Simple Football Cake: The Ultimate Game Day Dessert
Create the perfect football cake for your next game day or birthday party. This easy hack uses a standard round cake and chocolate frosting for a pro look.
Ingredients
- 1 box 15.25 oz cake mix (any flavor)
- Ingredients required by box mix typically water, eggs, and oil
- 1 can 16 oz chocolate frosting
- 1/2 cup vanilla frosting
- Green food coloring
- 2 cups shredded coconut optional, for grass
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and grease one 8-inch or 9-inch round cake pan.
- Prepare cake batter according to box directions and bake until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Allow the cake to cool completely in the pan before removing.
- Cut a 1-inch to 2-inch strip out of the center of the round cake.
- Remove the strip and push the two semi-circle pieces together to form the football shape.
- Place the cake on a serving platter and frost completely with chocolate frosting.
- Pipe vanilla frosting in a vertical line and several horizontal lines to create the laces.
- Pipe two white curved lines near the ends of the football.
- Tint the coconut or remaining frosting green and spread it around the base of the cake for grass.