Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line 16 standard cupcake cups and 16 mini cupcake cups with the paper cupcake liners.

Prepare the cake mix according to the package instructions.

Reserve 16 chocolate malted milk balls and chop the remaining. Fold the chopped candies into the batter.

Transfer the batter into each cupcake cup. Bake the mini cupcakes for 12-15 minutes and the standard cupcakes for 18-21 minutes.

Remove cupcakes from the oven, transfer to a wire rack, and let cool completely.

Put 1/4 cup of vanilla frosting in a resealable plastic bag; set aside.

Frost all the cupcakes’ tops with the remaining vanilla frosting, and then sprinkle with the shredded coconut, if desired.

Place a frosted mini cupcake on its side on top of each frosted standard cupcake, using the vanilla frosting to attach it.

Decorate the snowmen as follows:

• Make the hats by using the vanilla frosting to secure an unwrapped DOVE® Milk Chocolate Miniatures on top of each mini cupcake. Snip the corner of the resealable plastic bag of vanilla frosting. Pipe a dot of frosting on top of each DOVE® Milk Chocolate Miniatures, and attach a chocolate malted milk ball.
• Add details by using vanilla frosting to attach M&M’S® Brand Milk Chocolate Candies for the Holidays as buttons. Pipe the eyes with the black decorating frosting and the noses with the orange decorating frosting.