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Field Goal Football Cupcakes Recipe

These Field Goal Football Themed Cupcakes are perfect for football season. They're simple to make, and they are a great addition to any football themed gathering!
Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 14 minutes
Total Time 59 minutes
Servings 18

Ingredients

Cupcakes

  • 1 ¼ cup cake flour
  • 1 ¼ cup baking powder
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 2 large eggs room temp
  • ¾ cup granulated sugar
  • 2 tsp vanilla bean paste
  • ½ cup butter melted
  • ½ cup whole milk
  • 1 ½ tsp lemon juice or vinegar
  • 1 tsp cream or whole milk

For Decorations

  • Yellow Candy Melts
  • green gel food color

Instructions

For Cupcakes

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a standard cupcake tin with paper liners. In a medium bowl, place the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Mix until combined.
  • In the bowl of a mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, add the melted butter. With the mixer on low, gradually add the sugar. Mix until thoroughly combined (about 2 to 3 minutes). Add the eggs one at a time. Mixing until just combined.
  • Add the vanilla and mix. In a measuring cup, place the milk and lemon juice (or vinegar). Add the flour mixture and milk mixture in 3 separate steps, starting and ending with the flour mixture.
  • Fill each cupcake liner only about ½ full. We want the cupcakes to be flat when they are baked. Bake for about 14 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with a few crumbs attached to it. Remove the cupcake pan from the oven, and allow the cupcakes to cool for about 10 minutes in the pan. Remove the cupcakes and allow them to cool completely on a drying rack. While the cupcakes cool, make the frosting. 
    In the bowl of mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the salt, flavorings, and cream/milk.

To Assemble the Field Goals

  • Line the back of a sheet pan with wax paper. Melt the yellow candy melts according to the package instructions. I used about ¼ of a cup of candy melts. Place the melted candy melts in a zip-top bag. Snip the corner of the bag to create a piping bag. Pipe field goals (which look like the number 4) on to the wax paper.
  • Place the piped designs in the fridge to cool. While the candy melts cool, start to assemble the cupcakes.

To Assemble the Cupcakes

  • Reserve about ⅛ cup of vanilla frosting. Tint the rest of the frosting with the green gel food color. Take the reserved white frosting, and place into a zip top bag. Snip the corner of the bag to create a piping bag. Set aside. Remove the solidified yellow field goals from the refrigerator.
  • Carefully peel the candy melt field goals off of the wax paper. Using a paring knife, make a small slit in the cupcake. Then insert the end of the candy melt field goal into the cupcake. Fill a piping bag fitted with a #233 tip with the green frosting. Pipe the grass on to each cupcake. Pipe the football field lines on the cupcake.