Frosted Holiday Angels

Submitted by Susie D

"These adorable angels are made using a pointed sugar cone to make a 3D angel. The recipe is no-cook so it would be a perfect holiday project for your kids and could be even be used as place cards on the holiday table. They would also make cute party favors for a children's party. Recipe from LandOLakes."

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• Frosting Ingredients

• 473.18 ml powdered sugar
• 59.14 ml butter, softened
• 29.58-44.37 ml milk
• 4.92 ml vanilla
• asst. food coloring (I prefer paste)

• Angel Ingredients

• 8 sugar ice cream cones, angel body
• 16 pretzel twists, wings
• 8 chocolate cookies, head or 8 vanilla wafers, cookies head
• 118.29 ml toasted coconut
• hard candies, fruit-flavored ring-shaped candies, halo

• Decorating Ingredients

• gumdrops or mini chocolate chip

directions

1. Combine all frosting ingredients in small mixer bowl. Beat at low speed, scraping bowl often, until fluffy; Tint frosting as desired in pastel colors; Reserve some white or yellow frosting for attaching heads, hair and faces.
2. For body: Place sugar cone upside down; frost in pastel icings; Attach pretzel twist to cone with frosting to make wings. Decorate angel body as desired with decorator gels, frostings and candies, Let stand 5 to 10 minutes to set.
3. For angel head: decorate wafer cookie with candies using frosting to attach eyes, nose and mouth; Attach head to cone with frosting.
4. For hair: spread thin layer of frosting on top and back of cookie; cover with coconut, Let stand until frosting is set (5 to 10 minutes): Place fruit-flavored ring-shaped candy on top of cookie for halo.
5. TIP: To toast coconut: Heat oven to 350°F, Spread coconut in shallow pan. Bake for 7 to 10 minutes, stirring often, until lightly browned.

Reviews

[windywood]

These are so cute. I had a little trouble getting the frosting to set -- it was warm today in Calif. I think I'll try Royal icing next time and I think I might hide a small charm or gift inside for an adult party.