# Melted Snowman Confections This Snowman Inspired Christmas Cake is From 'Handmade Charlotte' By Lacey-Jane Walsh | Published 2013-12-11 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/christmas-cake References: [handmadecharlotte](http://www.handmadecharlotte.com/diy-melted-snowman-cake-decorating-tutorial/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=FeedPress) The baking gurus from the Handmade Charlotte blog are behind this delicious Christmas cake design. This holiday confection was designed to look like a half-melted snowman. Frosty the Snowman is a Christmas classic, and this tasty treat helps people to get into the spirit while they fill their bellies. This delicious cake requires marshmallow fondant, colored fondant for the eyes, nose and mouth, and [buttercream frosting](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/frost-buttercream) (among other things). When it's all finished baking and cooling, this cake is decorated with tiny pieces of spruce branches. This cake is as cute as it is delectable. This melty snowman Christmas cake is perfect for seasonal office parties, or for impressing friends and family at holiday gatherings. While I wouldn't recommend eating real snow (yellow or otherwise), I would definitely recommend taste-testing this [marshmallow dessert](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/baked-by-melissa-squishmallows-cupcakes). ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.7/10 - Popularity: 37% | Activity: 35% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 30% men, 70% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Food](https://www.trendhunter.com/food) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Holiday-confection Innovations:** The creation of unique and visually appealing confections during the holiday season has potential for disruptive innovation in the baking industry. - **Fondant Alternatives:** Experimenting with alternative ingredients to traditional fondant, such as marshmallow fondant, could lead to disruptive innovation in the pastry industry. - **Creative Decorating Trends:** Creative and unconventional decorating trends for desserts, such as the use of spruce branches for holiday cakes, have the potential to disrupt the traditional baking industry. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Baking Industry:** Exploring visual and taste innovations in baking to stay on top of creative confectionery trends. - **Pastry Industry:** Experimenting with alternative, delicious materials that raise the quality and aesthetic value of cakes and pastries in the industry. - **Party Supply Industry:** Developing creative party supplies that complement and enhance unique dessert designs and trends for different festivals and occasions. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Snowman-Shaped Holiday Cakes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/merry-wiggle-christmas.md) - [Decorative Holiday Marshmallows](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/holiday-marshmallow.md) - [Candy Cane-Infused Cakes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/candy-cane-cornflake-ice-cream-cake.md) - [Artful Christmas Cakes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/christmas-wonderland.md) - [Holiday Ice Cream Cakes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/almond-brittle-cake.md) - [Ready-to-Enjoy Holiday Cakes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/finsbury-christmas-cakes.md) - [Seasonal Ice Cream Cakes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/happy-hollydays-cake.md) - [Festive Decorated Marshmallows](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/williams-sonoma.md) - [Holiday Donut Lineups](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/let-it-snow.md)