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Method
1. Preheat the oven to 160 C Fan. Line a muffin tin with
muffin cases.
2. Measure all of the cake ingredients into a large bowl.
Whisk using an electric hand whisk until light and fluffy.
3. Spoon into 12 cases. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes until well
risen and lightly golden. Leave to cool.
4. Measure the butter and cream cheese into a bowl. Whisk
until creamy. Add the sugar, vanilla and milk. Whisk until
light and fluffy. Spread over the cupcakes, reserving a
little for assembling the snowmen.
5. Stick the marshmallows together with a little icing and
stick a cocktail stick through the middle to secure (but
make sure that you remove before your child eats the
cupcake).
6. Make a hole in the middle of the marshmallow and insert
an orange Tic Tac for the noses, using a small bit of
icing to help make it stick. Draw on the eyes, mouth and
buttons using black writing icing,
7. To make the hat, roll out the chocolate icing, cut out a
small circle and place on top of the snowman’s head
attaching with a little of the icing. Place a Rolo on top.
8. Make a hole horizontally through the body of the
snowman and push through a Matchmakers stick to
create the arms.
9. Insert the cocktail sticks with the marshmallow snowmen
on top of the cupcakes.
REINDEER CAKE
POPS
Why not promote your own Santa’s little helper to Chief of
Decoration and task them with making these fun Rudolph
Cake Pops?
Prep: 45 minutes (excluding chill time) Cook: 2-5 minutes
Makes: 8 cake pops
Ingredients
50g softened butter
80g icing sugar
150g Madeira sponge
2 tsp milk
A few drops of vanilla extract
Decoration
75g milk chocolate
8 red M&M’s
White and chocolate icing pens
Chocolate covered pretzels
Method
1. Measure the butter and icing sugar into a mixing bowl. Add
the milk and vanilla. Whisk until light and fluffy.
2. Crumble the Madeira cake into the icing. Mix until well
coated. Shape into 8 balls, then insert a pop stick into
the middle of each ball. Chill for 30 minutes.
3. Melt the chocolate into a bowl over a pan of simmering
water until runny.
4. Dip each cake pop into the melted chocolate, Swirl around
until coated. Place on a stand, then put one M&M in the
middle to make a nose.
5. Cut a chocolate covered pretzel in half and add to the
sides of the cake pop to make the antlers. Make eyes
and a mouth with the white and chocolate icing pens.
6. Leave to set in a cool place until firm.
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