Saturday, August 11, 2012

Kickoff Cupcakes

Aren't these just the cutest things you've ever seen?! My mom used to make Easter cupcakes with green grass made of coconut and little eggs candies on top. This is the football season version! The flavors are from one of my favorite candy bars - chocolate, coconut, and almonds. Festive, bite sized, and sweet :)



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Kickoff Cupcakes
Makes 5 dozen mini cupcakes
Baking Time: according to cake package
Decorating Time: 1 hour

Ingredients
1 package chocolate cake mix and required ingredients (usually eggs, water, and vegetable oil)
1 lb vanilla frosting
2 cups sweetened coconut flakes
3 oz whole plain almonds
Green food coloring


1. Prepare cake mix according to package and bake in mini cupcake portions.
2. While the cupcakes are cooling mix coconut flakes and green food coloring 3 or 4 drops at a time until a medium green shade is achieved.
3. Mix half vanilla frosting with green food coloring 3 or 4 drops at a time until a medium green shade is achieved. Fill a pastry bag or a zip top bag with one small corner cut off with the remaining white frosting.
4. Frost the cupcakes with green frosting. Sprinkle coconut on top until covered and pat down. Use extra frosting as glue and place the almond on top of the coconut. Pipe small lines of white frosting on top of the almond like the laces on a football.





The little minis are so cute! Prepare cake mix according to package and bake in mini cupcake portions.

While the cupcakes are cooling mix coconut flakes and green food coloring 3 or 4 drops at a time until a medium green shade is achieved.

It kind of looks like a galaxy! Mix half vanilla frosting with green food coloring 3 or 4 drops at a time until a medium green shade is achieved.

Fill a pastry bag or a zip top bag with one small corner cut off with the remaining white frosting. Cut as small of a corner off as you can and  do some test lines to see if the size will work. I'll admit, I had to transfer the frosting to a few bags before I got the right size! But they're just zip lock bags, so no biggie.










Frost the cupcakes with green frosting.













Sprinkle coconut on top until covered and pat down. Green grass!











Use extra frosting as glue and place the almond on top of the coconut.










All ready for the final touch!














Pipe small lines of white frosting on top of the almond like the laces on a football.


They're just adorable! And bite sized which is perfect for finger food at a tailgate party! These fun and festive cupcakes will be a hit at any football celebration!







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