Snowball Cakes

These simple but effective miniature Snowball Cakes are a great idea for Christmas, and would look wonderful presented on a Christmas plate. They are really easy to make and perfect for a Christmas treat, with minimum effort.

You need
  • Fairy cakes
  • Butter cream
  • White non pareils (hundreds and thousands)
  • Edible pearl lustre pray
  • Spatula / knife

mini cake and standard fairy cake
To make 14 miniature Snowball cakes I used my Fairy Cake recipe changing the quantities to a one egg mix (2 oz butter, sugar, self raising flour, a touch of baking powder). 

Tip – add sufficient mixture into your cake cases so they rise when baking to give a domed effect to add to the snowball shape.

Butter cream recipe
2 oz butter (not too soft)
4 oz icing sugar (sifted)

  • Mix the butter and icing sugar together using a whisk until smooth and well combined. This will help its appearance of a paler white colour, more snow like.
  • Butter cream the tops of the cakes with a thick layer of butter cream creating a domed effect. Smooth over the butter cream by first dipping the spatula into hot water.
  • Pour the white non pareils into a small bowl then dip the cakes into them so that they cover the butter cream.  
  • Spray with pearlised lustre to give that sparkly snowy effect.
Snowball Cakes
Tip – Remember any extra butter cream can be put into the freezer until you next bake.

I’m entering these cakes into November’s Tea Time Treats Birthday  Challenge What Kate Baked and Karen at Lavender and Loveage who is this months host.