Easy Football Cupcakes
Recipe type: Dessert, Cupcakes
- 1½ C. granulated sugar
- 1⅓ C. all-purpose flour
- ¾ C. unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- ½ tsp. baking soda
- 3 tbsp butter, melted
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 C. milk
- white frosting, any brand
- green food coloring (you could also purchase green frosting)
- 24 chocolate colored almonds
- #2 Wilton frosting tip
- 1M Wilton frosting tip
- 2 disposable piping bags
- 24 cupcake liners
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line (2) 12 count cupcake tins with cupcake liners.
- Combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder and cocoa powder and set aside.
- Combine the sugar, eggs, milk, vanilla extract and melted butter.
- Slowly fold in the dry ingredients.
- Fill each cupcake liner about ⅔ full with cupcake batter.
- Bake 16-18 minutes.
- Insert a toothpick into the cupcakes around 16-17 minutes, if it comes out clean the cupcakes are done. Remove from the oven and let cool.
- Add a few drops of green food coloring to the white frosting and stir to combine.
- Attach the 1M Wilton frosting tip to the piping bag and fill with green frosting.
- Frost each cupcake by gently squeezing the frosting from the piping bag going in a back and forth motion across the top of the cupcake.
- Repeat with all cupcakes.
- Attach the small #2 Wilton frosting tip to the second disposable piping bag and scoop a few tablespoons of white frosting into the bag.
- Take one chocolate covered almond at a time and make football hashtags across the top with the frosting.
- Set 1 almond football on top of each cupcake.
- Repeat with all almonds and all cupcakes.
Recipe by Mom Does Reviews at https://www.momdoesreviews.com/2019/01/12/easy-football-cupcakes-for-the-big-game/
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