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Basketball Cupcakes

Basketball Cupcakes

Make these easy and fun colorful Basketball Cupcakes!

Author: Mommy Hates Cooking

Meal Type: Vegetarian

Cuisine: American

Difficulty: MEDIUM

Prep. Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 40 minutes

Servings: 24 serving

Calories: 288 kcal per serving

Ingredients

  • 1 Package - White Cake Mix or Gluten Free Cake Mix
  • food coloring
  • 1 - Carton of Whipped Vanilla Icing
  • Black Writing Icing
  • Large Bag - Skittles

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350*.
  2. Prepare the white cake mix as instructed on the package.
  3. Once it's mixed, separate it into 5 different bowls, then add the food coloring to the mix to make the different colors of cake mix. 
  4. At this point, we did the different colors of skittles; however, you can do any colors you would like.
  5. Spray the cupcake liners with non-stick cooking spray, then place the cake mix in each liner to make 24 cupcakes in a variety of colors.
  6. Bake per the box instructions.
  7. Let them cool completely then frost them with the vanilla icing.
  8. Using the orange Skittles, decorate the tops of the cupcakes, then use the black icing to create the basketball lines.
  9. Serve.

Nutrition

Energy: 288 kcal | Total Fat: 8 g | Saturated: 2 g | Trans: 0 g | Unsaturated: 1 g | Cholesterol: 0 mg | Total Carbs: 53 g | Fiber: 0 g | Sugars: 42 g | Proteins: 1 g | Sodium: 185 mg | Polyunsaturated: 3 g | Monounsaturated: 2 g

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