This snowball cupcakes with buttercream icing recipe makes the perfect homemade cupcakes and icing. And if you love icing, the top of each cupcake has a generous portion of buttercream icing on them. The entire cupcake including the icing is pure bliss.
This is a perfect cupcake recipe to make and enjoy during the winter months especially. Perhaps during the holiday season. The white frosting stacked high like snowballs on the tops of the cupcakes are great too on snowy days. In place of having a snowball fight. And you can also stack it with one big snowball.
Enjoy with a cup of milk, coffee, hot chocolate or simply a cup of water.
Another yummy cupcake option to try is this maple cinnamon iced cupcake with vanilla frosting. More dessert with icing is this amazing pumpkin bars with buttercream icing recipe.
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Ingredients for snowball cupcakes recipe with buttercream icing.
- powdered sugar
- sugar
- unsalted butter
- all-purpose flour
- vanilla extract
- milk
- salt
- baking powder
- large eggs
See recipe card for quantities.
Instructions to make snowball cupcakes with buttercream icing.
- Step 1: Combine sugar, ½ cup of softened unsalted butter, the flour, vanilla extract, ½ cup milk, salt, baking powder and eggs. Using a hand mixer on medium speed, mix until cupcake batter is smooth. Then fill each cupcake liner with ½ cup of mixture.
- Step 2: In a 350-degree preheated oven, bake cupcakes for about thirteen minutes. Remove from oven and for best results, check for doneness. You can do this by inserting a toothpick or fork into the center of the cupcakes. When it comes out clean, it is ready. Allow to cool completely on a wire rack.
- Step 3: Combine the powdered sugar, ½ cup of melted butter, and ¼ cup milk. Using a hand mixer on low speed, mix until all is completely blended. Refrigerate for one hour to make it firm.
- Step 4: With a butter knife, spread a thin layer of icing onto each cupcake. With a small cookie dough scoop or a larger ice cream scoop, scoop out icing. Place the balls of icing onto the thin layer of icing. Another option is using a piping bag to add the snowballs with.
Hint: Depending on the size of scoop and how many snowballs you add, will determine if you need to make more icing. And you do not have to add equal portions of icing on each cupcake. You can create them however you would like.
Substitutions
- Brown sugar - Although I have not done so, you may want to try it out. Instead of white sugar you may want to substitute with brown sugar.
- Vanilla frosting or vanilla buttercream - You may prefer a vanilla topping.
- Chocolate cupcakes - You could make chocolate cupcakes or have a chocolate cake center and add the snowball icing on top.
Variations
- Shredded coconut/coconut flakes - make coconut snowball cupcakes by springling shredded coconut or coconut flakes on top of the icing.
- Marshmallow fluff - you may want to add scoops of marshmallow fluff for the snowballs.
Equipment
- cupcake liners
- butter knife
- small cookie dough scoop
- ice cream scoop-optional
- piping bag-optional
- 6 muffin cups pan
- hand mixer
- small bowl
- medium bowl
- wire rack
- airtight container
Storage
Store any leftover cupcakes in an airtight container for up to three days in the refrigerator.
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No bake 5 ingredient cheesecake with cherries.
Copycat Potbelly sugar cookies.
Frugal Tip
The icing for this recipe only requires three ingredients. Check your pantry and refrigerator, you may already have them.
Best Snowball Cupcakes with Buttercream Icing Recipe!
Equipment
- 6 cupcake liners
- 1 butter knife
- 1 small cookie dough scoop
- 1 ice cream scoop optional
- 1 piping bag optional
- 1 6 muffin cups pan
- 1 hand mixer
- 1 small bowl
- 1 medium bowl
- 1 Wire rack
- 1 Airtight container
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups All-purpose flour
- ⅔ cup sugar
- 1.5 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- ½ cup softened unsalted butter
- 1 ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup milk
Buttercream icing
- 2 ½ cups powdered sugar
- ¼ cup milk
- ½ cup melted unsalted butter
Instructions
- Combine sugar, ½ cup of softened unsalted butter, the flour, vanilla extract, ½ cup milk, salt, baking powder and eggs.
- Using a hand mixer on medium speed, mix until cupcake batter is smooth.
- Then fill each cupcake liner with ½ cup of mixture.
- In a 350-degree preheated oven, bake cupcakes for about thirteen minutes.
- Remove from oven and for best results, check for doneness. You can do this by inserting a toothpick or fork into the center of the cupcakes. When it comes out clean, it is ready.
- Allow to cool completely on a wire rack.
- Combine the powdered sugar, ½ cup of melted butter, and ¼ cup milk.
- Using a hand mixer on low speed, mix until all is completely blended. Refrigerate for one hour to make it firm.
- With a butter knife, spread a thin layer of icing onto each cupcake.
- With a small cookie dough scoop or a larger ice cream scoop, scoop out icing. Place the balls of icing onto the thin layer of icing. Another option is using a piping bag to add the snowballs with.
Chloe says
These look delicious!
Amy says
Thank you!
Ginger says
It's been a while since I've made cupcakes, but this article makes me want to eat them again. They look delicious, thanks for sharing your recipe!
Kevin Foodie says
Cupcakes 🧁 are a delicious treat. The icing make them even more fun to eat. Thanks for sharing the different decorative alternatives for the cup cakes.
Amy says
You're welcome!
Amy says
Thanks so much!
Brandi Edwards says
How CUTE! I'll have to try these this season!
Amy says
Enjoy! They are so good!
Jenna says
These are so cute & delicious! Thank you for sharing.
Amy says
You're welcome and thank you!
Sheenia Denae | Live Love & Blossom says
Looks absolutely delicious!
Amy says
Thank you!