Devil's Food Cupcakes - Show Your Team Spirit

On Saturdays and Sundays in the fall, this family watches a lot of football. This weekend marks the start of the season and everyone is pumped up.

I started trying last year to have a few more related items to turn to when it comes to food on those days. While I like to try to keep it healthy, every now and again, there's a game that comes along that requires something a little extra special.

 

I thought cupcakes were the perfect treat for the games - portable, and always customizable in your teams' colors! And bonus - I got to use my new decorating tip! Little things make me happy. 

These Devils Food cupcakes were just the ticket. They were moist and oh so chocolaty. I chose to use dark cocoa to deepen the color closer to black, since hubby's Bulldogs are red and black. The black went fine for my Jaguars, too, with white buttercream and teal sprinkles to round them out. 

 Here's hoping that his first game ends better than my team's preseason did!

 Feel free to decorate with your teams colors and show your spirit along with your sweet tooth!

Servings Yield: 24 cupcakes

price per serving: .47 per cupcake

Devil's Food Cupcakes

adapted from David Lebovitz

2/3 c. dark cocoa powder

1 1/2 c. flour

1/2 tsp salt

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp baking powder

1/2 c. butter, softened

1 1/2 c. sugar

2 eggs

1/2 c. water

1/2 c. milk

sift dry ingredient together in one bowl

in another bowl, cream together the sugar and butter

add eggs, one at a time

mix water and milk

add a little of the milk mixture and fully incorporate, then add about 1/3 of the dry mixture

alternate wet and dry until all ingredients are used

place cupcake liners in a muffin tin and fill about 2/3 full with batter - about 1/4 c. each

bake at 350 for 15-20 minutes until done

cool on a cooling rack before decorating as you choose