Mini Buttercream Snowman Cake

This happy little Frosty the Snowman Cake is decorated entirely out of buttercream from his top hat to his festive scarf.

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INGREDIENTS

– Your Favorite Moist Cake – Cream Cheese – Salted Butter – Shortening – Powdered Sugar Full ingredients

Step-by-step instructions!

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You can make up to four mini 3-layer snowmen cakes, all from one ¼ sheet pan--I'll tell you how!

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Cut out 3 small round cake layers and layer 1 mini 3-layer cake with your preferred buttercream. I used a 4" mini cake board as the base of the cake.

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Crumb Coat the cake in white vanilla buttercream, then allow it to set up in the freezer for 10 minutes.

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Divide the remaining vanilla buttercream and dye with a few drops of gel food color as follows.

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¾ cup(s) dyed black, I used coal black. ½ cup(s) buttercream dyed bright red, I used super red.

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½ cup(s) buttercream dyed bright green, I used leaf green and lemon yellow. 1 tablespoon(s) buttercream dyed orange, I used sunset orange and lemon yellow.

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