Description
Create delightful Olaf-themed cupcakes inspired by the beloved Frozen character. These cupcakes feature light blue frosting, playful marshmallow snowmen decorations, and sweet candy details that bring Olaf to life in a fun and easy way, perfect for parties or a whimsical treat.
Ingredients
Scale
Cupcake Base
- 12 cupcakes of your choice, baked
Frosting and Decoration
- White frosting, enough to cover 12 cupcakes
- Blue food coloring, a few drops to tint frosting light blue
- Mini marshmallows, about 36 halves (18 whole mini marshmallows)
- Marshmallow bits, about 12 pieces
- Chocolate jimmies, approximately 24 pieces (for arms, hair, eyebrows, buttons, eyes)
- Orange jimmies, about 12 pieces (for nose)
- White sprinkles, approximately 2 tablespoons
- 1 Tootsie Roll, cut into tiny pieces for mouth
Instructions
- Prepare Cupcakes: Make your cupcakes according to your chosen recipe or package instructions. Ensure they are fully baked and cooled before decorating.
- Color and Frost: Tint the white frosting with a few drops of blue food coloring until a soft sky-blue color is achieved. Use this to frost each cupcake evenly. Dip the bottom edges of each frosted cupcake into white sprinkles to create a snowy effect.
- Create Olaf’s Body and Feet: Cut the mini marshmallows in half vertically. Place three marshmallow halves stacked in a line on top of each cupcake, just above the sprinkle border, to form Olaf’s body. Attach two marshmallow bits at the base of the marshmallow stack to serve as his feet.
- Add Olaf’s Features: Use chocolate jimmies to form Olaf’s arms, hair strands, eyebrows, buttons, and eyes, breaking some jimmies into smaller pieces as needed for finer details. Place an orange jimmy shaped like a cone for his carrot-shaped nose. Cut tiny pieces from the Tootsie Roll with scissors and shape them to create Olaf’s smiling mouth. Arrange white sprinkles sporadically around Olaf on the frosting to mimic falling snow.
Notes
- Allow cupcakes to cool completely before frosting to prevent melting.
- Mini marshmallows can be halved using kitchen scissors for safer cutting.
- Feel free to use a cupcake mix or bake cupcakes from scratch according to your preference.
- Use small tweezers or a toothpick to help place small decorations precisely.
- These cupcakes are best served the same day they are decorated to keep marshmallows fresh.
