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Game Day Cupcakes

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By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Feb 24, 2023
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Turn simple chocolate cupcakes into winning cupcakes with simple pretzel and candy game-time decorations.

Game Day Cupcakes

  • Prep Time 35 min
  • Total 2 hr 5 min
  • Servings 24
  • Ingredients 9
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Ingredients

  • 1 box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ Devil's Food Cake Mix
  • Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix box
  • 1 tub (12 oz) Betty Crocker™ Whipped Fluffy White Frosting
  • Betty Crocker™ gel food color
  • Betty Crocker™ Decorating Decors stars
  • 1 tube (4.25 oz) Betty Crocker™ white decorating icing
  • 24 milk chocolate covered almonds (from 3 oz box)
  • 4 rolls Betty Crocker™ Fruit Roll-Ups® chewy fruit snack, any flavor (from 5-oz box)
  • 24 thin pretzel sticks

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Place paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin pans.
  • Step 
    2
    Make and bake cake as directed on box for 24 cupcakes. Cool in pans 10 minutes; remove from pans to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
  • Step 
    3
    To create your favorite team colors, divide 3/4 cup frosting between two small bowls. Add desired food color to each bowl, and stir until thoroughly blended. Spread frosting over cupcakes; sprinkle with stars. For footballs, pipe laces on almonds with decorator frosting. Cut each fruit snack into 6 triangles. Wrap each triangle around one end of each pretzel for flag. Decorate each cupcake with a football and flag. Store loosely covered.

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