Chocolate Football Cupcakes
These Chocolate Football Cupcakes are made of soft, moist chocolate topped with chocolate frosting swirls shaped like a football, with white frosting laces. They’re a perfect game-day treat for any football party.
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It’s a great make-ahead dessert idea for Football Sunday, and I like to serve mine on a cute platter, with a side of game-day snacks like chips and dip.
Serve it also with my Bite-Sized Italian Sub Sliders or my Cheesy Buffalo Chicken Dip.
How to Make Football Cupcakes
Ingredients you’ll need for this recipe
Step-by-Step Guide
1. Start by preheating your oven to 350°F. Then, follow the directions on the cake mix box and mix the ingredients together—water, oil, eggs, and the cake mix. Give it a good stir until everything’s nice and smooth.
2. Line your cupcake pan with the cupcake liners. Fill each liner about halfway with the cake batter.
3. Pop them in the oven and bake for about 14-18 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Once done, remove from the oven and let them cool for 1-2 hours.
4. Once the cupcakes have cooled, start with the chocolate frosting. Fill a pastry bag with the frosting and attach the 1M frosting tip. Pipe the frosting onto the cupcakes in a back-and-forth motion, making a football shape.
5. For the final touch, grab your white frosting and a small round frosting tip. Pipe on the laces to complete the football look.
Serve and Enjoy!
Important Recipe Notes
- Let the cupcakes cool completely before frosting, so it doesn’t melt.
- Use a 1M tip and a piping bag for creating the football swirls.
- Use brown cupcake liners to give a more realistic football appearance, but any liner color works.
- Cupcakes can be baked a day in advance and frosted the next day. Store in an airtight container at room temperature.
- If frosting is too soft, chill it for 10-15 minutes before piping to hold the shape better.
Football Cupcakes
Ingredients
- 13.25 oz box Betty Crocker Chocolate Fudge Cake Mix
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 3 eggs
- 2 cups chocolate frosting
- ½ cup white frosting
Instructions
- Start by preheating your oven to 350°F. Then, follow the directions on the cake mix box, and mix the ingredients together—water, oil, eggs, and the cake mix. Give it a good stir until everything’s nice and smooth.
- Line your cupcake pan with the cupcake liners. Fill each liner about halfway with the cake batter.
- Pop them in the oven and bake for about 14-18 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Once done, remove from the oven and let them cool for 1-2 hours.
- Once the cupcakes have cooled, start with the chocolate frosting. Fill a pastry bag with the frosting and attach the 1M frosting tip. Pipe the frosting onto the cupcakes in a back-and-forth motion, making a football shape.
- For the final touch, grab your white frosting and a small round frosting tip. Pipe on the laces to complete the football look.
