Truffle Football Cupcakes Recipe

These are the perfect cupcakes for Game Day!

Truffle Football Cupcakes Recipe

Dessert, Cupcakes, Recipe, Football

  

Ingredients

• 3 ounces white candy coating, coarsely chopped, divided
• 2/3 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1/2 cup confectioners\' sugar
• 3 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2/3 cup crushed granola cereal with oats and honey
• 6 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
• 2 tablespoons shortening
• 2 cans (16 ounces each) vanilla frosting, divided
• Green food coloring
• 36 cupcakes of your choice

Directions

• In a microwave, melt white candy coating at 70% power for 1 minute; stir.
• Microwave at additional 10- to 20-second intervals, stirring until smooth.
• Stir in peanut butter until smooth.
• Add the confectioners\' sugar, vanilla and cereal.
• Chill for 2-3 hours or until easy to handle.
• Shape into 1-in. balls; form each ball into football shape and set aside.
• In a microwave, melt chocolate and shortening; stir until smooth.
• Dip footballs in chocolate; allow excess to drip off. Place on a wire rack over waxed paper; let stand until set, about 30 minutes.
• Pipe frosting laces onto footballs.
• Tint remaining frosting green.
• Using a #233 or #234 tip, pipe grass over cupcakes.
• Just before serving, insert a toothpick into each football.
• Insert toothpick into cupcake to position football.

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Thanks to TasteOfHome for this recipe.