Description
A delicious cake shaped like a football, perfect for sports-themed parties.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ cups sugar
- ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 4 large eggs
- 1 cup milk
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon salt
- White icing for decoration
- Green food coloring for grass
- Chocolate icing for football details
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Grease and flour a football-shaped cake pan.
- In a bowl, mix flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt.
- In another bowl, cream butter and sugar until fluffy.
- Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
- Combine the wet and dry ingredients, adding milk and vanilla.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
- Bake for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Let the cake cool completely.
- Decorate with white icing for stitches, green icing for grass, and chocolate icing for details.
Notes
- Ensure the cake is completely cool before decorating.
- You can use any cake flavor you prefer.
- For a richer taste, add chocolate chips to the batter.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 25g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 80mg
Keywords: cake football, sports cake, football-themed cake