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Easy Buttercream Santa Hat Board Recipe

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  • Author: admin
  • Prep Time: 20 minutes
  • Cook Time: 0 minutes
  • Total Time: 20 minutes
  • Yield: 12 servings
  • Category: Dessert Board
  • Method: No-Cook
  • Cuisine: American

Description

Create a festive and visually appealing Easy Buttercream Santa Hat Board perfect for holiday gatherings. Using store-bought red and white frosting, this no-cook recipe involves simple piping techniques to form a Santa hat shape on your serving board, decorated with an assortment of mini pretzels, biscoff cookies, strawberry wafer cookies, and marshmallows. Ideal for impressing guests with minimal effort and maximum holiday cheer.

Ingredients

Scale

Frosting

  • 1 store bought can of red frosting
  • 1 store bought can of white frosting

Decorations

  • 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

  1. Mix Frosting: Using a handheld mixer with one beater, insert it into the can of red frosting and mix for about 45 seconds until the frosting becomes smooth and fluffy.
  2. Mix White Frosting: Repeat the mixing process for the white frosting using the handheld mixer to achieve the same smooth and fluffy texture.
  3. Prepare Piping Bags: Fit two piping bags with 1M piping tips, one for the red frosting and one for the white.
  4. Fill Piping Bags: Spoon the red frosting into one bag and the white frosting into the other.
  5. Position Hat Location: Decide where to place the Santa hat on your serving board; either in the center or off-center depending on your design preference and the size of your cookies and wafers.
  6. Start Rosettes: Hold the piping bag slightly above the board and squeeze with consistent pressure to pipe circular rosettes without dragging the tip across the board, maintaining their shape.
  7. Build Hat Shape: Continue piping rows of red rosettes, layering rows until the triangular Santa hat shape is formed.
  8. Add Hat Trim: Pipe a longer horizontal line of white rosettes at the base of the hat to represent the fluffy brim.
  9. Create Star Tip: Using the white frosting bag, pipe a small “star tip” cotton ball at the tip of the hat by squeezing a little frosting, stopping the squeeze, and pulling the tip off to form a textured peak.
  10. Decorate Board: Arrange your mini pretzels, biscoff cookies, strawberry wafer cookies, and marshmallows artistically around the Santa hat to complete the festive board.

Notes

  • Using a handheld mixer to smooth frosting creates a better piping texture, making rosettes easier to form.
  • Position your Santa hat off-center if using longer cookies or wafers to balance the board visually.
  • Ensure consistent pressure when piping to keep rosettes uniform and puffy.
  • This recipe requires no cooking and can be customized with your favorite holiday treats.
  • Using store-bought frostings cuts down prep time and simplifies the process.

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