Description
Create a festive and visually delightful buttercream Santa hat-themed treat board with easy-to-use store-bought frostings and an assortment of sweet and crunchy snacks, perfect for holiday gatherings or a fun winter-themed party display.
Ingredients
Scale
Frostings
- 1 store bought can of red frosting
- 1 store bought can of white frosting
Snacks and Treats
- 1 cup mini pretzels
- 1 small pack Biscoff cookies
- 1 small pack strawberry wafer cookies
- 1 cup mini marshmallows
- 1 cup standard size marshmallows
Instructions
- Mix Frostings: Start by mixing your store-bought frostings to achieve a smooth and fluffy texture. Use a handheld mixer with one beater inserted directly into the frosting can and mix for about 45 seconds.
- Mix Both Colors: Repeat the mixing process for both the red and white frostings to prepare them for piping.
- Prepare Piping Bags: Fit two piping bags each with a 1M piping tip, one for the red frosting and the other for the white frosting.
- Fill Bags: Fill one piping bag with the red frosting and the other with the white frosting, ensuring they are ready to pipe smoothly.
- Choose Hat Placement: Decide on the placement of your Santa hat on the board; it can be centered or off-centered depending on your design preference.
- Consider Board Layout: If using longer wafers or snacks, offset the hat placement for better balance and visual appeal.
- Create Rosettes: To make the rosettes, hold the piping bag slightly above the board and squeeze with consistent pressure, moving in a circular motion.
- Maintain Rosette Shape: Avoid dragging the piping tip on the board to keep the rosettes fluffy and rounded.
- Form Rows: Pipe several rosettes in a row and continue stacking rows until the triangular shape of the Santa hat is formed.
- Add Hat Brim: Pipe a longer line of white rosettes along the bottom edge to create the fluffy brim of the Santa hat.
- Create Star Tip: Use the white frosting to pipe a star tip at the tip of the hat by squeezing out a small amount, stopping the squeeze, and then pulling away the tip to form a textured cotton ball.
- Position Treats: Arrange your mini pretzels, Biscoff cookies, strawberry wafers, and marshmallows artistically around the hat or on the board to complete the festive presentation.
Notes
- Using store-bought frosting speeds up the process and ensures ease of piping.
- Adjust the placement of the Santa hat for balance depending on the size and shape of your board and snacks.
- The 1M piping tip produces classic rosette shapes that add texture to the hat design.
- Choosing a handheld mixer with one beater helps keep frosting containers intact and less messy during mixing.
- This no-bake arrangement makes for a quick and fun holiday treat board suitable for any skill level.
