Make a fun Father’s Day Treat this weekend for the golf lover in your life. These Golf Ball Cupcakes are a super easy dessert to make for Father’s Day!
Golf Ball Cupcakes | Easy Dessert
Father’s Day is just right around the corner! If you’re planning on making that special Dad in your life a sweet treat, how about Golf Ball Cupcakes. While this recipe has several steps, it’s pretty easy to do.
{Disclaimer: I did not make these, but had a friend put them together for me!} However, watching the process, I’m putting it on my bucket list to do this summer with the boys.
INGREDIENTS FOR YELLOW CUPCAKES
- 2 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup of unsalted butter, softened
- 1 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 3 whole eggs
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2/3 cup whole milk
DIRECTIONS
1. Preheat oven to 350°.
2. Grease muffin pan or line pan with paper cups
3. In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
4. In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar for about three minutes.
5. Add the eggs to the creamed butter, one at a time. Mix well after each addition.
6. Stir in vanilla extract.
7. Using a mixer on low speed, add half of the flour and then half of the milk. Mix till well incorporated.
8. Repeat step 7 with the remaining flour and milk.
9. Fill each muffin cup 2/3 full.
10. Bake 20-22 minutes or until golden brown and an inserted toothpick come out clean.
11. Let cool in the pan for 10 minutes.
12. Transfer cupcakes to a wire rack to complete the cooling process.
13. Frost with icing when completely cooled.
INGREDIENTS FOR GREEN BUTTERCREAM ICING
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter
- 3 cups powdered sugar, sifted
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 T vanilla extract
- 2 T cold milk
- Green Food Gel
- Other: Lindt white chocolate truffles, golf tees
DIRECTIONS FOR GREEN BUTTERCREAM ICING
1. In a mixing bowl, cream the butter.
2. With an electric mixer on low, add half of the sugar until well blended.
3. And the rest of the sugar and beat on medium speed until smooth.
4. Add food green gel until you reach your desired color of dark green grass.
5. NOTE: to thin icing, add 1 T milk and to thicken icing, add 1 T powdered sugar.
HOW TO MAKE ‘GRASS’ ICING ON CUPCAKES
1. Fill 3/4 decorating bag with green icing and attach a Wilton #233 tip.
2. Hold the decorating bag straight up and squeeze to create a glass blade.
3. Immediately after squeezing pull up and away when the icing strand is about 1/2 inch. Stop squeezing and pull tip away.
4. Be sure to keep the strands together so none of the cupcakes show through.
5. NOTE: for a more natural grass look, you can pull the tip slightly to the left or right.
7. Insert a golf tee in the middle of each cupcake.
8. Unwrap the Lindt white chocolate truffle and place it on top of the golf tees.
Enjoy!
Ingredients
- INGREDIENTS FOR YELLOW CUPCAKES
- 2 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup of unsalted butter softened
- 1 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 3 whole eggs
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2/3 cup whole milk
- INGREDIENTS FOR GREEN BUTTERCREAM ICING
- 1 cup 2 sticks unsalted butter
- 3 cups powdered sugar sifted
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 T vanilla extract
- 2 T cold milk
- Green Food Gel
- Other: Lindt white chocolate truffles golf tees
Instructions
- DIRECTIONS
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Grease muffin pan or line pan with paper cups
- In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar for about three minutes.
- Add the eggs to the creamed butter, one at a time. Mix well after each addition.
- Stir in vanilla extract.
- Using a mixer on low speed, add half of the flour and then half of the milk. Mix till well incorporated.
- Repeat step 7 with the remaining flour and milk.
- Fill each muffin cup 2/3 full.
- Bake 20-22 minutes or until golden brown and an inserted toothpick come out clean.
- Let cool in the pan for 10 minutes.
- Transfer cupcakes to a wire rack to complete the cooling process.
- Frost with icing when completely cooled.
- DIRECTIONS FOR GREEN BUTTERCREAM ICING
- In a mixing bowl, cream the butter.
- With an electric mixer on low, add half of the sugar until well blended.
- And the rest of the sugar and beat on medium speed until smooth.
- Add food green gel until you reach your desired color of dark green grass.
- NOTE: to thin icing, add 1 T milk and to thicken icing, add 1 T powdered sugar.
- HOW TO MAKE 'GRASS' ICING ON CUPCAKES
- Fill 3/4 decorating bag with green icing and attach a Wilton #233 tip.
- Hold the decorating bag straight up and squeeze to create a glass blade.
- Immediately after squeezing pull up and away when the icing strand is about 1/2 inch. Stop squeezing and pull tip away.
- Be sure to keep the strands together so none of the cupcakes shows through.
- NOTE: for a more natural grass look, you can pull the tip slightly to the left or right.
- Insert a golf tee in the middle of each cupcake.
- Unwrap the Lindt white chocolate truffle and place it on top of the golf tees.
- ENJOY!
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Sinea Pies says
This is one of the most creative desserts ideas I’ve seen! How perfect for any special golf event or Father’s Day or daddy’s birthday. Wow! Pinned to my “Food Art” board.
Sinea Pies says
This is one of the most creative desserts ideas I’ve seen! How perfect for any special golf event or Father’s Day or daddy’s birthday. Wow! Pinned to my “Food Art” board.
Laser rangefinder says
My father is crazy about golf. I will make GOLF BALL CUPCAKES for my father. Thanks for post
Laser rangefinder says
My father is crazy about golf. I will make GOLF BALL CUPCAKES for my father. Thanks for post
Jessy @ The Life Jolie says
These are too cute- definitely pinning for my husband bday- he’ll be thrilled, especially if I do them with chocolate!
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Kathleen says
What an awesome idea for the golfing father in the family. Thanks for bringing this recipe to the #HomeMattersParty
Kathleen
Kathleen says
What an awesome idea for the golfing father in the family. Thanks for bringing this recipe to the #HomeMattersParty
Kathleen