Easy Football Cake

This easy cake is perfect for game day! Start with a simple round cake, cut it into a football shape, and decorate with chocolate and vanilla frosting to make the laces. This recipe can be found in my new “Celebrate Festive Fall with Miss Annie” cookbook, available on Amazon.

Author: Annie McDaniel

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FOOTBALL CAKE

This easy cake is perfect for game day! Start with a simple round cake, cut it into a football shape, and decorate with chocolate and vanilla frosting to make the laces.

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Ingredients

• 1 box Chocolate Cake Mix (plus the ingredients to prepare the cake)
• 1 tub Chocolate Fudge Frosting
• 1 tub White or Vanilla Frosting

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Prepare cake mix according to package directions.
3. Grease and flour a 9-inch round pan (line with parchment for easy removal).
4. Pour in the batter and bake as directed, until a toothpick comes out clean.
5. Cool completely on a wire rack before shaping.
6. Place the cooled cake on a large cutting board.
7. Using a serrated knife, cut a 1-inch strip from the center of the round cake.
8. Push the two curved sides together on a serving platter to form a football shape.
9. Spread chocolate frosting evenly over the entire cake.
10. Spoon white frosting into a piping bag (or a zip-top bag with the corner snipped).
11. Pipe one long line down the center of the cake. Add several short horizontal lines across it to create football laces.