Hole-in-One Father’s Day Cupcakes

  • Prep 60 min
  • Total 1 hr 45 min
  • Servings 24

Ingredients

Chocolate Cupcakes

  • 2 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 cup hot water
  • 2/3 cup unsweetened baking cocoa
  • 3/4 cup shortening
  • 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

Vanilla Buttercream Frosting

  • 6 cups powdered sugar
  • 2/3 cup butter or margarine, softened
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla
  • 3 to 4 tablespoons milk

Decorations

  • 3 graham cracker squares, crushed
  • About 1/3 cup Betty Crocker™ Decorating Decors green candy sprinkles
  • 24 colored straws
  • Colored paper and tape
  • 24 white gum balls or other round white candies

Steps

  • 1
    Heat oven to 350°F. Place paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups.
  • 2
    In medium bowl, mix flour, baking soda, salt and baking powder; set aside. In small bowl, mix hot water and cocoa until dissolved; set aside.
  • 3
    In large bowl, beat shortening with electric mixer on medium speed 30 seconds. Gradually add granulated sugar, about 1/4 cup at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat 2 minutes longer. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in 1 teaspoon vanilla. On low speed, alternately add flour mixture, about a third at a time, and cocoa mixture, about half at a time, beating just until blended.
  • 4
    Divide batter evenly among muffin cups, filling each about two-thirds full.
  • 5
    Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes; remove cupcakes from pans to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
  • 6
    In large bowl, mix powdered sugar and butter with spoon or electric mixer on low speed. Stir in 1 tablespoon vanilla and 3 tablespoons milk. Gradually beat in just enough remaining milk to make frosting smooth and spreadable. Frost cooled cupcakes.
  • 7
    On one side of each cupcake, sprinkle about 1/2 teaspoon graham cracker crumbs for “sand.” On other side of cupcake, sprinkle generous 1/2 teaspoon green sprinkles for “grass.”
  • 8
    Cut straws into 3 1/2-inch lengths. Cut colored paper into flags. Tape each flag to one end of each straw piece; poke into cupcake. Gently press one gum ball into each cupcake for golf ball.

  • If Dad's not a chocolate fan, try these Father's Day cupcake ideas and make white or yellow cupcakes instead. For a white cupcake recipe, see Dreamy Sleepover Cupcakes. For yellow cupcakes, see Fireworks Cupcake Towers.
  • For Father's Day cupcakes, arrange green Easter grass or green-tinted coconut on a serving platter; add cupcakes.
  • Use 1 box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ devil's food, white or yellow cake mix instead of from-scratch cupcakes. Make cake mix as directed on box, using water, oil and eggs or egg whites. Bake and cool as directed on box. For the frosting, substitute 1 container (16 oz) Betty Crocker™ Rich & Creamy Vanilla Frosting. Decorate cupcakes as directed in this hole in one cupcakes recipe.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
360
Calories from Fat
130
Total Fat
15g
22%
Saturated Fat
9g
45%
Trans Fat
1/2g
Cholesterol
60mg
20%
Sodium
230mg
10%
Potassium
45mg
1%
Total Carbohydrate
55g
18%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
43g
Protein
2g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
8%
8%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
4%
4%
Iron
4%
4%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 3 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 3 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
3 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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