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| 150 grams | Unsalted Butter | |
| 150 grams | Golden Caster Sugar (Billington's) |  |
| 3 | Free Range Eggs |  |
| 125 grams | Self Raising White Flour (Allinson Nature Friendly) |  |
| 25 grams | Cocoa Powder |
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Football Cupcakes
Recipe Submitted By: bakingmad
This cupcake recipe is ideal for Father's Day or the football fan in your life!
| Preparation Time | 1 hour |
|---|---|
| Baking Time | 25 minutes |
| Portions | 12 |
| Skill Level | Easy |
| Average Rating |  |
Additional Ingredients
For the buttercream and decoration
| 50 grams | Unsalted Butter | |
| 175 grams | Icing Sugar (Silver Spoon Homegrown) |  |
| 1 tbsp | Cocoa Powder | |
| White Ready To Roll Icing (Silver Spoon Create) |  |
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| Green Colour Creator (Silver Spoon Create) |  |
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| Golden Granulated Sugar (Billington's) |  |
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| Writing Icing (Silver Spoon Create) |  |
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How to make Football Cupcakes
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Heat the oven to 180°C,160°C fan, gas 4. Line a cup cake trays with 12 paper cupcake cases.
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Place the butter and sugar in a mixing bowl and beat with a wooden spoon or electric mixer until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in the eggs a little at a time until smooth, adding a little flour if the mixture curdles.
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Stir in the flour and cocoa powder until smooth
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Place heaped dessertspoon full in each cupcake case and bake for 20-25 minutes until golden brown and just firm to the touch.
- Allow the cupcakes to cool completely.
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To make the butter cream: Mix the butter, cocoa powder and icing sugar together until light and fluffy adding a drop of boiling water if necessary.
- To decorate: Roll balls of Ready to Roll icing and cut in half, then use black Designer writing icing to pipe the black marnings on the balls. Decorate with a little green coloured granulated sugar . To achieve this simply mix a little green food colouring into 2 tbsp of granulated sugar and mix until the colour is even.
- The cakes will keep for 3-4 days in a cake tin.
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