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Olaf Inspired Cupcakes
Do you want to build a snowman? These cupcakes are perfect for every celebration.
Inspired by your kid’s favourite snowman, bring Olaf to the table for a tasty treat.
- 12 cupcakes, baked and cooled
- Buttercream frosting
- Soft toffee pieces cut into 12 narrow triangle noses
- 24 mini chocolate chips or sugar eyes (you can get sugar eyes from most craft or cake supply shops)
- 12 mini marshmallows cut in half for Olaf's mouth
- Several strands of black liquorice for his hair
- 250g soft butter
- 500g icing sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
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In the bowl of your food mixer, beat the soft butter until light and fluffy.
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Add the icing sugar and vanilla, and beat on slow till its incorporated then beat fast for 2-3 minutes till light and fluffy.
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Set aside a few spoonfuls of frosting and colour with black food colouring.
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Fill a piping bag fitted with a jumbo round piping nozzle with the white frosting.
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Fill another piping bag fitted with a small round piping tip.
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Pipe a swirl of white frosting on each cupcake to make up Olaf's body.
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Add the eye and nose features and liquorice hair.
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Using the black frosting, pipe on the huge grin and eyebrows.
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Add the marshmallow to the mouth for his teeth.