Baseball Cupcakes Recipes

Steps:

• Prepare cake batter as directed on package. Stir in cookie crumbs; spoon evenly into 24 paper-lined medium muffin cups.
• Bake as directed on package for cupcakes. Cool completely.
• Frost cupcakes with the whipped topping. Use decorating gel to draw stitching lines on top of each cupcake to resemble a baseball. Store in refrigerator.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until crumbly, 4-5 minutes. Beat in milk, egg whites and vanilla. Combine flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture until blended.., Fill paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 16-20 minutes. Cool 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely., In a large bowl, beat butter and confectioners' sugar until smooth. Beat in enough milk to achieve desired consistency. Frost cupcakes. Decorate with licorice pieces to form lacing.

Steps:

• Adjust oven rack to center of oven. Heat to 325 degrees. Line muffin pans with baking cups; set aside. In a medium bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda; set aside.
• In the bowl of a heavy-duty electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter and sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy, 3 to 5 minutes. With mixer running, add eggs and vanilla extract; beat until combined.
• With mixer on low speed, add 1 cup reserved flour mixture; mix until combined. Add 1/2 cup buttermilk; combine. Alternate adding flour mixture and buttermilk, ending with flour, until each has been entirely incorporated.
• Divide batter evenly between baking cups. Bake until light-golden brown and a cake tester inserted into middle comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes. Rotate pans halfway through baking. Transfer pans to a wire rack to cool.
• Frost cupcakes with frosting. Immediately after frosting cupcakes, lightly press the edge of a 4-inch-diameter bowl into frosting to mark one curve on each side.
• Using the curves as a guide, decorate cupcakes by placing licorice pieces on top of marked curves to form arced V shapes that simulate the stitching on a baseball.