Description

Create a charming Snowman Friends Cake adorned with colorful royal icing decorations and delightful marzipan and apricot jam base. This whimsical cake features adorable snowmen crafted from regal icing, coconut snow effects, and vibrant edible accents that bring a festive winter wonderland to your dessert table.

Ingredients

Scale

Base & Icing

85g apricot jam
100g sifted icing sugar, plus extra for dusting
750g marzipan
2kg ready-to-roll regal icing

Coloring

Blue food colouring
Brown food colouring
Orange food colouring
Green food colouring

Decoration

85g desiccated coconut
A few whole cloves
3 strawberry laces

Instructions

Ice the Cake: Melt the apricot jam and sieve it, then brush a thin layer evenly over a 23cm cake (use an apricot & almond fruitcake for best results). On a surface lightly dusted with sifted icing sugar, roll out the marzipan into a circle large enough to cover the cake; check with kitchen string. Lift the marzipan by draping it over your rolling pin and place it over the cake, gently patting and smoothing down the sides. Trim any excess at the bottom.
Cover with Colored Icing: Tint the regal icing with a small amount of blue food colouring. Brush more apricot jam over the marzipan-covered cake, then cover it with the blue royal icing using the same rolling and draping method. Smooth the icing down the sides carefully and trim the base.
Add Snow Accents: Roll two-thirds of the remaining regal icing into a long, thin sausage on an icing sugar-dusted surface; it should be long enough to go around the cake (measure with kitchen string). Flatten it to about 5cm wide using a rolling pin. Use a sharp knife to create one straight edge and trim the opposite edge into a wavy line. Reserve all trimmings. Compress half of the trimmings into two irregular circles to serve as snowmen bases. Brush the strip, two circles, and the very bottom edge of the cake with runny icing made by mixing 100g sifted icing sugar with a splash of water. Sprinkle desiccated coconut over these parts and gently press to adhere. Starting with one end, stick the strip around the base of the cake. For a neater look, divide the strip into two halves and use additional coconut to conceal seams.
Shape the Snowmen: Using the remaining third of the regal icing, roll out two large balls, two medium balls, and two small balls. Stack and gently press them together to form two snowmen figures. Brush four cocktail sticks with brown food colouring and insert them as arms on the snowmen.
Add Buttons and Noses: Embed several whole cloves vertically onto one snowman to mimic buttons. Tint some trimmings with orange food colouring and shape into tiny carrot noses fitted around the pointy ends of two cloves. Use a third clove to create small holes on the snowmen’s faces where the noses will attach. Dab a bit of runny icing in these holes and firmly stick the noses, pressing slightly to secure.
Create Smiley Faces: Use a black or brown writing icing pen to draw eyes and smiling mouths on each snowman. To avoid mistakes, lightly mark tiny holes with the end of a cocktail stick first to guide your drawing and help keep the icing in place.
Make the Hats: Tint another portion of the saved regal icing with green food colouring. Shape most of it into a woolly hat form with a thumb indentation at the bottom where it will fit on the snowman’s head. Roll a small ball to place on top of the hat and attach it using runny icing. Cut a thin strip to surround the hat base for decoration. Use a cocktail stick to add textured lines mimicking knit patterns and roughen the ball on top. Use additional runny icing to secure the hat onto each snowman’s head.
Form the Scarf: Tie the ends of the three strawberry laces together, then tightly plait a 10cm length and knot the end again. Trim the ends with scissors, leaving about 1cm for tassels. Wrap this braided lace neatly around the neck of the second snowman to form a scarf.
Final Assembly: Position the two coconut snow circles on top of the cake as snowy islands. Place a snowman on each one to complete the festive and charming Snowman Friends Cake decoration.

Notes

Use apricot & almond fruitcake as cake base for best results.
Keep the work surface lightly dusted with icing sugar to prevent sticking.
When coloring the icing, add food coloring sparingly to achieve the desired hue without altering texture.
Runny icing should have a smooth, pipeable consistency; adjust with water or icing sugar as needed.
The cocktail sticks not only help hold arms but aid in decorating details like hats and noses.
Work gently when handling the decorated snowmen to avoid damage before serving.

Prep Time: 45 minutes
Cook Time: 0 minutes
Category: Dessert Decoration
Method: No-Cook
Cuisine: British

Keywords: snowman cake, cake decoration, royal icing, marzipan cake, festive cake, winter cake, holiday dessert