Easy Football Cupcakes for Game Day or Super Bowl

5 from 1 vote

Easy Football Cupcakes for Game Day or Super Bowl

Perfect for the big game! Your family and friends will love these chocolate cupcakes with green buttercream grass and chocolate peanut butter footballs on top.

Course Baking, Dessert, Snack

Cuisine American

Diet Vegetarian

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 25

Servings cupcakes

Calories 259kcal

Author Lise Sullivan Ode

Ingredients

12 chocolate cupcakes use your favorite mix or recipe
1 cup unsalted butter, softened or 2 sticks
2 cups powdered sugar
2 tablespoons heavy cream or unsweetened coconut milk from the can
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
3 drops green food coloring gel
12 chocolate peanut butter eggs (we used Reese's)

Instructions

For the cupcakes

Prepare cake mix according to package instructions and bake as directed in a muffin pan with green cupcake liners. Let cool completely before decorating.

For the frosting

Beat softened butter on medium speed with an electric or stand mixer. Beat for 3 minutes until smooth and creamy.
Add powdered sugar, cream, and vanilla extract with the mixer running on low. Increase to high speed and beat for 3 minutes. Note: If the frosting is too thick, you can add a little more cream. Just add one tablespoon at a time, then mix thoroughly until you get the consistency you like. Tint it green (reserving a small amount - about ½ cup - of white frosting for the football laces).

Decorating cupcakes

Pour green frosting into pastry bag fitted with a grass piping tip such as the Wilton #233. I like the Wilton 16" disposable decorator bags. Once you pour the frosting into the pastry bag, secure the end with a bag tie or rubber band. Now you're ready to pipe grass.
Holding the bag at a 45° angle, gently squeeze as you pull away from the cupcake and release. Repeat until the top of the cupcake is covered with grass frosting.
Now for the chocolate footballs. If using the Reese's chocolate eggs as your mini footballs, then just pipe the laces on with white buttercream poured into a pastry bag fitted with a #3 round tip. If you can't find the chocolate eggs, you could use Tootsie Rolls or make your own egg shaped mini footballs out of chocolate fondant, then pipe the laces with buttercream frosting.

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Notes

Cream substitute: Use unsweetened coconut milk from the can (stirred very well).

Please note, nutrition facts are for the frosting only since you will use cupcakes of your choice.

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