super bowl sunday football cupcakes

sunday, february 2nd 

homemade oreo footballs on a cupcake

homemade oreo footballs on a cupcake

for the cookies:
1 box devil’s food cake mix
2 eggs
1/2 cup oil

for the cream cheese filling:
1/4 cup butter, room temperature
4 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
2 cups powdered sugar
splash of milk if needed

preheat the oven to 350 degrees. add the cake mix, eggs, and oil to a large bowl and beat with an electric mixer until thoroughly combined. roll the dough into balls that are a little bigger than a quarter, form them into football shapes, and place them on a greased baking sheet 2 inches apart. ude the bottom of a glass cup to flatten the dough balls to 1/2 inch thick. bake the cookies for 7-8 minutes. remove from the oven and allow the cookies to remain on the baking sheet for 5 minutes. place the cookies on a wire rack and allow to cool completely before adding icing.

for the icing, cream the butter, cream cheese, and vanilla until combined. add the powdered sugar and stir to incorporate. the icing should be a medium to medium-thin consistency. if you need a slash of milk to thin it out you can add it and remix. if it is too thin add a bit more powdered sugar. if you don’t want to make icing you can use store-bought. you know which is better. ;)

when the cookies are cooled, match them with a mate according to size. take one cookie and place a few tablespoons of the filling in the center on the flat bottom of the cookie. take the mate and place it on top (flat sides together) and press it until the filling comes to the edge of the cookies.
store any extras in an air tight container.

(http://www.blessthismessplease.com/2012/09/homemade-soft-oreos-from-cake-mix.html)

cupcakes

any chocolate cake mix. prepare using directions on box.

peanut butter frosting

ingredients:

1 cup butter or margarine, softened

1 cup creamy peanut butter

4 cups powdered sugar

¼ cup milk

½ teaspoon vanilla

directions:

beat butter in medium bowl on medium speed until fluffy. beat in peanut butter, 1/2 cup of the powdered sugar, the milk and vanilla. gradually beat in remaining 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar, beating after each addition until smooth. i added a few drops of green food coloring to have the frosting look like grass.

thank you betty crocker for the frosting recipe.