How To Make A Football Shaped Cake
How to make a football shaped cake with a cake mix and 8" round cake pans in under 1.5 hours! You don't need a special pan or a lot of experience with cake decorating to make this game day dessert.
Equipment
- Mixing bowls
- Spatula
- Measuring cups
- Four 8" cake pans (or 2 pans)
- Cooling rack
- Serrated knife
- Cutting board
- Piping bags
- Cake turntable optional
- Cake board optional
- Icing spatula optional
- Piping tip (for grass) optional
Ingredients
- 1 box Chocolate cake mix plus ingredients
- 32 oz Chocolate frosting two containers, divided
- 16 oz Vanilla frosting divided
- 7 drops Green food coloring
Instructions
Bake The Cake
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Prepare the cake batter according to the instructions on the box.
- Distribute the batter evenly across the four 8" pans (or two 8" pans).
- Bake the four cake pans at once for 18 minutes.
- Transfer the cake to a wire rack to cool completely.
Cut The Cake Into A Football Shape
- Begin by trimming the tops of each cake so that each cake is completely flat.
- Then, cut a 2" strip from the center of the cake: if you are using an 8" round cake pan, then you'll make your first cut at 3 inches from the left side of the cake and your second cut at 3 inches from the right side of the cake.
- Repeat this step for each cake.
Crumb Coat The Cake (Prepare For Decorating)
- Frost the cake using 1 container of chocolate frosting.
- Refridgerate the cake for 30 minutes.
Frost The Cake & Add Laces
- Frost the cake again with the remaining chocolate frosting.
- Then, add vanilla icing to a piping bag.
- Next, cut a small hole at the end of the piping bag.
- Add a 2.5" to 3" line down the center of the cake.
- Next, add three 2" lines spaced evenly across the first line.
- Then, add two small half circles at each end of the football cake.
Add The Grass
- Add the green food gel to the remaining vanilla icing and mix well.
- Then, cut a small hole in the bottom of the piping bag and insert the grass piping tip.
- Next, add the green frosting to the piping bag. Optionally, secure the bag with a ruber band.
- Pipe the grass around the cake by positioning the piping tip at a 45 degree angle, about an inch from the base.
- Apply a burst of pressure to the piping bag for about 1-2 seconds using your hand, then release.
- Repeat around the entire cake.