These polar bear cupcakes can't help but bring a smile to your face. They are simple to make, and you can even get the kids helping to make them!

I used some plain cupcakes with chocolate frosting to make my polar bear cupcakes, but I think a chocolate cake with mint buttercream would be goo too.

Polar Bear Cupcakes

4oz butter
4oz caster sugar Sugar
4oz self raising flour
2 medium eggs

For The Polar Bear Decoration

White fondant icing
Black fondant icing (or some ready made edible eyes.)
White marshmallows
A brown icing pen
A packet of mini smarties
Frosting

Mix the cupcake ingredients together and divide between 12 cupcake cases. Bake at 180C until golden brown and a skewer comes out clean.
When cool add frosting to the top of each cake.
Roll out the white icing and cut a circle slightly bigger than the top of your cupcake. Put this over the frosting.
Roll two small balls of white icing and press your thumb into them. These are the ears, and put these on the top of the cupcake.
Cut a white marshmallow in half and stick in the centre.
Add a mouth and add a mini smartie for a nose.
Make two eyes using white and black icing. Add these to finish off your cupcake.