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    Snowflake Cupcakes {Winter Cupcakes}

    Published: Mar 2, 2011 · Modified: Dec 11, 2023 by Abeer Rizvi · This post may contain affiliate links · 46 Comments

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    Easy snowflake cupcakes recipe, homemade with simple ingredients. All you need is white chocolate and a candy mold. Perfect Winter cupcakes for parties!

    Since this chilly winter refuses to go away, you might as well make some Winter desserts like this Snowflake Cake and these Snowflake Cookies.

    I used a candy mold to make chocolate snowflakes. They can be used immediately on desserts or you can save them for later to decorate cakes and cupcakes.

    Easy Snowflake Cupcakes on Glass Stand

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    How to make snowflake cupcakes (Winter cupcakes)?

    1. Bake cupcakes- And cool completely.
    2. Spread frosting- On top of cupcakes.
    3. Make chocolate snowflakes- Using melted white chocolate and a candy mold.
    4. Freeze mold- And then remove each piece carefully.
    5. Decorate cupcakes- With a single snowflake and sprinkles.

    Variations for Winter Wonderland Cupcakes

    Try different colors- I used a classic blue and white Winter color scheme but you can use whatever colors you like. Try to match the colors to the event of party theme.

    Try different cupcake flavors- Such as Best Red Velvet Cupcakes or Brownie Cupcakes.

    Try different frostings- For a chocolate kick, use Chocolate Ganache Frosting or Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting. For white icing that can be colored, use American Buttercream Frosting or Marshmallow Frosting or Cooked Flour Buttercream (Ermine Frosting) or Seven Minute Frosting.

    Fill cupcakes- With jam, caramel, dulce de leche, peanut butter, frosting or Nutella.

    Decorate cake- Use those snowflakes to decorate a cake. It can be a a large cake, tiered cake or individual-sized mini cakes.

    Make different sizes and designs- Candy molds come with various designs and sizes of snowflakes, allowing you to make a variety. This will allow all your cupcakes to look slightly different but still, maintain a unified theme.

    Homemade Winter Cupcakes Stacked on Top of One Another on Glass Stand

    Tips and Techniques

    Avoid over-filling the cavities- I over-filled one and it looks like an ugly blob. See the picture in the collage below.

    Candy melts vs. Chocolate chips- Either can be used. If you are planning on coloring white chocolate chips, be sure to use oil-based colors. Candy melts, on the other hand, already come in a range of colors.

    Don't decorate warm cupcakes- They must cool completely before they are decorated or else the icing will slide and decorations will melt.

    Don't remove chocolate snowflakes until they harden- That's because they will break when you try to remove them from the mold.

    Don't overheat chocolate- Because it can burn easily and you will end up with burnt bits. There is no way to fix it.

    Homemade icing vs. Store-bought icing- Either can be used. However, homemade frosting cannot be heated and poured as a glaze on top of cupcakes. You will have to pipe it.

    Closeup Shot of Chocolate Snowflake Decoration For Winter Wonderland Cupcakes

    Storage

    Refrigerate- Leftovers can be stored in a sealed container in the fridge for up to 3 days.

    Freeze- Unfrosted and undecorated cupcakes can be frozen in a sealed container for up to 1 month and thawed overnight in the fridge. Once thawed, they can be decorated, as per instructions below.

    Make ahead instructions- These cupcakes can be made 1 day in advance.

    How to store chocolate snowflake candies? Keep them in a sealed container at room temperature away from sunlight, heat and moisture.

    Collage Image With Step by Step Instructions for Making Winter Snowflake Cupcakes

    More Winter Desserts

    • Snow Ice Cream Recipe
    • Snowball Cake (Cheesecake Stuffed Chocolate Cake)
    • Snowman Donuts
    • Snowman Cupcakes
    • Snowman Cake
    • Snowman Ice Cream Cones
    • Nutter Butter Penguin Cookies

    Recipe

    Easy Homemade Snowflake Cupcakes on Glass Stand

    Snowflake Cupcakes (Winter Cupcakes)

    Abeer Rizvi
    Easy snowflake cupcakes recipe, homemade with simple ingredients. All you need is white chocolate and a candy mold. Perfect Winter cupcakes for parties!
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    Prep Time 10 minutes mins
    Cook Time 20 minutes mins
    Decorating time 30 minutes mins
    Course Dessert
    Cuisine American
    Servings 24 Cupcakes
    Calories 315 kcal

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    Ingredients
      

    • 24 Yellow cupcakes
    • 1 container Vanilla icing Pillsbury or Betty Crocker, Colored blue with liquid food coloring
    • 2 cups White chocolate chips Or white candy melts

    Instructions
     

    • Bake cupcakes and let them cool completely.
    • Heat frosting in the microwave until it's a pourable consistency.
    • Pour it in a bowl (This makes dipping easier in the next step).
    • Either dip the cupcake (top down only) into the frosting or spread a spoonful of frosting on top.
    • Let the icing set.
    • While it's setting, make chocolate snowflakes. Place white chocolate chips in a squeeze bottle or piping bag and heat in the microwave until candies are fully melted.Don’t overheat! Heat and mix at every 30 seconds.
    • Now, start squeezing melted chocolate in the snowflake candy mold.
    • Start tapping the side of the tray gently until melted chocolate spreads into the corners of the cavity.
    • Place your tray in the freezer for 15-20 minutes until the chocolate hardens.
    • Then, turn over your mold onto a smooth surface, lined with wax paper or parchment paper.
    • Tap the top of your mold and the snowflake candies will just fall out.
    • Decorate each cupcake with a snowflake candy and white sprinkles. Enjoy!

    Notes

    • Read all my tips above.
    • Leftovers can be stored in a sealed container in the fridge for up to 3 days. 

    Nutrition

    Calories: 315kcalCarbohydrates: 47gProtein: 3gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 4mgSodium: 190mgPotassium: 90mgFiber: 1gSugar: 36gVitamin A: 27IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 86mgIron: 1mg

    An automated tool is used to calculate the nutritional information. As such, I cannot guarantee the accuracy of the nutritional information provided for any recipe on this site.

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    Comments

    1. thoma

      March 05, 2011 at 8:14 am

      sure you couldn't stop taking photographs...and they're really helpful. i loved the close up one of a single cup cake. how did you manage the lighting?
      i like the final mold.
      and soooo cooooool they're with a soothing color.
      great talent....i still cant take the choc water cake out of my mind.

      Reply
    2. Dimah

      March 05, 2011 at 3:11 pm

      Oh these look so cute!

      Reply
    3. Ivy

      March 06, 2011 at 11:32 am

      Great tutorial and thanks for sharing. These look so cute.

      Reply
    4. Mom Chef

      March 06, 2011 at 8:48 pm

      Those molds are nice, indeed, but it takes your skill level to make them work. I'd have definitely overfilled every blasted one of them and would have filled the kitchen with language unfit for my daughter's ears. Squeeze bottles and intricate work aren't things I do well. You, on the other hand, are amazing and those cupcakes are gorgeous.

      Reply
    5. Lynn

      March 07, 2011 at 1:03 pm

      I recently purchased some chocolate molds on Amazon. I bought some sea shell and sea creature molds. I made a test run yesterday. My daughter wanted "fun" colored chocolates.

      Reply
    6. Charissa

      March 08, 2011 at 4:27 pm

      You're so brilliant. I love the snowflakes...they're so cute. I think it would be fun to use white chocolate instead of the melts for this too...

      Reply
    7. Abeer

      March 09, 2011 at 1:20 am

      Thoma, I found that water cake to be super-tasty! Hope you try it out
      As for the lighting, I just kept playing around with the angle of my lamps.

      Reply
    8. Abeer

      March 09, 2011 at 1:22 am

      Awww.. thanks katie
      I use a Canon EOS and I am still learning how to use all the features and buttons...lol.

      Reply
    9. melissa

      March 09, 2011 at 1:06 pm

      These are so adorable -- they must be amazing in person!

      Reply
    10. Ricardo

      March 09, 2011 at 6:05 pm

      great detail super delicious and fun. well done

      Reply
    11. Lisa Fine

      March 10, 2011 at 8:59 am

      Those are absolutely adorable. I love this idea, and they're perfect for winter. Thanks for stopping by my blog yesterday.

      Reply
    12. Food Frenzy

      March 12, 2011 at 7:07 pm

      Great job! Just impressed by your attention to detail.

      Reply
    13. Olga

      March 20, 2011 at 4:53 pm

      these look really pretty!

      Reply
    14. Yaneri

      March 24, 2011 at 6:37 pm

      these sure are very pretty!! Love how you covered the cupcake with the turqoise! I a newbie in baking and I'm learning. Is that fondant? Got a recipe and tutorial for that?

      Reply
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