This soccer cupcake cake was a big hit at our soccer party last weekend and it was really easy to make. It’s made out of individual cupcakes and frosted together to look like a soccer ball. Check out the easy tutorial and then whip up your own cupcake cake.
To make this soccer cupcake cake, bake individual, regular-sized cupcakes. To make it easy, we baked them from a mix.
Once cool, arrange the cupcakes in a circular formation. I started with the cupcake right in the middle and worked in rows: five cupcakes in the center row, four cupcakes in the rows on either side of center, and three cupcakes in the outer rows.
You’ll need two colors of icing for the cake. I used white and chocolate, both storebought.
How to Decorate a Soccer Cupcake Cake
Start with the chocolate icing. I placed some in a plastic bag and cut the corner off to make a cheap, disposable piping bag. Pipe the outline of a pentagon on the middle cupcake and every second cupcake in the outer circle {make the top of the pentagon point toward the center}. Once the outlines are piped on, use icing to fill in the pentagon.
For cleaner lines, you will then pipe white icing around each of the brown pentagons and around the edges of the bare cupcakes in the outer row. That makes it really easy to spread the rest of the white icing up to those lines without getting them into the brown. Spread the icing right over the spaces between cupcakes.
When the cupcakes are completely covered, pipe brown lines from the point of the outer pentagons to the corners of the inner pentagon. And you’re done!
Super easy, right? It’s a little time consuming but the final outcome is really fun and the team will love it!
For more soccer ideas, be sure to check out these DIY soccer bags …
… game day team snacks printables …
… and a simple idea for a soccer snack.
Great idea! I’m always looking for a better way to make a soccer cake . . . I will definitely try this!
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Wow! This is fantastic! You did a great job!
What a great idea! I just made a basketball cake this year and love seeing others creations! Love it!
I love it!
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adorable, I have brought cupcakes to a lot of soccer fields and will need to try this one, but have a feeling it wont make it all the way there w/o coming apart!!
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That is so cute! And I’m so sorry you dropped it. I would imagine that it made you sick after working so hard on it!
cute cupcakes!
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This is so cute!
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So cute!!
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Wow! This looks fantastic 🙂 You did an amazing job. I love cupcake “cakes”
I am going to totally make this cupcake soccer ball! I have been through many years of soccer already so I understand! 🙂
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I love this idea! thanks for sharing!
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This is really cool! Great job!
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This is such a neat cake – found you through Skip to My Lou. Feel free to check out my Care Bear cake, if you like. Following your blog now 🙂
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Such a cute idea! My son plays soccer (and my husband is the coach), so this will be a hit at the end-of-the-season party. Thanks so much for sharing!
Thanks for linking to Workshop Wednesday! I featured your soccer cupcake creation this week!
very clever! super job on the “soccer” cupcakes!
gail
I cannot wait to try the soccer cupcakes! Next Saturday is my step-son’s last game….wish me luck!!
This is absolutely fantastic. I’ve been meaning to try to find something creative to do with cupcakes and this looks like a good place to start.
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Found a pin of your design on Pinterest that linked to your site. Just wanted to say thank you for posting how to make soccer cupcakes. I just finished making your design for my 4-year-old’s end-of-the-season party. Turned out really cute!
I’m so glad! You should share a photo on my facebook page … I’d love to see them!