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Touchdown Chocolate Cupcakes

Real sour cream makes this double chocolate cupcake extra creamy. Add some green "turf" sprinkles and you're ready for the big game.
Cuisine: American
Course: Desserts, Kid Friendly, Party Perfect, Snacks
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Prep Time 20 minutes
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Total Time 55 minutes
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24 cupcakes

Ingredients:

  • 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup cocoa powder
  • 1 1/4 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) Prairie Farms Butter, softened
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 2 eggs, large
  • 1 1/2 cups Prairie Farms sour cream

Chocolate Frosting

  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2/3 cup cocoa powder
  • 2 2/3 cups powdered sugar
  • 1/3 cup Prairie Farms Butter, softened
  • 1/3 cup Prairie Farms Chocolate Milk

Garnish

  • Green sugar crystals
  • Football cake toppers (Plastic, Inedible*)

Directions:

  • Preheat oven to 350°F.
  • Line two 12 count-cupcake pans with paper liners.
  • In a medium bowl, mix together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt with a whisk. Set aside.
  • Using an electric mixer, beat butter on medium-high setting using a paddle attachment until creamy. Gradually add sugar and beat on high until well blended. Reduce speed to medium, add eggs, one at a time, and then vanilla, until blended.
  • Reduce speed to low, then mix in half of dry ingredients slowly, then sour cream, and then the remaining dry ingredients until well blended.
  • Scoop batter into lined baking cups, filling each about 2/3 full. Bake for 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into center of a cupcake comes out cleanly. Cool cupcakes in pan for 15 minutes, then remove to a wire rack to cool completely.

Chocolate Frosting

  • Using an electric mixer, mix butter and cocoa powder together on low speed. Add powdered sugar very slowly, alternate blending in vanilla and chocolate milk. Mix well. If frosting is too thick, add in a teaspoon of chocolate milk to reach desired consistency.
  • Spread frosting on cupcakes, smoothing edges and top.
  • Pour green colored sugar into a shallow bowl. Invert frosted cupcakes, rolling each top into sugar to coat well.Top with a football decoration and enjoy!
    *Note: Remove plastic football decoration before serving to children under 3.
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