Baking Class and Marshmallow Snowmen

I did a baking class on Tuesday night that was a holiday/entertaining theme.  I really enjoyed doing it and I think all of the guests enjoyed it too.  I was very nervous, since I have only done one before.  I have another next week, where I am teaching cake pops and mini pies and I am now excited for it :)

I did a 40 minute demonstration and then everyone could break into groups and work on the following activities:

1. Decorating Cupcakes - Gingerbread with mini gingerbread men on top and chocolate with peppermint icing and mini candy canes.  
2. Rolling, Decorating and Filling Cookies - I have a cookie recipe that can be used for 4 different cookies.  I demonstrated the dough and brought two of the cookies and the group worked on the remaining 2. 
3. Chocolate covered pretzels - I demonstrated how to melt the chocolate and dip the pretzels and then people could dip pretzels on their own.
4. Making marshmallow snowmen - good to go with hot chocolate or on cupcakes.

Everyone went home with a packet of recipes and a box of goodies :)  

Unforunately I do not have a lot of pictures from the event, but I did want to show you these cute Marshmallow snowmen.  I found the idea in my Martha Stewart Cupcake book and I wanted to share them with you!  They are perfect for regular cupcakes or I think they would be super fun at a kids party with hot cocoa.

Marshmallow Snowmen

Ingredients:

Regular Marshmallows

Chocolate Sprinkles or Black Edible Pen

Orange Gummy

Junior Mints

Royal Icing or Buttercream

Toothpick

Directions:

1. Using a toothpick poke two holes in one marshmallow for eyes and then insert sprinkles.  If using pen as eyes – see last step.
2. Using a toothpick poke 1 hole for nose.  Cut a slice of the gummy as thin as the toothpick and about ¼ of an inch long and insert in hole.  
3. Using icing “glue” top marshmallow to bottom one.  
4. Spread a dab of icing onto junior mint and place on the top marshmallow.
5. Let dry overnight.
6. If using pens, draw eyes and buttons after they have dried overnight.