Here are the other cupcakes I made today – snowmen!  This idea comes from Karen Tack and Alan Richardson’s other cookbook called “Hello, Cupcake!” which I also love.  The cupcakes are vanilla using their “Perfect Cake Mix Cupcakes” recipe from the same cookbook; I used a white cake mix and added 1 tablespoon of vanilla to the recipe.  I made several different kinds of snowmen; the two pictured above had their edges rolled in coconut then I stuck a giant snowflake sprinkle in their hair, we decided they looked like the baby snowmen.

These guys have hats made out of big and little Oreos.  Bob helped me with these as well; he made the tie on this one using Laffy Taffy that he melted in the microwave and then shaped into a tie.  These guys are rolled in white decorating sugar to make them sparkly!  Their noses are made from Starbursts and their eyes and mouths are mini chocolate chips.

These 2 have earmuffs on, made out of M & M’s and more melted Laffy Taffy and they were also rolled in white decorating sugar.

These 2 have hats and scarfs, courtesy of Bob, made out of Laffy Taffy again, so cute and also rolled in white decorating sugar.

And here they all are heading off to their new homes which would be with some of our neighbors!