We had fun making this Snowman Cake. They always turn out a little different from the one before. Use whatever you have to decorate him!
Here’s how we made him, step by step. John is the baker this time! We had fun coming up with things to decorate with!
Bought cake mix at an Amish store who always has good prices!You need two cake mixes and you can use chocolate, too, but I’m not a lover of Chocolate!John is mixing up the cakes with the 4 qt. mixing bowl.Pour one whole cake mix into the largest 3 qt. mixing bowl. Divide the other cake mix between the other two Lifetime Cookware mixing bowls: the 3/4 qt. and 1-1/2 qt. Bake in a preheated oven at 350 degrees. I have a Samsung true convection oven but found that it took the same amount of time as did my regular oven I used to have. (Oh, close that door!)The time it takes to bake them is 45 min for the small bowl, 50 min for the medium bowl and 55 min for the large bowl.
Let cool for 10 minutes before removing them from the bowls. Use a knife to score around the edges of the bowls so they will release easily.This is what the individual cakes will look like.Freeze to make icing the cake easier. Got to love the cold weather to help with this! We used the 4 qt mixing bowl over the 3 qt. cake, the 3 qt. mixing bowl over the 1-1/2 qt. cake; the 1-1/2 qt. mixing bowl over the 3/4 qt. cake.We used candy for the buttons, but usually we use nonpareils for the buttons but didn’t have any. Raisins make for a delightful smile 🙂 and eyes; we used straws for the arms but use pretzels when we have them. We used the only orange thing we could find for the nose: Cheetos! Ha, worked well! We used coconut all over him this time, but sometimes we only put it around the bottom which also works well.M&Ms for mouth, eyes and cheeks; candy canes for arms, Mike & Ikes for a nose and Dots candy for buttons work well, too! A customer sent this to me. Thanks for the picture!
Let me know if you try one. Feel free to send pictures!
Serve on plate with dollop of whipped cream or vanilla ice cream
Happy Valentine’s Day!
This is a great recipe to serve your loved ones! Delicious! Definitely one of Annie’s favorites and she doesn’t even like chocolate that much! Use the large electric skillet for this one!
Cookware Used
12 ½” Electric Skillet
Kitchen Aid mixer
Ingredients
1 C all-purpose flour
¾ C granulated sugar
2 T cocoa powder
2 t baking powder
¼ t salt
½ C milk
2 T vegetable oil
1 t vanilla
1 C chopped nuts, opt.
Directions
Mix above ingredients together & pour into pan. Do not preheat pan.
Meanwhile, combine 1 C packed brown sugar and ¼ C cocoa powder and sprinkle over mixture in pan.
Pour 1 ¾ C hottest tap waterover all & turn on electric skillet & bake at 200℉ for 15 minutes.
If using the 11” stovetop skillet, bake on low heat for 20 minutes.
Serve with a dollop of vanilla ice cream!
NOTE: This cake is best scooped out of the pan it is baked in & served while warm with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream or whipped cream to help soften the richness of the cake.
