Christmas Snowman Cupcakes

Ingredients

• 24 small cupcakes
• 26 chocolate coins (or flat circles)
• 24 round chocolate pieces
• 250 g icing sugar
• 125 g butter
• 1-2 tablespoon hot water
• 24 marshmallows
• 12 chocolate sticks
• 40 g black icing
• 40 g green icing
• 40 g red icing

Directions

1. 1

   Melt 2 chocolate coins in the microwave or in in a bowl over a pan of simmering water, until liquified.

2. 2

   Dip each cylindrical/round chocolate into the melted chocolate and 'glue' to the coins of chocolate, to look like tophats.

3. 3

   Sieve icing sugar and add to soft butter and hot water.

4. 4

   Mix slowly for 2 minutes, then fast, until light and creamy.

5. 5

   Spread buttercream over each cupcake, leaving a little over to 'glue' the hats on later.

6. 6

   Place a marshmallow in the middle of each cupcake.

7. 7

   Snap each chocolate stick in half and place into the cupcake for arms.

8. 8

   Pipe on a green scarf around the marshmallow.

9. 9

   Pipe on black eyes and red or orange nose and buttons (If it doesn't stick very well, slightly dampen the side of the marshmallow with a wet finger).

10. 10

    "Glue" on the tophat with remaining buttercream.