Chocolate "Big Game" Cupcakes

By cecelia26_

Our mini field cupcakes score big with a buttercream turf that's perfect for football fans.

Ingredients

• BUTTERCREAM FROSTING:
• 1 cup Domino® Light Brown Sugar, firmly packed
• 1 cup Domino® Granulated Sugar
• 2/3 cup butter or margarine, softened
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 3 ounces unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 1/4 cups water, chilled
• 1 (1-pound) package powdered sugar (approximately 3 3/4-cups)
• 1/2 cup softened butter or margarine
• 3 to 4 tablespoons milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• Food coloring, team colors

Details

Servings 24
Preparation time 25mins
Cooking time 47mins
Adapted from dominosugar.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350°F. Line 24 muffin cups with paper baking cups.

Beat sugars, butter, salt and chocolate in large mixing bowl at high speed until light and fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla; continue beating 1 to 2 minutes until well mixed.

In small bowl, stir together flour and baking soda. Add to chocolate mixture alternately with water, blending well after each addition.

Fill muffin cups 2/3 full. Bake 18 to 22 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely in pan. Prepare frosting.

Buttercream Frosting:

Combine in large bowl, powdered sugar, butter, 3 tablespoons milk, and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Beat at medium speed 1 to 2 minutes until creamy. If desired, add more milk until frosting is spreading consistency.

Decorating ideas:

Tint frosting with color of your favorite team and frost cupcakes. Make team banners and insert in center of cupcakes.

Frost cupcakes with green tinted frosting to look like grass. Using a pastry bag with writing tip, draw yard lines of football field. Decorate with chocolate egg-shaped candies.