Super Bowl Cupcakes are cupcakes served and consumed during or around the Super Bowl. They can be decorated using icing or frosting and candy to create a Super Bowl theme, and are simple to make and eat as a snack or dessert. Super bowl cupcakes can bring a little sweetness to a Super Bowl-themed menu.
These cupcakes come in a variety of cake flavors and can be bought from a bakery or cake store (some stores even specialize in cupcakes). Cupcakes can also be made simply in large batches at home and decorated in a chosen Super Bowl theme. Party-goers with special dietary needs can also be catered to in this way.http://food.thefuntimesguide.com/2008/01/fun_football_food_ideas.php http://www.cupcakefetish.com/find.php
Super Bowl Cupcakes Background and History
The term "cupcake" came about with the tradition-breaking of measuring ingredients in cups rather than weighing them. Writer Greg Patent noted in Baking in America that the change was "revolutionary" because of the time it saved in the kitchen. Meanwhile, according to The Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink, the term came from dual meanings - the measuring method and the practice of baking in small containers, including tea cups. Smaller containers were more convenient because ovens at the time look a long time to cook large cakes.http://crazyaboutcupcakes.com/learning.htm
According to CrazyAboutCupcakes.com, the term was first mentioned in E. Leslie's Receipts of 1828.http://crazyaboutcupcakes.com/learning.htm It was not until the turn of the 20th Century that the first muffin pans and tins appeared in households, but throughout the 1900s cupcakes became a common treat, often for children.http://crazyaboutcupcakes.com/learning.htm
Super Bowl Cupcakes Serving Suggestions
- Some bakers pipe green icing onto cupcakes to make the tops look like grass. They then top them with candy footballs or decorate further with yard line icing and goal posts.http://food.thefuntimesguide.com/2008/01/fun_football_food_ideas.php
- Cupcakes can be frosted with team colors and jersey numbers, then laid out on a green piece of poster board made to look like a field.http://www.cupcakerecipes.com/Superbowlcupcakes.htm
- Silicone cupcake trays can be purchased in the shape of footballs, or fans can cut cupcakes into football shapes. These can then be frosted with chocolate, and football laces can be made of white icing.http://www.cupcakerecipes.com/Superbowlcupcakes.htm
Super Bowl Cupcake Design Ideas
This short clip gives 10 decorating ideas to use on cupcakes for a Super Bowl party. Each batch of themed cupcakes are football-related. Many of the designs feature tiny footballs on green-cupcake fields, while others use multiple cupcakes to spell out the names of teams. Others boast team logos, and all are presented in a slide-show format.
