Snowman Cake

I live in the Sunshine State, where it never snows.

We don't get to have snowball fights or make snowmen on the front lawn around here.

I suppose we could go to the beach and make a snowman out of sand,

but that wouldn't be quite the same, would it?

However, I'm not completely ignorant about snow.

I have spent 7 winters living in Idaho and Utah - LOTS of snow there.

It is so beautiful, seeing the world covered with a blanket of white.

But given the choice, I would still rather live in Florida...
and make snowmen out of white chocolate.

Want to make a snowman cake?

First, melt some white chocolate chips or candy melts and put them in a piping bag.

You can add some red food coloring to make scarves & earmuffs, and melt some semi-sweet chocolate chips for the hats. These snowmen would be quite easy to make freehand, but I always prefer to have some kind of guide. So I printed out this cute guy in a couple sizes for my template.

When your snowmen have set up, flip them over.

Chocolate covered sunflower seeds make great snowman noses! (I bought these on clearance after Valentine's Day, just knowing I would use them for something.) I picked out the ones that were small and round.

Attach the noses with a dab of melted chocolate. Pipe on some eyes, mouths and buttons. I made each of my snowpeople a little different to give them some personality. :0)

See the cute little guy on the right? My daughter thought his earmuffs were headphones. He does look like he is enjoying some good tunes, doesn't he?

Next, make a fluffy buttercream snowdrift (Wilton tip #12) for your snowmen to stand in and arrange them around your cake. They would also make cute cupcake toppers. Enjoy!