VANILLA CANDY
The Vanilla Candy Coating used for the snowman can be found at Hobby Lobby, Joann’s Fabric or Michael s. I could not find it at our supermarket.
SNOWMAN HATS
They use a mini Reese’s cup. The top rim is sliced off from the top of the cup. Then the bottom of the remaining portion is chopped for the top of the hat. The middle portion left is for you to snack on while your baking. 
LAST TIP
Don’t be so quick to put the Reese’s cup in the snow because they will start to melt. Let things cool and then add the cups.

Eggnog, Cinnamon and Bourbon Cupcakes – [RECIPE]

What’s better than a little eggnog with your cupcakes? How about a little bourbon with your eggnog INSIDE your cupcakes. Sprinkle a little cinnamon in that mix and you have a holiday cupcake that will knock everyone’s Christmas stockings off.

I’m going to rate this recipe a medium level of difficulty because there are three pieces: The cupcakes themselves, the bourbon buttercream frosting and the nutmeg garnish. Three chances to get things screwed up. Be careful the batter is a little thin, but it works. It doesn’t work when it’s too thin.

Also, I could not find Cinnamon eggnog as the recipe calls for, but I just dumped cinnamon in the eggnog and rolled with it. The results were still DELISH! Click the Recipe Button and Bake!

Rice Krispies Treat Christmas Present Cupcakes

These look like a lot of work and they are. This is a recipe that you tackle when you have some time and patience on your hands. When everyone is gone for the day and you have some light Christmas music playing and feel like being creative. The presents are Rice Krispies Treats covered in melted candy! They are then wrapped in Fondant bows.
Kim Wilson over a Sand and Sisal is a creative beast. She has the patience of a saint and the imagination of a visionary. She does a great job walking you through the entire recipe step by step complete with great pics! So turn on the music, warm up the oven, Click the Recipe Button and Bake.

Hot Chocolate Marshmallow Topped Straight Candy Cane Cupcakes

Despite our kicking and screaming, winter is setting in upon us, so this is the first of my “hot chocolate cupcake recipes”.  This isn’t really hot chocolate but it looks like a cup of hot chocolate.  These types of recipes are my favorite because they look so much harder than they really are and they always taste good.  If you are a baker like me,  you know that taste is sometime easier to achieve then looks.

Just think regular cupcakes, with a frosting made with confectioners’ sugar, shortening and milk.  Spread that on top with some mini marshmallows and stick a candy cane sick in the side.

How Sweet is that!  For a step by step, hit the Recipe button and BAKE!

Melting Marshmallow Snowman Cupcake Recipe

These are just the cutest things.  The more expressions that you can put on the snowman’s faces the better.  This is one of those super-easy execution recipes that can be done with any flavor of cupcake and any flavor of little cookie for the hat. I also recommend ordering some candy eyes from Amazon.  They are only $5.00 here and can be at your house in about a day.

The arms are little pieces of licorice and remember the bigger the marshmallow the easier it is to make a facial expression.  Although I basically told you everything you need to know, the official link to the recipe is still below.  Click the Recipe Button and have fun!