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football cupcakes

Enjoy these fun football cupcakes perfect for game day or parties! Soft chocolate cupcakes topped with green grass and a football decoration.
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Prep Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Cook Time 18 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 48 minutes
Servings: 12
Cuisine: Chinese
Calories: 120
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Main Ingredients
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 0.375 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 0.5 tsp salt
  • 1 large egg
  • 0.5 cup milk
  • 0.5 cup vegetable oil
  • 0.75 tsp vanilla extract
  • 0.5 cup hot water
Buttercream
  • 1.25 cups unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 4.5 cups powdered sugar
  • 1.5 tsp vanilla extract
  • 8 tbsp heavy whipping cream
  • 0.25 cup white buttercream for laces
Decorations
  • 0.5 cup green gel icing color
  • 0.25 cup white buttercream
  • 0.25 cup chocolate buttercream for football
  • 1 pack Wilton piping tips (21, 3, 233)

Method
 

Preparation Steps
  1. Preheat oven to 300°F and prepare cupcake liners.
  2. Mix dry ingredients in a large bowl. In a medium bowl, whisk egg, milk, oil, vanilla. Combine wet and dry, then add hot water and mix until thin batter.
  3. Fill cupcake liners halfway and bake for 18-23 minutes. Cool cupcakes completely.
  4. Make buttercream by beating butter, then gradually adding powdered sugar, vanilla, cream, and salt until smooth.
  5. Color part of the buttercream green for grass and reserve some white for laces.
  6. Color part of the buttercream chocolate for football and prepare piping bags with tips.
  7. Pipe green buttercream around cupcakes to create grass. Use chocolate buttercream to pipe footballs with white laces on top.
  8. Finish by piping white buttercream for laces. Serve cupcakes fresh or store in an airtight container.

Notes

Perfect for game day celebrations and football fans!