Snowman Cupcakes

• 1 (15.25- to 16.50-ounce) package chocolate or Devils food cake mix
• 1/2 cup Land O Lakes Butter, melted
• 3 Land O Lakes Eggs
• 1 1/4 cups buttermilk*
• 3/4 cup Land O Lakes Butter, softened
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 (7-ounce) jar marshmallow creme
• 3/4 cup sweetened flaked coconut, if desired
• 24 large marshmallows
• Black decorator gel
• Gumdrops
• Fruit leather or fruit strips
• Gummi candies, rings, disks, etc.

1. Heat oven to 350F.
2. Place paper baking cups into 24 muffin pan cups; set aside.
3. Combine all cupcake ingredients in large bowl; beat at medium speed until well mixed.
4. Fill prepared muffin cups 2/3 full.
5. Bake 18-20 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean.
6. Remove to cooling rack.
7. Cool completely.
8. Place 3/4 cup butter into bowl; beat at medium speed until creamy.
9. Add powdered sugar and vanilla; continue beating until well mixed.
10. Add marshmallow creme; continue beating until well mixed.
11. Frost 12 cupcakes.
12. (The remaining 12 cupcakes can be eaten as is or frozen in a container with a tight-fitting lid for future use.)
13. Place coconut in shallow bowl, if desired.
14. Roll edge of each frosted cupcake in coconut.
15. Create snowmen by using 1 marshmallow for head and 1 for body.
16. Draw eyes and mouth on marshmallow head using black decorator gel.
17. Poke hole into marshmallow for nose, using toothpick; insert small piece of gumdrop into hole.
18. Draw buttons onro marshmallow body using black decorator gel.
19. Cut 2 (2x1/2-inch) strips of fruit leather for scarf; make V shape notch in 1 end of each strip.
20. Assemble snowmen by placing small amount of frosting on top of marshmallow body; place ends of 2 scarf pieces onto frosting.
21. Place small amount of frosting onto scarf pieces; place marshmallow head on top.
22. Create hat using decorator candies or gumdrops; attach to head using small amount of frosting.
23. Insert 2 toothpicks into bottom end of body, pushing through into head and leaving enough toothpick ends to insert into cupcake.
24. Place snowmen on cupcakes, securing with toothpicks.

chocolate, butter, o lakes eggs, buttermilk, butter, powdered sugar, vanilla, marshmallow creme, coconut, marshmallows, black decorator gel, gumdrops, rings

Taken from www.landolakes.com/recipe/3065/snowman-cupcakes (may not work)