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Football Cupcakes

Chocolate cupcakes are decorated with creative icing techniques that mimic a football field, including a goalpost! This recipe will have everyone talking long after the final whistle.
Servings 24
Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes

Ingredients
  

For the Cupcakes:

  • 1 box chocolate cake mix
  • 1/2 cup whole milk
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter melted
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1/4 cup sour cream

For the Frosting:

For the Toppings:

Instructions
 

Make the Cupcakes:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a muffin pan with cupcake liners.
  • In a large mixing bowl, add the cake mix, milk, melted butter, eggs, and sour cream. Combine with a hand mixer until well incorporated (about 30-60 seconds).
  • Pour about 1/8 cup of batter into each cupcake liner (about halfway full each) and bake for 15-17 minutes, or until the cupcakes are firm enough to bounce back when gently pressed with your finger.
  • Move cupcakes to a cooling rack and allow to cool completely.

Prepare the Frosting:

  • Combine butter, one cup of powdered sugar, vanilla extract, milk, and salt with a hand mixer in a large bowl until smooth.
  • Continue adding one cup of powdered sugar at a time until the frosting holds its shape (if needed, you can add more milk if frosting is too stiff or more powdered sugar if it is too runny).
  • Remove a half cup of white frosting and set aside. Add the green food coloring to the remaining frosting and combine. Set aside.

Make the Goalposts:

  • Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Melt the white chocolate chips and coconut oil in the microwave in 15 second bursts, stirring in between until fully melted (about 60-70 seconds total). Stir in yellow food dye.
  • Break each pretzel stick in half and dip in the melted chocolate, then place on parchment paper forming a goal post shape. Place two halves parallel to each other about an inch apart, followed by another in between them at the bottom center. Then place the final half on top ensuring that it is touching the other three pieces. It’s important that it touches so that the chocolate will glue the pieces into place.
  • Repeat process for 24 goalposts. Place in the refrigerator for 10 minutes or until chocolate is firm.

Assemble the Cupcakes:

  • Pipe the green frosting onto each cupcake with a size 2A piping tip. Use the flat side of a butter knife to lightly scrape off the top of the frosting to create a smooth top.
  • Sprinkle the nonpareils on one side of the cupcake.
  • Using a size 3 piping tip, use the white frosting to pipe yard lines and numbers.
  • Add a chocolate covered almond and pipe on the football stitching.
  • Carefully remove the pretzel goalposts from the parchment paper and press into the cupcake.
  • Repeat process until all the cupcakes are complete.

Notes

  1. If you don't have piping bags and tips, cut a small hole in the corner of a Ziploc bag.
  2. Use an index card as a straight edge to help make a straight line when sprinkling the nonpareils.
    Simplify this recipe by using pre-made cupcakes and skipping the sprinkles.

Nutrition

Serving: 1Calories: 329kcalCarbohydrates: 42gProtein: 3gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0.5gCholesterol: 54mgSodium: 196mgPotassium: 110mgFiber: 1gSugar: 33gVitamin A: 411IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 56mgIron: 1mg
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