Santa Buttercream Frosting Board
Make this easy Santa Buttercream Frosting Board for your next holiday party! A fun and festive Christmas dessert board made with creamy buttercream, cookies, and candies, perfect for sharing with family and friends.
Ingredients
Buttercream:
- 1 cup butter
- 3.5 cups powdered sugar
- Pinch salt
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream
- Food colouring skin tone & white
Santa face:
- White marshmallows & strawberries for hat or red & white buttercream
- 1 skin tone & white food coloring
- Coconut for beard
- M&Ms for face
Suggested Treats to surround your frosting board with:
- Candy Canes
- Brownies
- Christmas Cookies
- Wafers
- Christmas chocolates
- Marshmallows
- Doughnuts
- Rice krispie squares
- Gingerbread men
- Pretzels
Instructions
Prepare the Buttercream:
- In a large mixing bowl, beat the butter until creamy.1 cup butter
- Gradually add the powdered sugar, one cup at a time, beating well after each addition.3.5 cups powdered sugar
- Add a pinch of salt, vanilla extract, and heavy cream. Beat until the mixture is smooth and fluffy.Pinch salt, 1 tsp pure vanilla extract, 2 tablespoons heavy cream
- Divide the buttercream into separate bowls and add food coloring to create the desired colors for Santa's face.
Create Santa's Face:
- On a large serving board, spread the skin-tone buttercream in the shape of Santa's face.Food colouring
- Use white marshmallows to create Santa's hat trim.1 skin tone & white food coloring
- Use strawberries to form the rest of Santa's hat or use red and white buttercream.White marshmallows & strawberries for hat or red & white buttercream
- Sprinkle coconut over the beard area for a fluffy texture. Use M&Ms to create Santa's eyes, nose, and mouth.Coconut for beard
Assemble the Surrounding Treats:
- Arrange candy canes, brownies, Christmas cookies, wafers, Christmas chocolates, marshmallows, doughnuts, Rice Krispie squares, gingerbread men, and pretzels around Santa's face. Get creative and add your favorite Christmas treats to make the board visually appealing and festive.Candy Canes, Brownies, Christmas Cookies, Wafers, Christmas chocolates, Marshmallows, Doughnuts, Rice krispie squares, Gingerbread men, Pretzels
Notes
- Divide the buttercream into separate bowls and add food coloring to create the desired colors for Santa's face. I mixed Wilton peach and Color Mill Nude. If you are using buttercream for his hat and beard, mix keep some white and mix some red.
- TIP FOR WHITE ICING: Using a toothpick, add a tiny speck of purple to cancel out the yellow in the buttercream. Start small. If you add too much, it will turn it a purple hue.
- TIP FOR RED ICING: Red can sometimes be difficult to make. Colour your icing pink first, and then add red. Use a good brand gel icing like Americolor Super Red.