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Updated Apr 5, 2025
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Team up cupcakes to create a winning play with a football party cake.

Football Cupcake Pull-Aparts

  • Prep Time 40 min
  • Total 1 hr 40 min
  • Servings 24
  • Ingredients 6
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Ingredients

  • 1 box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ Devil's Food Cake Mix
  • Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix box
  • 2 tubs (16 oz) Betty Crocker™ Rich & Creamy Chocolate Frosting
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/2 cup M&M's® Candy-Coated Milk Chocolate Candies
  • 1 can (8.4 oz) Betty Crocker™ White Cupcake Icing

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Place paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups.
  • Step 
    2
    Make and bake cake mix as directed on box for 24 cupcakes. Cool in pans 10 minutes; remove from pans to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
  • Step 
    3

    In large bowl, beat frosting and powdered sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended and smooth. Spoon frosting into decorating bag with medium star tip.

  • Step 
    4

    Using a large serving tray or cookie sheet lined with foil, arrange 16 of the 24 cupcakes in a football shape: place 3 rows of 3 cupcakes, then add 2 cupcakes on each side and 1 cupcake at each end. Gently push the cupcakes together so they’re close and form the football shape. Remove paper baking cup from final cupcake, cut into quarters. Use the quarters to fill the remaining spaces in the center of the football shape.

  • Step 
    5

    Pipe a thick border around the top of the football shape, then continue piping along the shape toward the center (the lines don't need to connect; this will happen when you spread the frosting). Use an icing spatula to spread the frosting, covering the cupcakes.

  • Step 
    6

    Pipe a decorative border of frosting around edge of football. Sprinkle chocolate candies on the border. Pipe laces with white icing.

  • Step 
    7

    Frost and decorate remaining cupcakes as desired, and serve alongside the football. Store loosely covered at room temperature.

Nutrition

250 Calories
11g Total Fat
1g Protein
37g Total Carbohydrate
27g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Cupcake (Cake and Frosting Only)
Calories
250
Calories from Fat
100
Total Fat
11g
17%
Saturated Fat
4g
20%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
25mg
8%
Sodium
240mg
10%
Potassium
55mg
2%
Total Carbohydrate
37g
12%
Dietary Fiber
1g
4%
Sugars
27g
Protein
1g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
4%
4%
Iron
8%
8%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
2 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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