How to Make Football Cupcakes - Mini Baker Episode 4

Football season is underway and no game is complete without the perfect half-time treat. Trust us, these chocolate football cupcakes are a definite touchdown! Recipe below.

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Football Cupcakes
(makes 12 cupcakes)
Cupcakes:
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 cups flour
• 1 1/2 cups hot water
• 1 cup veggie oil
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

DIRECTIONS:
• In a large bowl, combine the sugar, flour, water, vanilla, eggs and oil. Mix until smooth.
• Line a cupcake tin and scoop the mixture into the tin. Preheat the oven to 350 and let the cupcakes bake for 20 minutes.
• While they bake make the football cookies!

Football Cookie:
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup molasses
• 1 egg yolk
• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 12/tsp salt
• 1 tsp ground cloves
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp nutmeg
• 1 tsp ginger

DIRECTIONS:
1. Add the ingredients and mix until the dough is thick.
2. Knead the dough with your hands and then refrigerate the dough for 1 hour.
3. Sprinkle flour on a flat surface and roll out the dough to 1/4 in. thickness.
4. Cut the dough into little footballs and place onto a cookie sheet.
5. Bake at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes.
6. While the cookies bake make the chocolate frosting!

Chocolate Frosting:
• 1/2 cup butter
• 6 tbsp cocoa powder
• 3 cups powdered sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 5 tbsp heavy cream

DIRECTIONS:
1. Mix butter and cocoa powder. Add powdered sugar, vanilla, and cream. Mix until smooth.
2. Frost the cupcakes, and ice the cookies to look like footballs.
3. Place the cookies on top of the frosting.
4. Garnish the top with coconut shavings dyed with green food coloring.
5. Enjoy!

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I love this channel!! Glad I found it. And I will see if I can make this for the hubby soon.

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[dragonevee]

This is great for super bowl parties!!! ^_^

[idajasha]

i seriously restarted the video about 13 times to make sure i wasnt crazy, and then i read the comments like cool im not the only who sees the cupcakes are clearly chocolate

[babygurl]

How much cocoa powder do you use, it wasn't stated in the cupcake recipe section

[djamil]

Did u add cocoa powder or melted chocolate?

[wictonaye]

Don't mean to be a debbie downer but the cupcakes themselves look to be chocolate and you do see cocoa next to the other cupcake ingredients, could you tell me the amount of cocoa in the bowl please.

[cutielovemee]

how did the cupcake rise without baking powderrr :P ??

[ChelseaCindy]

lol.. chocolate cupcakes but no cocoa powder? where is the colour from?

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