Freakin' Cute Snowmen are Comin' to Town

As cupcake fanatics, we clearly look for any and all occasions where cupcakes would be appropriate-- the neighbour's birthday, Groundhog Day, Labour Day, Thursday... So when a valid holiday like Christmas comes around, we're jumping for joy at the thought of having a bona fide excuse to go cupcake crazy.

Our creation which graced the table at 2008's Christmas dinner? Why, cute little snowmen, of course!

They were as much fun to decorate as real snowmen; perhaps even more so since it didn't involve any kind of freezing outdoors in Montreal's arctic winter temperatures! Mini chocolate chips, orange Smarties for carrot noses (or if you have these!), Oreos (and mini Oreos) for hats, Fruit by the Foot for earmuffs, scarves, mittens... These babies are all about the accessories. (So is this girl, and if I may, her blog is fantastic.) Just roll a white cupcake in coconut flakes to make him look snowy, do the same with a mini cupcake, stack 'em, and go wild!

Without further ado, here they are!

The nose gives him a vaguely Tim Burton-esque jack-o-lantern look, doesn't it?



We managed to find a pink Smartie that was kinda heart-shaped, so that became a sort of button for this guy on the right!


I love this photo because they look like a little army of snowmen, ready to attack! Note the mittens on the one with the pink button.



Definitely our first real success! Right?