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    Home » Recipes » Christmas

    Snowman Cakesicles

    Published: Dec 5, '19 · Modified: Aug 29, '20 · By: Beth · This post may contain affiliate links.

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    This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #DuncanHinesHoliday #CollectiveBias

    Hand-painted white chocolate snowmen have their bellies filled with a creamy blend of white cake and vanilla frosting. These Snowman Cakesicles make festive holiday treats.

    Use Duncan Hines White Cake Mix to create Snowman Cakesicles.

    Ever since I crafted my first cakesicles a few months ago, I have been eager to find unique ways to create more for holidays and couldn't resist using a silicone snowman popsicle mold to create these adorable Christmas cakesicles.

    I hope you take the time this holiday season to gather your family together to make some of these cute Christmas treats. I know you will love these holiday sweets as much as I do.

    If you haven't made a cakesicle yet, they are similar to a cake ball only they are made in a popsicle mold and in this case, the design is already created for you, all you have to do is paint in the colorful decorations.

    Snowman Cakesicles make festive treats for Christmas.

    How to make Snowmen Cakesicles

    To create your cakesicles you first need to bake a cake and I like to use Duncan Hines® Classic White Cake Mix. The cake is so easy to make with just a few ingredients and it bakes up moist and delicious. Plus I love that Duncan Hines cake mixes are so affordable. I purchased boxes for $1.00 at Walmart.

    You can use the cake mix recipe on the box or you can doctor it up a bit. I like to reduce the amount of oil when I'm using the cake to create cake balls or cake pops so my filling has the perfect texture.

    According to the instructions on the Duncan Hines Classic White Cake Mix box, you can swap out all of the vegetable oil with Greek Yogurt. I like to use sour cream and I add a bit of instant white chocolate pudding mix to make the cake a bit more dense which is ideal for making cake ball filling.

    To make the cake ball filling I stir in some Duncan Hines® Whipped Fluffy White Frosting. I start with ¼ cup of the frosting then add more until the cake comes together in a smooth ball. If you like a lot of frosting in your cake ball filling, go ahead and add the entire tub.

    Use Duncan Hines White Cake Mix to create creamy cake ball mixture.

    You can see the printable recipe and video at the bottom of this post, but I suggest you read through these detailed step-by-step instructions first. There's important information below.

    Bake the Cake & Blend with Frosting

    Ingredients:

    1 Duncan Hines Classic White Cake Mix
    3 tablespoons instant white chocolate or vanilla pudding mix
    3 tablespoons sour cream or Greek Yogurt
    1 cup water or milk
    2 tablespoons vegetable oil
    3 egg whites
    ¼ cup - ½ cup Duncan Hines Whipped Fluffy White Frosting

    • Preheat your oven to 350° Fahrenheit.
    • Grease and flour a 9 x 13-inch pan or line the pan with non-stick tin foil.
    • Combine the cake mix with the instant pudding mix, sour cream, water, oil, and egg whites.
    • Using an electric mixer, beat on low speed for 30 seconds.
    • Then increase the speed to medium and beat for 2 minutes.
    • Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan.
    • Bake for 24-30 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
    • Allow the cake to cool completely.
    • If you want your cake ball filling to be really white, then carve off the top of the cake to remove the browned cake.
    • Crumble the cake into a large mixing bowl.
    • Stir in ¼ cup of frosting.
    • Add more frosting if desired until the cake comes together.

    I like to use a stand mixer when blending my cake ball filling but mixing it by hand works well too. Just use your hands to really blend it together once you get the frosting mixed in. This will help to create a really smooth filling.

    You can find more Duncan Hines Holiday baking inspiration, here.

    Cute Snowman Cakesicles make festive treats for Christmas.

    Paint the White Chocolate Snowmen

    You'll start by melting white compound chocolate, also known as confectionery coating, candy melts, melting wafers, or almond bark. You can add oil-based candy coloring to the white chocolate to create colors or you can use colored wafers.

    If you don't have experience melting or working with compound chocolates, be sure to read my Chocolate Making Tips page for detailed instructions.

    You can find the snowman molds and other popsicle molds at Amazon. I earn a small commission at no extra cost to you if you make a purchase using the links below.


    You'll need:

    • silicone snowmen popsicle molds
    • 24 popsicle sticks
    • food-use-only paintbrushes
    • 32-36 ounces white compound chocolate (confectionery coating, candy melts, almond bark), melted
    • 2 ounces orange compound chocolate, melted
    • 2 ounces red compound chocolate, melted
    • 2 ounces green compound chocolate, melted
    • 6 ounces dark or black compound chocolate, melted

    As an alternative, you can use oil-based candy coloring to color white compound chocolate.

    Learn how to make Snowman Cakesicles using candy melts and snowmen popsicle molds.

    How to paint snowman cakesicles:

    • Dip a clean, food-use-only, fine-tipped paintbrush into the orange chocolate.
    • Dab the candy over the carrot cavity in the mold.
    • Then dip another clean paintbrush into the dark chocolate and dab small dots over the eyes and buttons.
    • Then using a larger paintbrush, pick up more dark chocolate and dab it into the top hat area, completely covering the hat with chocolate.
    • Once you have all of the noses, eyes, buttons, and hats painted, pop the mold in the freezer for about 3 minutes until the candy hardens.
    • Remove the mold and let it sit at room temperature for 10 minutes.
      • You don't want to begin painting into a cold mold.
    • Then paint the scarfs using either green or red chocolate.
    • Pop the mold back in the freezer for 2-3 minutes until the candy hardens.
    • Remove the mold and let it sit for just a few minutes.
    • Make sure your white chocolate is not hot to the touch.
    • Dab some white chocolate over the buttons and face and don't brush it around. This will help to keep the chocolate decorations from bleeding.
    • Spoon in about a tablespoon of white chocolate and brush is around the edges of the mold, filling in the corners, and making sure the sides have a nice coating.
    • Immediately, while the chocolate is still wet, insert a popsicle stick then paint more white chocolate around the stick.
    • Add white chocolate to another snowman and insert a stick.
    • Repeat with the final snowman.
    • Freeze for about 5 minutes until the candy hardens.
    • Then spoon in about 1 ounce of the cake ball filling into each snowman.
    • Flatten the filling out so that you have about ⅛ of an inch to add more white chocolate over top.
    • Spoon some white chocolate over top of the cake ball filling and spread it out to cover the entire surface of the snowman.
    • Immediately scrape off any excess.
      • I like to use a stainless steel putty knife to get a nice clean scrape but a clean metal, offset spatula works well too.
    • Freeze the cakesicle snowmen one more time for just a few minutes until the candy coating hardens.
    • Then unmold the snowmen and allow them to warm to room temperature.
      • I know most snowmen would melt at room temperature, but not these little guys. They will only melt your heart!
    • You can package your snowman cakesicles in clear cellophane bags tied with a ribbon to pass out as Christmas party favors, to put into Christmas stockings, or to add to the tops of Christmas gifts.
    • Or you can fill a jar with Christmas candy then insert the sticks into the candy and arrange the snowmen to create a cute centerpiece for your holiday dessert table.

    If you want to keep your chocolate melted and warm for hours you can set your jars into a water bath in an electric skillet.

    You can find Duncan Hines Cake Mixes at Walmart.

    I can't wait to share more fun cakesicle designs with you like my Skull Cakesicles or Classic Cakesicles. You can use Duncan Hines Classic White Cake or Dark Chocolate Fudge Cake or even Butter Golden Cake Mix to create your cake ball fillings.

    It's easy to find all the Duncan Hines Cake mixes in the baking aisle at Walmart.

    If you are short on time, be sure to check out Walmart's online grocery service where you can place boxes of the Duncan Hines Cake mixes and tubs of frosting in your virtual shopping cart, then pick them up at the store.

    Duncan Hines Cake mixes are already very affordable but saving even more money is always a nice bonus. Check out this Ibotta offer while supplies last.

    Snowman Cakesicles Video

     

    Cakesicle Snowmen Recipe

    5 from 3 votes
    Use Duncan Hines White Cake Mix to create Snowman Cakesicles.
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    Snowman Cakesicles
    Prep Time
    1 hr 30 mins
    Cook Time
    30 mins
     

    Hand-painted white chocolate snowmen lollipops have a blend of white cake and frosting in their bellies. These Snowman Cakesicles make festive Christmas treats.

    Course: Desserts
    Cuisine: American
    Keyword: cakepops, cakesicles, snowman cakesicles
    Servings: 24
    Author: Beth
    Ingredients
    Cake
    • 1 box Duncan Hines Classic White Cake Mix
    • 3 tablespoons instant white chocolate or vanilla pudding mix
    • 3 tablespoons sour cream or Greek yogurt
    • 1 cup water or milk
    • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
    • 3 egg whites
    Cakesicle Filling
    • ¼ cup Duncan Hines Whipped White Frosting, plus more, if needed
    White Chocolate Snowmen
    • 32 ounces white compound chocolate (confectionery coating, candy melts, melting wafers, almond bark)
    • 4 ounces dark or black compound chocolate
    • 2 ounces orange compound chocolate
    • 2 ounces red compound chocolate
    • 2 ounces green compound chocolate
    Instructions
    Cake
    1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

    2. Grease and flour a 9x13 pan or line it with non-stick tin foil.

    3. Combine all the cake ingredients in a mixing bowl and beat, using an electric mixer, on low speed for 30 seconds.

    4. Increase the speed to medium and beat for 2 minutes.

    5. Pour batter into pan and spread into an even layer.

    6. Bake for 24-30 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.

    7. Allow the cake to cool completely.

    Cakesicle Filling
    1. Crumble the cake into a large mixing bowl.

    2. Stir in ¼ cup of the frosting.

    3. Add more, if desired.

    4. Mix with your hands until smooth.

    White Chocolate Snowmen
    1. Paint an orange nose, chocolate eyes and top hat, and a green or red scarf into each of the snowman popsicle mold cavities. See the blog post for detailed instructions.

    2. Freeze until the candy hardens.

    3. Paint white chocolate over the buttons and facial features then spoon in more white chocolate and spread it around the bottom and sides of the mold.

    4. Freeze until hardened.

    5. Fill the snowmen bellies with cake ball filling leaving ⅛ inch at the top of the mold.

    6. Spread white chocolate over top of the cake ball filling and scrape off the excess.

    7. Freeze again then once the candy has hardened you can un-mold the snowmen cakesicles.

    Duncan Hines Cake mixes can be used in so many different Christmas recipes like these below:

    Snowman Cupcakes

    Bake Duncan Hines Classic White Cupcakes then wrap them in edible white chocolate snowman cupcake wrappers.

    Three layer Tie-Dye Christmas Cake. Cut the first slice to reveal swirls of red, white and green color hiding inside.

    Tie-Dye Christmas Cake

    Mix up a Duncan Hines Classic White Cake Mix then color ¼ of the batter green and ¼ of the batter red. Then pipe squiggles of the red, white, and green cake batter into your pans. When it bakes, it has a really colorful tye-dye effect.

    Marry a chocolate cake ball with a chocolate dipped maraschino cherry to get these amazing Chocolate Cherry Bombs.

    Chocolate Cherry Bombs

    Bake a Duncan Hines Dark Chocolate Fudge Cake Mix and blend it with some Duncan Hines Whipped Fluffy White Frosting to create the cake ball centers of these chocolate-dipped cherries.

    I hope you enjoy making these cute Snowman Cakesicles.

    Beth Jackson Klosterboer blogger, recipe developer, and chocolatier.

    I'd love to see pictures of your cakesicle creations. You can share in our How to Make Fun Food facebook group. It's a great place to ask questions and learn from others.

    If you love making chocolate be sure to check out my Chocolate Making Courses at The Sugar Academy.

    Have a sweet day,

    Beth

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    1. Rachel Quesada

      December 13, 2019 at 9:21 am

      I am making these today. Your instructions are wonderful and very thorough. I just wanted to let you know that you accidentally left off the oil in the printable recipe. You included it in your video and above in the text of the blog. Just wanted to let you know! Thanks for all of your fantastic ideas!

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      • Beth

        December 13, 2019 at 9:58 am

        I'm so happy to hear you are making these snowman cakesicles. Have fun! Thanks for letting me know about the oil. I'm going to go fix that right now. 🙂

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    2. Rachel

      December 06, 2019 at 3:05 pm

      Great instructions and fantastic idea as usual!

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      • Beth

        December 06, 2019 at 3:41 pm

        Thanks, Rachel.

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    3. The Partiologist

      December 06, 2019 at 8:33 am

      Oh my, those little snowman cakesicles are fantastic... Perfect for Christmas or any winter party!

      Reply
      • Beth

        December 06, 2019 at 9:30 am

        Thanks! I'm glad you like these cute Christmas cakesicles.

        Reply

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