- 24
- 60 mins
- 60 mins
Ingredients
- Baseball Glove Cupcakes
- Ingredients
- 1 package 2-layer-size yellow or white cake mix
- 1 recipe Butter Frosting
- Red paste food coloring
- Brown paste food coloring
- 48 miniature peanut butter-filled peanut sandwich cookies, split in half and filling scraped (discard filling)
- 6 peanut butter-filled peanut sandwich cookies, split in half and filling scraped (discard filling)
- 24 vanilla wafers
Preparation
Step 1
In an extra-large mixing bowl beat butter with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth.
Gradually add 2 cups of the powdered sugar, beating well. Gradually beat in 1/3 cup milk and vanilla.
Gradually beat in the remaining powdered sugar until smooth. Beat in enough additional milk to reach spreading consistency. If desired, tint with food coloring.
This frosts tops and sides of two 8- or 9-inch cake layers. (Halve the recipe to frost a 13x9-inch cake or 10-inch fluted tube cake.)
From the Test Kitchen
Citrus Butter Frosting:
Substitute lemon or orange juice for the milk and add 1/2 teaspoon finely shredded lemon or orange peel.
Chocolate Butter Frosting:
Substitute 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder for 1/2 cup of the powdered sugar.
Coffee Butter Frosting:
Add 1 tablespoon instant espresso coffee powder or coffee crystals with the powdered sugar or substitute strong brewed coffee for the milk.
Peppermint Butter Frosting:
Substitute 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract for the vanilla and tint pink with red food coloring.
Almond Butter Frosting:
Substitute 1/2 teaspoon almond extract for the vanilla.
Milk Chocolate Butter Frosting:
Melt 1 cup milk chocolate pieces and beat into the butter before adding the powdered sugar.
Peanut Butter Butter Frosting:
Beat 1/2 cup peanut butter into the butter before adding the powdered sugar.
Spice Butter Frosting:
Add 1 to 2 teaspoons apple pie spice or pumpkin pie spice with the powdered sugar.
Strawberry Butter Frosting:
Beat 1/3 cup strawberry jam into the butter before adding the powdered sugar.
Irish Cream Butter Frosting:
Substitute Irish cream liqueur for the milk.
Nutrition Facts (Baseball Glove Cupcakes) Per serving: 405 kcal cal., 15 g fat (6 g sat. fat, 0 g polyunsaturated fat,
3 g monounsatured fat), 43 mg chol., 276 mg sodium, 68 g carb., 1 g fiber, 48 g sugar, 3 g pro.
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet