Have a fan of football? Whether you are celebrating a child’s birthday party or want to surprise your football-loving friend, this Semi-Homemade Football Cake is for them. I’m sure it’s going to put smiles on a lot of faces!
This one was originally published on May 14, 2012 but I added some more information for you!
I happened to be scrolling across Pinterest {be sure to follow The Country Chic Cottage on Pinterest} for a birthday cake idea for my son’s upcoming birthday and came across this football field cake from Pigskins and Pigtails. I knew I could recreate it for my little guy and came up with my own football cake masterpiece!
I’m feeding a crowd. One Football Field Cake won’t work, what can I do?
This is a great question! Whether you are taking this football cake to a tailgating party where there are lots of people or you have quite the crowd coming to celebrate a birthday or even an upcoming wedding, here’s an easy solution!
Make a scaled-down football field using two or three sheet cakes. This simply means that you’ll bake up two or three cakes. On a large table line your cakes up. Place the icing on your cake. With your football cake this large, you can create two end zones!
What icing do you use for a Homemade Football Cake?
If you have time, homemade icing is always better {in my opinion!}. However, if you are short on time, store-bought icing will work just fine!
TIP: Go to your grocery stores bakery and ask to purchase their favorite icing. You can even buy it already colored!
Here are a few of my favorite frosting recipes:
- Peanut Butter Frosting use this over this eggless chocolate cake for a tasty treat!
- The Best Buttercream Icing is perfect over any flavored cake.
- Caramel Frosting is a nice surprise and is perfect over vanilla or white cake.
Be sure to use the colors of your favorite NFL team, college team or favorite colors!
How to Make a Football Cake
Bake your favorite boxed cake according to the directions on the box in a 9×13 baking pan.
Once the cake has cooled, use either store-bought or homemade icing and dye 1/4 of the icing red and dye the rest green using food coloring.
TIP: Once the cake has cooled, place on a 9×13 jelly roll pan or another flat surface that can easily be transported. Place wax paper slightly under the bottom of the cake to ensure no icing ends up on the surface you are serving on.
When you are happy with your colors, create an end zone (or two) and place the green icing on the remaining part of the football field.
Grab a bag of shredded unsweetened coconut. Place in a large bowl with green food color and mix until it’s all dyed green.
TIP: You will need to add more green food coloring two to three times to coat all the coconut.
Very carefully, apply the coconut flakes around the outside of the cake.
Next, grab your small bag of white fondant. Roll it out and cut out a few strips to create your line markers and smaller lines for the football.
Using small number cutters (or hand draw if you are talented like that!) cut out your yard marker numbers and any extra letters for the end zone that you need.
Place all of the white fondant pieces onto the field.
I make all of my kids’ cakes every year for their birthday. I must say this one was fairly easy. It was my first time working with fondant and I loved it!
I also took straws and also made a goal post for the end zone. My little boy was thrilled!
Want to throw an entire Football Themed Birthday Party? Check these out:
- Football Themed Party Ideas (Snacks)
- Football Photo Booth Props
- Silhouette Football Pillow
- Football Printables
- Football Mason Jar
- Mini football cornhole game
- Snickers football cake
- Football Cupcakes
Semi-Homemade Football Cake
Whether you are hosting a tailgating party, a child's birthday or celebrating someone who loves football, this semi-homemade football cake is super simple to make and will surely be the hit of the party!
Ingredients
- 1 Cake Mix Made according to directions on box
- 1 bag White Fondant
- 1 bag Unsweetened Coconut Flakes
- 2 Tubs Icing or homemade icing
Instructions
- Bake your favorite boxed cake according to the directions on the box in a 9x13 baking pan.
- Once the cake has cooled, use either store-bought or homemade icing and dye 1/4 of the icing red and dye the rest green using food coloring.
- TIP: Once the cake has cooled, place on a 9x13 jelly roll pan or another flat surface that can easily be transported. Place wax paper slightly under the bottom of the cake to ensure no icing ends up on the surface you are serving on.
- When you are happy with your colors, create an end zone (or two) and place the green icing on the remaining part of the football field.
- Grab a bag of shredded unsweetened coconut. Place in a large bowl with green food color and mix until it's all dyed green.
- TIP: You will need to add more green food coloring two to three times to coat all the coconut. Very carefully, apply the coconut flakes around the outside of the cake.
- Next, grab your small bag of white fondant. Roll it out and cut out a few strips to create your line markers and smaller lines for the football. Using small number cutters (or hand draw if you are talented like that!) cut out your yard marker numbers and any extra letters for the end zone that you need. Place all of the white fondant pieces onto the field.
Nutrition Facts
Semi-Homemade Football Cake
Amount Per Serving
Calories 80
% Daily Value*
Sodium 149mg6%
Potassium 13mg0%
Carbohydrates 17g6%
Sugar 9g10%
Calcium 47mg5%
Iron 0.4mg2%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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Angie, this is adorable! I LOVE a cake that can be made adorable from just a regular rectangular pan–I’m no good with pans of fancy shapes. One year one of my boys wanted a “helicopter cake.” I decorated a sheet pan like a helicopter landing pad (blue with a white circle and a big H). I then put a toy helicopter on top. He was happy and I was ecstatic! 🙂
It looks great! Thanks for linking up to my blog. I’m so glad my cake inspired you to try it!
Is there anything you can’t do?! Love it…wish my littles were still little! But I will find a way to use this!