HOMEMADE FOOTBALL CAKE RECIPES

Steps:

• In a small bowl, pour water over chocolate; set aside. , In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg yolks, one at a time, beating well after each. Add cooled chocolate and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with the buttermilk. , In another bowl, beat egg whites until soft peaks form. Fold into batter. Grease and flour one 8-in. round baking pan and one 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. If desired, line bottoms with waxed paper; grease and flour paper. , Pour 2-1/2 cups batter into round baking pan. Pour the remaining batter into the rectangular pan. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes (round) and 35-40 minutes (rectangular) or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool in pans for 10 minutes before removing to wire racks. Remove waxed paper and cool completely. , For frosting, combine sugar and cornstarch in a saucepan. Stir in milk and egg yolks until smooth. Add butter; bring to a boil over medium heat until thickened and bubbly, stirring constantly. Boil for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat; stir in vanilla and coconut. , Cool completely; set aside 3/4 cup. Tint remaining frosting green. Place rectangular cake on serving platter; frost top and sides with green frosting. Place 1/2 cup vanilla frosting in a decorator tube; pipe yard lines across cake. , For football, slice a 2-in.-wide strip from the center of round cake (save for another use). Spread reserved coconut frosting between layers of cake, forming the football. Place cut side down on a flat surface. , Combine remaining vanilla frosting with cocoa; frost top and sides of football. Use decorator tube to pipe laces on football. With a large spatula, carefully lift football and place on the green cake. Use three pipe cleaners at each end of cake to form goalposts.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Line a 9" round cake pan with parchment and grease with cooking spray. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.  In another large bowl whisk together buttermilk, oil, eggs, and vanilla. Add dry ingredients and mix just until combined, then add boiling water.  Pour batter into prepared pan and bake until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes. Let cool for 10 minutes, then invert onto a wire rack and let cool completely.  Meanwhile, make buttercream: In a large bowl using a hand mixer, beat butter until smooth. Add powdered sugar and beat until no lumps remain. Add heavy cream, vanilla, and salt and beat until combined.  Reserve 1 cup of buttercream and set aside. To remaining buttercream add cocoa powder and beat until combined.  Assemble cake: Using a serrated knife, mark a line down center of cake. Cut 3/4" away from the mark on both sides, removing the center completely. Save for another use or eat now! Sandwich the two halves together by frosting the cut sides with chocolate buttercream and pushing together.  Frost outside of cake with chocolate frosting and smooth with an offset spatula.  Place white buttercream in a piping bag and pipe lines and laces on cake.