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Basketball Cupcakes

Easy to make basketball cupcakes
Prep Time10 minutes
Active Time25 minutes
Total Time35 minutes
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
Yield: 18 cupcakes
Calories: 154cal
Author: Melissa

Equipment

  • toothpicks suggested
  • 1 piping bag with writing tip attached

Materials

  • 18 pre-baked cupcakes in cupcake wrappers Use any flavor you like. I used a vanilla cake mix for my basketball treats
  • 1 16 oz. white vanilla icing or cream cheese frosting
  • 6-10 drops orange food coloring amount will vary. Add enough to get the orange color you like
  • 1 16 oz. chocolate frosting you probably won't use all of this

Instructions

  • Allow baked cupcakes to cool
  • Mix white frosting with orange food coloring until the color is a bright to dark orange coloring
  • Spread orange frosting on your cooled cupcakes
  • Place your chocolate (or black) icing in a piping bag with a writing tip
  • use a writing tip to make a cross pattern over the orange frosting
    making a basketball cupcake
  • Now, make 2 semi-circles on either side of the cross with the curved section pointing to the center of the cupcake
    basketball cupcakes

Notes

*use toothpicks to fix any mistakes you made with the frosting. Toothpicks are a great tool for scooping under icing or straightening the ends of your lines 
Nutrition facts are only an estimate 

Nutrition

Calories: 154cal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 141mg | Potassium: 41mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 22IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 56mg | Iron: 1mg