How to Make a Snowman Cake

Host Duff Goldman's dish, Snowman, as seen on Food Network's Duff's Sweet Spot, Season 3.

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North Pole Snowman Cake

Duff reinvents everyone's favorite snowman as a cake. Watch the video, use the recipe below and follow the steps to make the cake yourself.

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Host Duff Goldman preparing his dish, Snowman, as seen on Food Network's Holiday Baking Championship: Duff's Sweet Spot, Season 3.

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For your snowman cake, you'll want to have a sturdy plywood base with a wooden dowel, which will be the support for the three stacked cakes.

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Duff uses halved and predrilled Styrofoam spheres in 10-inch, 8-inch and 6-inch sizes to serve as the base of each cake. Cover the foam with aluminum foil so it doesn't come into contact with the cake.

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Now you're ready to begin making the cake layers. Use a bit of buttercream to adhere the 10-inch layer to the Styrofoam base. Level off the top for the next layer.

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After you've frosted and stacked the three layers, it's time to carve the cake into a spherical shape. Duff's tip: "Make sure you're carving cold cake."

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Next, frost the cake with room-temperature buttercream to create a smooth undercoat for the fondant.

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Trim a little bit off the top so you create a sturdier base for the snowman's midsection cake. Frost the area with buttercream and put the cake in the freezer.

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Roll out the fondant to an even thickness, sprinkling with cornstarch to prevent sticking.

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Carefully transfer the fondant to the cake, using your rolling pin, and drape it over the cake. Duff places the cake on a container to make turning the cake easier.

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Smooth the fondant, using your hands. Duff's tip: "Work fast but clean." The more time you take, the more the fondant can get dry and tear.

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Using a sharp paring knife, make a hole in the cake to meet up with the hole in the Styrofoam. This will make stacking the cake on the dowel possible.

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Once you have the 10-inch, 8-inch and 6-inch spherical cakes complete, you're ready to start stacking. Be very careful to follow along the hole in each cake.