If you're a football fan then you know the big game is almost here. All around the country fans will be gathering to eat good food and cheer on their favorite team. Brighten up the day with these Game Day Cupcakes.
If you are planning a big game day celebration then you need to pick up some Skittles® candy so you can make these Skittles® Game Day Cupcakes.
If your favorite teams color happen to be the same as some of the bright rainbow colors of the candy then you could make this game day cupcake display to match your team colors. Or pick up a similar type of candy and use it to match your team colors.
Or you instead of matching team colors you could could make a fun rainbow-hued football shaped cupcake display.
These bright and fun Game Day Cupcakes will put a smile on everyone's face on game day.
There is something about the rainbow colors of candy that brightens the day and makes me happy.
How to Make Game Day Cupcakes
Back when I first made these cupcakes you could buy colored cake mix in envelopes to make cakes and cupcakes.
Unfortunately that is no longer available. You can still find some of the colored frostings at Walmart but I have not been able to find the cake mix. Occasionally you can find some Pillsbury Cake Mixes at Walmart that are colored. This recipe originally made 60 cupcakes using the ingredients below.
You can still make these football inspired cupcakes using 1 or 2 boxes of cake mix. You can use gel food coloring to color white cake mix or just make any flavor cake mix you like.
Eventually I will remake this recipe and update the instructions using boxed cake mix. But for now this is what we have to work with.
Ingredients
- 41 oz bag Skittles® Candy or M&M's
- 1 envelope purple cake mix plus ingredients to make,1 envelope orange cake mix plus ingredients to make, 1 envelope red cake mix plus ingredients to make,1 envelope green cake mix plus ingredients to make, 1 envelope yellow cake mix plus ingredients to make. Or two boxes of cake mix flavor of choice and the ingredients to make the 48 cupcakes you can make.
- white cupcake papers
Directions
- Prepare each color or flavor of cake mix as directed on the package.
- Line cupcake pans with the white cupcake liners.
- Fill each cupcake liner ¾ full.
- Bake as directed on the package for 22 to 24 minutes or until the cupcakes spring back when you touch the center. Do not over back or they will be dry. Continue until all of the cupcakes are baked.
- Allow to cool completely before frosting with canned frosting or homemade frosting. While the cupcakes are cooling prepare Buttercream frosting recipe below if you are making homemade frosting.
- My homemade Classic Cream Cheese Frosting recipe also makes enough frosting to frost 24 cupcakes.
Buttercream Frosting Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup of softened butter
- 5-6 cups powdered sugar
- ⅓ teaspoon pure almond extract
- 3 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
Directions
- Beat the butter in a large bowl with a hand mixer or in the bowl of a stand mixer until lump-free, about 3 minutes.
- Slowly add the powdered sugar one cup at a time, beating in between each cup.
- After the first cup of powdered sugar add the almond extract to the bowl then continue adding powdered sugar.
- After the fifth cup of powdered sugar check the consistency of the buttercream frosting. If it has thickened to the consistency of peanut butter then you can skip the last cup of powdered sugar.
- Once all the powdered sugar has been mixed into the butter add the heavy whipping cream to the bowl.
- Beat on high for 3-5 minutes or until the frosting is thick and fluffy.
How to decorate the Game Day Cupcakes
- Using a butter knife or a small spatula spread about 2 tablespoons of frosting onto each cooled cupcake.
- As each cupcake is frosted add a row of five corresponding colored candies down the center of each cupcake.
- Use red for the red cupcakes and so on.
- On the dessert table arrange 36 cupcakes into the shape of a large football.
- Arrange the remaining cupcakes around the football cupcakes on the table.
- Fill a candy dish with the remaining candy and serve as needed.
Game Day Cupcakes
Ingredients
Cupcakes
- 41 oz bag Skittles® Candy
- 1 envelope purple cake mix plus ingredients to make
- 1 envelope orange cake mix plus ingredients to make
- 1 envelope red cake mix plus ingredients to make
- 1 envelope green cake mix plus ingredients to make
- 1 envelope yellow cake mix plus ingredients to make (or use 2 boxes of cake mix in flavors of your choice.)
Buttercream Frosting Ingredients
- 1 cup softened butter
- 6 cups powdered sugar (you will need 5 to 6 cups.)
- ⅓ teaspoon pure almond extract
- 3 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
Instructions
How to make the cupcakes
- Prepare each color of cake mix as directed on the package.
- Line a cupcake pan with the white cupcake liners.
- Fill each cupcake liner ¾ full.
- Bake as directed on the package.
- Allow to cool completely. While the cupcakes are cooling prepare the buttercream frosting.
Make the Buttercream Frosting
- Beat the butter in a large bowl with a hand mixer or in the bowl of a stand mixer until lump-free, about 3 minutes.
- Slowly add the powdered sugar one cup at a time, beating in between each cup.
- After the first cup of powdered sugar add the almond extract to the bowl then continue adding powdered sugar.
- After the fifth cup of powdered sugar check the consistency of the buttercream frosting. If it has thickened to the consistency of peanut butter then you can skip the last cup of powdered sugar.
- Once all the powdered sugar has been mixed into the butter add the heavy whipping cream to the bowl.
- Beat on high for 3-5 minutes or until the frosting is thick and fluffy.
How to Decorate the Cupcakes
- Using a butter knife or a small spatula spread about 2 tablespoons of frosting onto each cooled cupcake.
- As each cupcake is frosted add a row of five corresponding colored Skittles® candies down the center of each cupcake. Use red Skittles for the red cupcakes and so on.
- On the dessert table arrange 36 cupcakes into the shape of a large football.
- Arrange the remaining cupcakes around the football cupcakes on the table.
Nutrition
Paula Short
These are so cute and I bet they're a big hit.
Thanks so much for sharing this recipe with Sweet Tea & Friends this month dear friend.
Beth
LOVE this idea Arenen! We will be featuring you starting Wednesday at the Creative Crafts Linky Party! Pinned and shared
Creatively, Beth