Out of the Park Baseball Cupcakes
But First Desserts
Baseball/softball is a bit later around our area this year due to the pandemic. How much fun would it be to take these baseball cupcakes to the next game for the team afterward? I am sure the coach and players would enjoy them.
Prep Time 20 mins
Cook Time 21 mins
Additional Time 25 mins
Total Time 1 hr 6 mins
Course Cupcakes & Muffins
Cuisine American
Servings 22 cupcakes
Calories 253 kcal
1 cake mix box 3 Eggs 1 cup milk whole ½ cup butter unsalted, sweet cream Vanilla Frosting ingredients 1 cup butter unsalted, sweet cream 2 cups powdered sugar 3 drops of leaf green gel food coloring 1 medium ice cream scooper 1 mini angled spatula Baseball fondant piece 1 box of white vanilla fondant 1 tube of red cookie icing 1 disposable piping bag fitted with a number 2 tip 1 3 inch round circle cookie/fondant cutter 1 cup powdered sugar to dust cutting board
Cupcake directions Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line a cupcake tin with cupcake liners
Using a standing mixer, combine all cupcake ingredients and beat on medium speed until combined, smooth and fluffy
Scoop batter into the cupcake liners about 3/4 full
Bake in the oven for 21 minutes
Once baked, allow cooling completely
Baseball fondant piece directions Sprinkle powdered sugar onto a cutting board
roll out fondant into 1/2 inch thickness
Use the cutter and cut out 22 circles
Squeeze the cookie icing into the piping bag
Pipe out the lines of the baseball onto the fondant piece
Allow to dry while you finish the cupcakes
Vanilla frosting directions Using a standing mixer, beat all ingredients on medium to high speed until creamy, fluffy and stiff with peaks
Using the ice cream scooper, scoop 1 mound of frosting onto the cupcake
Using the angled spatula, spread it slightly to cover the entire top of the cupcake
Carefully place baseball fondant piece into the center of the frosting
Repeat steps with remaining frosting and enjoy!
Serving: 1 cupcake Sodium: 286 mg Calcium: 49 mg Vitamin A: 438 IU Sugar: 19 g Fiber: 1 g Potassium: 92 mg Cholesterol: 57 mg Calories: 253 kcal Trans Fat: 1 g Monounsaturated Fat: 5 g Polyunsaturated Fat: 2 g Saturated Fat: 9 g Fat: 17 g Protein: 2 g Carbohydrates: 26 g Iron: 1 mg
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