Use two standard sized round cake pans.
Grease and flour the cake pans.
Heat the oven to 350 °
Prepare any boxed cake mix and bake per instructions on the box or use our Snowflake Buttermilk Chocolate Cake recipe.
Allow the cakes to cool, then place cakes with sides touching on a rectangular tray.
Cover the cakes with creamy white frosting and sprinkle with flaked coconut.
Decorate the snowman with chocolate chips or licorice pieces for the buttons, licorice strings for the mouth, gumdrops for the eyes, nose and eyebrows.
Cut out brownie squares and strips to make the hat and arms - and top it all off with Oreo, or chocolate colored cookies for ear muffs!
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup butter
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
2 large egg whites
1 large egg
1 1/2 cups sifted flour
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup buttermilk
1/3 cup water
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
Cooking spray
Chocolate glaze
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Beat sugar, butter, and vanilla in a large bowl until well-blended. Add egg whites and egg, 1 at a time, beating well. Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt in a small bowl, stirring well. Combine buttermilk, water, and baking soda. Add flour mixture to sugar mixture alternately with buttermilk mixture. Pour into a 9" round cake pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes. Cool in pan 10 minutes; remove from pan. Cool completely on a wire rack. Spread glaze over cake.
1 cup sifted powdered sugar
3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
2 tablespoons milk
1/2 teaspoon butter, melted
1/2 teaspoon light corn syrup
Combine all ingredients in a small bowl; stir well with a whisk.
Make this a Snowflake Cake by cutting out a paper snowflake pattern. Lay the snowflake gently on top of the cooled cake and sprinkle with powdered sugar. When the snowflake paper is removed, a snowflake stencil design will appear on the cake. Brilliant!
You could also cut out several Frosty Miniflakes for several snowflake designs on the cake.
Use the Snowflake Buttermilk Chocolate recipe (above)
Bake the cake in a circular igloo form with multi-sized novelty cake pans or use two same-size pans to make a long mounded igloo by cutting the two cakes into halves and put together with icing to form the igloo shape.
Place cake on server platter. Cover and smooth out the igloo with white icing. Sprinkle with flaked coconut or frosted sugar.
Use colored frosting to outline the sections of the igloo.
Decorate with colorful gumdrops and other Christmas candies.
Of course you could easily cut the cake into the shape as one solid piece, but it is a fun learning experience for children if you use the Koch Method of arranging triangles into a 6-sided hexagonal snowflake.
Step 1
Cook the brownie or chocolate cakes in rectangular pans.
Step 2
Divide the rectangle into 48 equally shaped triangles.
Step 3
Arrange the triangles into a 6-sided Stellar Star snowflake.
Step 4
Apply your choice of frosting, sprinkle with powdered sugar, coconut or small marshmallows.
A Christ-Filled recipe that mixes together like a fruit cake.
This clever recipe puzzler has each ingredient referenced from Biblical scripture.
Make this recipe an educational experience by looking each item up in your Bible.
4-1/4 cups 1st. Kings: 4:22
1 cup Judges 5:25, last clause
2 cups Jeremiah 6:20
2 cups Samuel 30:12
2 cups Nahum 3:12
2 cups Numbers 17:18
2 tablespoons 1st. Samuel 14:13
1 pinch Leviticus 2:13
6 Jeremiah 17:11
1/2 cup Judges 4:19, last clause
2 tablespoons Amos 4:5
Bake at 350 ° until done
Hint: You can also hover the cursor over each scripture reference for the answer.
1 package prepared Angel food cake mix
1 1/4 cup water
2 teaspoons almond extract
1 container prepared white frosting
Silver colored candy sprinkles
Combine cake mix, water and extract in a large mixing bowl. Beat on low speed until moistened, then beat at medium speed one minute longer. Place paper baking cups into muffin pans. Fill each muffin cup 2/3 full. Bake until golden brown and dry at 350° for about 20 to 25 minutes.
Remove from muffin pans and cool cupcakes completely. Frost with white frosting and sprinkle with shimmering silver sprinkles to create beautiful snowflake topping.
Note: You can also use this recipe to make a beautiful snowflake cake - just frost the whole cake with white frosting and sprinkle with silver candy shimmering sprinkles!
Use these Snowflake Cupcake Wrappers to decorate your baked snowflake cupcakes.
1/4 cup butter
2 cups powdered, confection sugar
3 tablespoons sweet or sour cream
1 tablespoon vanilla (or almond) extract
food coloring
Cream the butter, add the half of the sugar and beat well. Alternately add the remaining sugar and cream, beating the mixture constantly. Add the vanilla or almond extract along with a small amount of food coloring, if desired. Apply to cooled cakes, cookies, graham crackers or cupcakes.
Recipe variations:
2 pounds, 8 ounces 10x confectioners sugar
1 cup egg whites (about 7 eggs)
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
Beat egg white while adding sifted powdered sugar and cream of tartar.
Once all the sugar is incorporated, scrape the sides of the mixing bowl and beat mixture at medium speed until the icing is stiff and thick and stands in peaks.
The icing will turn dull in color.
1 cup shortening
8 cups powdered sugar
10 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
In blender, cream shortening and powdered sugar together. While mixer is on low speed, slowly add whipping cream and vanilla. Turn mixer to high speed and whip for 3-5 minutes until desired consistency.