Football Cupcakes
Bite-sized chocolate cupcakes decorated to look like little footballs, perfect for game day celebrations.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 12 servings
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
- 1 box chocolate cake mix
- Ingredients for cupcakes (as per box instructions — usually eggs, oil, and water)
- 2 cups buttercream frosting
- Green food coloring (gel)
- White fondant or icing (for decoration)
- Cupcake liners
- Football toppers (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to the temperature listed on the cake mix box and line a muffin tin with cupcake liners.
- Prepare the cake batter according to the box instructions, mixing until just combined.
- Divide batter evenly into liners and bake as directed on the box (typically 15-20 minutes).
- Remove cupcakes from the oven and let cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Tint the buttercream frosting with green food coloring until desired color is achieved.
- Frost cooled cupcakes with the green buttercream.
- Roll small pieces of white fondant into football shapes, or pipe football outlines with white icing.
- Place one football on each frosted cupcake and add optional plastic football toppers.
Notes
If you prefer from-scratch, swap the box mix for your favorite chocolate cupcake recipe. For dairy-free, use vegan buttercream and a dairy-free cake mix.
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