Football Cake

Prep: 30 mins

Cook: 35 mins

Total: 65 mins

Servings: 8 servings

Yield: 1 cake

Your Super Bowl party just got a little sweeter! With one easy tip, you can make a football cake to serve at your next game day bash. Simply bake your favorite chocolate cake in a round cake pan. Once it is cooled, cut a strip from the center of the cake. When you remove the strip and press the two sides together the cake has formed the shape of a football. You can even make edible «grass» for the football field by tossing sweetened coconut flakes with a few drops of green food coloring.

You can also make football cupcakes if you want something guests can easily serve themselves.

Ingredients

For the Cake:

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

• 1 cup granulated sugar

• 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

• 1/2 teaspoon salt

• 1 teaspoon baking soda

• 1/2 teaspoon salt

• 1 cup cold water

• 1/3 cup vegetable oil

• 1 tablespoon white vinegar

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

For the Frosting:

• 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened

• 3 1/3 cups confectioners' sugar

• 1/4 cup heavy cream

• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

• 1/4 teaspoon salt

• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

For the Decoration:

• 2 cups sweetened coconut flakes

• Green food coloring

Steps to Make It

Make the Cake

1. Gather the ingredients. Preheat the oven to 350 F. Grease a 9-inch-round cake pan with nonstick baking spray. Set aside.

   

2. In a medium bowl, combine the flour, granulated sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt. 

   

3. In a separate medium bowl, whisk together the cold water, vegetable oil, vinegar, and vanilla extract.

   

4. Pour the wet ingredients into the bowl with the dry ingredients, stirring until combined.

   

5. Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Bake the cake in the preheated oven for 30 to 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. 

   

6. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely. 

   

7. To assemble the cake, use a serrated knife and cut a 2-inch-wide strip down the center of the cake. Remove the strip and set aside. 

   

8. Place both sides of the cake on serving platter and push the 2 sides together to form a football shape.

   

Make the Frosting and Decorate the Cake

1. Beat the softened butter until smooth. Add the powdered sugar and beat until no lumps remain. 

   

2. Add the heavy cream, vanilla, and salt. Beat until combined.

   

3. Reserve 1 cup of white frosting and set aside. To the remaining frosting, add the cocoa powder and beat until combined. 

   

4. Frost the outside of the cake with the chocolate frosting.

   

5. Place the white frosting in a piping bag fitted with a flat tip and pipe lines and laces on the cake.

   

6. Place the shredded coconut to a resealable plastic bag with a few drops of green food coloring. Shake and knead the bag until the coconut looks like grass (add more coloring as needed).

   

7. Sprinkle the green coconut “grass” on the serving platter around the football cake. 

   

8. Chill until ready to serve.

   

9. The remaining cake and frosting can be cut into squares and served on the side.

   

Nutrition Facts
Servings: 8
Amount per serving
Calories	800
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 42g	53%
Saturated Fat 22g	111%
Cholesterol 69mg	23%
Sodium 556mg	24%
Total Carbohydrate 105g	38%
Dietary Fiber 4g	15%
Total Sugars 78g
Protein 5g
Vitamin C 0mg	0%
Calcium 20mg	2%
Iron 4mg	23%
Potassium 120mg	3%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.