Detroit Lions Chocolate Cupcakes #Detroit #Football
It’s Fall Y’all.
At least it pretty much is here in Michigan. I know my southerners are still basking in that warm summer-ish sun. Kiddo went back to school on the Tuesday 8th. Everyone is falling into a new routine. Things can slow down a little bit this weekend because football preseason is over and Sunday the 13th is the first Detroit Lions football game and they’re in San Diego. I believe the first home game is on the 27th against Denver.
In honor of their return to the field, I thought it would be a great time to share these wonderful Detroit Lions chocolate cupcakes. Just like the Oklahoma State University cupcakes, these bad boys are really simple to make if you take a deep breath and just take your time. 😉
I have to giggle a little about the creation of Detroit cupcakes. Since my family is rooted here, it was only natural that I somehow became a fan of all things Detroit team related. I would come home to visit while I lived in Oklahoma and it seemed like my grandpa always had some sort of sport playing on the television or we were going somewhere to cheer someone. I was probably the only person in my Oklahoma school running around with Detroit Pistons Bad Boy basketball shirts. To this day I am still a fan of Dennis Rodman.
But, growing up in Oklahoma, a state with no major sports teams (at the time) and only a handful of minors, I did what most okies do. Latch on to the Dallas Cowboys. I spent hours of my life cheering for Emmet Smith and Troy Aikman. I watched the team go up and down and up and down. I laugh at all the jokes people make about the team now. But, that pretty much holds true for all the teams out there. Some people are just so serious about the team they defend.
I’m so out of touch with Dallas these days it seems only natural I latch back on to Michigan teams. I’m ok with that. I don’t take it too seriously and for me, it’s just something fun to do. Although, I’d much rather watch sports in person instead of on television with people screaming at the tops of their lungs.
You? Maybe that’s just me. 😉
Ok. Let’s get this baking party started.
Chocolate Cupcakes
Ingredients
- 1 3/4 C Flour
- 2 C Sugar
- 1 C Cocoa
- 1 1/2 TSP Baking Soda
- 1 1/2 TSP Baking Powder
- 1 TSP Salt
- 2 Eggs
- 1 C Whole Milk
- 1/2 C Oil
- 2 TSP Vanilla
- 1 C Boiling Water
Instructions
- -Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- -Mix the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.
- -In a separate bowl add the eggs, whole milk, oil, and vanilla.
- -Add the bowl containing the eggs, whole milk, oil, and vanilla to the bowl holding the dry ingredients.
- -Mix all together until fully incorporated.
- -Beat for 3 minutes on medium.
- -Slowly add the boiling water starting with a small amount then pour in the remaining boiling water.
- -The batter may be a little runny.
- -Scoop batter into cupcake paper liners until 3/4 full.
- -Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes.
- -Remove from oven and allow to cool for 10 minutes.
- -Remove from cupcake tin and place on a wire rack to cool completely before frosting.
- 1 C soft unsalted butter
- 4 + C powder sugar
- 4 TBSP heavy whipping cream
- Blue gel food coloring
- -Cream the butter and powder sugar until it looks light and creamy.
- -If it doesn’t cream add several drops of the heavy whipping cream until it creams.
- -Test to see if the frosting can form and hold a stiff peak by taking a spoonful of frosting and turning the spoon upside down. If the frosting stays on the spoon it is ready if not then….
- – Add more powder sugar 1/2 C at a time…. mix well.
- -Test to make sure that the frosting can make and hold a stiff peak.
- -Equally divide frosting into 2 bowls. The first bowl remains white. The second bowl add several drops of blue gel food coloring. Stir to mix well.
- -If ready, scoop the blue frosting first into a pastry bag then spoon the white frosting on top of the blue with a large star tip.
- -Twist the open end of the pastry bag to push the frosting to the tip.
- -Frost from the cupcake edges inward to the center of the cupcake.
Royal Icing
Ingredients
- 2 egg whites
- 1 C powder sugar
- 1/2 tsp cream of tartar
- Blue gel food coloring
Instructions
- -Combine all ingredients in a mixing bowl mixing on medium speed for 4 minutes. (except your food coloring)
- -If icing is not stiff enough add 1/4 C powder sugar. Divide the icing into 3 bowls.
- -Add several drops of blue gel food coloring into the 1st bowl of icing. Stir well to mix.
- -The rest of the icing remains white.
Detroit Lions Chocolate Cupcakes #Detroit #Football
Ingredients
- Recipe for cupcakes
- Recipe for frosting
- Recipe for royal ice
Instructions
- -Locate a picture of the Detroit Lion logo on Google. Print the picture in color. Tape this picture with small numerous images of the logo on it to a cookie sheet.
- -Tape wax paper (covering the copies of the logo) to the cookie sheet . Follow the color and features as printed on the paper.
- -Using a small pastry bag fill with the white royal icing and a #2 tip. Start by outlining the image.
- -Using a small pastry bag filled with the blue royal icing to fill in the body leaving the accent markings clear (the eye, mouth and fur markings).
- -Allow to dry for 5-10 hours.
- -Make sure that the image is dry, gently touch one of them with your finger if it allows you to push in on the icing allow it to dry more.... If the image is dry then it will have a hard feeling not allowing you to push in on it.
- -Cut the wax paper holding the completed image into squares surrounding the completed design.
- -Once the image is dry peel them the wax paper off the back of the logo and place it on the frosted cupcake.
So, as I sit here stuffing my face with Detroit cupcakes, I’ll remind me of all the happy memories of my grandparents and all the love they shared with me through the years, even at 2000 miles away.
See, that’s not so hard; is it? What cupcake team are you itching to create? (Please, no team trash talking, this isn’t that sort of place.)
Those are cute, but I would much prefer to be eating New England Patriot’s ones 🙂
These look so good! I actually know nothing about the Detroit Lions, but I wouldn’t mind eating these cupcakes. I’m for whichever team has the best food lol.
Yum! Those could be any team for me. I just want to eat them!
That’s some crazy work doing all those Lions, but they are beautiful. I’ll need to make some for the Georgia Bulldogs!
I wish the Lions were my team because these cupcakes are just adorable. I think I’ll switch loyalties just for these yummy treats.
Die hard, addicted, obsessed Dallas Cowboys fan here! Growing up watching them in the 90s sparked my love and I am totally one of those people that will defend my team until the end, only I do so with actual facts and football stats. Regardless, these cupcakes look scrumptious, but I will take mine with a star please!
You did a great job with those toppers! I may have to try my hand at making some Notre Dame ones for myself!
Oh how cute! These turned out amazing. Love them! Not a football fan but would so eat these!
I would make Ottawa Senators cupcakes. We hare a huge Hockey family. We love to go to the games as often as we can. These cupcakes look delicious.
These are amazing Chrystal! The lions are really fantastic. What a great treat for football season!
Those are yummy looking cupcakes! I want one! Love the dual colored icing!
Ha, I can tell who you’ll be rooting for this season! Love the lion cupcake toppers, definitely festive
I am always envious of people who can make things like this… I could try this, but not sure they would look like lions!
These are adorable! You did an awesome job! And I love Dennis Rodman too LOL!
What cute cupcakes and a fun story to go along with it.
Those are so awesome! I’ve got to make some of these in a Dolphins theme. I love it!
My husband is a Detroit lions fan! We are from Wisconsin 🙂 Now if only I could bake!
I have no preference when it comes to teams. A cupcake is a cupcake! Yum!
These cupcakes look delicious! I love football season and making these cupcakes will make it that much better!
Those cupcakes are super cute but they’d look better if they had the Niner’s colors. I’ll definitely be making these for my husband but different colors of course. 😉
You are so talented – these came out so good!
I would love to make these for a game day! Not sure I can do Lions ;-). Next game day I might just make these!
Very fun cupcake and you did a great job..I love chocolate or vanilla cupcake! can’t wait to try this recipe
The cupcakes look amazing and I’m sure they taste yummy, too. I’m not sure if I can do the toppers, but iI would definitely make the cupcakes.
Love the creative design topper of those cupcakes. Looks delicious too!
These look so delicious and easy to make. I will have to try them on the weekend. I hope mine turn out as well as yours did.
My grandfather loved the Detroit lions. He was born and raised there and would have loved to eat these!
I wasn’t a huge follower of Michigan teams but I did watch the big games. This is such a cool way of making logos work on cupcakes!
that frosting? awesome. I need to make some for the steelers!
I was a huge fan of the Cowboys during the Smith, Aikman, Irvin era. They were definitely exciting to watch. 🙂
Loved the Cowboys in the 90’s. Current day, I am really not much of a pro-football fan. We live in Dallas though so the Cowboys are what everyone seems to talk about this time of year.
Love the cupcakes you made! They look awesome!
These are so cute! And the perfect color to make for where I live in NC to celebrate the Tar Heels!
The lion cupcake topper looks really nice – very fun for a fan. I would make Pittsburgh Steelers cupcakes…wish they had something nice to put as a topper other than the helmet.
Not a sports fan, but I am a cupcakes fan! 🙂