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March Madness Baby!! Are you watching all the games? Wow, there have been quite a few upsets! Of course we are cheering on Butler!
These cupcakes are not only sure to be a hit at your Final Four Party, but you could also bake up a batch for a birthday party or even to celebrate your kiddos basketball season.
To make it a little easier for you, I created a video for you…
Here is what you will need for the March Madness Cupcakes…
March Madness Cupcakes:
- Cupcakes {flavor of your choice}
- Buttercream Frosting for cupcakes
- Canned Frosting for melting {this works best}
- Graham Crackers
- Red and Black coloring
- Orange decorating sugar
- Cupcake wrappers that look like a net {optional}
I love the cute backboards! So great! : )
Thanks so much Heather!
Thx these are fabulous! Where did you buy your cupcake wrappers that look like a net?
Hi Rosie, at the beginning of the video I show you how to make the cupcake wrappers that look like a net.
I understand now re: the wrappers. I plan on making these soon! If you had any suggestions as to how to transport these tall cupcakes, I welcome your suggestions. The carriers I’ve looked at don’t seem tall enough (i’m open to DIY carriers but I haven’t found any carrier tutorials to accomodate to the height of these cupcakes yet). Thanks again, these are awesome! =)
Hi Rosie, I have not seen a carrier that will work. You could try a large box or perhaps assemble them after you get where you are going.
I was just watching the directions on your march madness cupcakes and I really like the ideal for my sons forth birthday party however there is no way I can make a cupcake for four year olds with tooth picks and I really wanted a cupcake with a back board because my son really loves basketball. Any suggestions for something a little more kid friendly?
The backboard is just held up with the toothpicks. You could use pretzels or any other “stick” type food, it was do the same job. Hope that helps! Let me know if you have other questions, I’m happy to help!
~Liz
Super inspired!
Thanks sweetie!! Thrilled you like them!
Too cute! I have several menfolk in my life these would be perfect for! Thanks for the idea.
How cute are you?
These are fabulous! I’m thinking of Spring cupcakes, but love the Final Four!
Wow! This is great. I’ve been looking for a sweet dessert to make for the tournament. I just did a blog on the best New York City bakeries (check out here: mycookingtherapy.com), but yours truly tops it (spoken from a fellow Hoosier). Thanks!
Oh my goodness, Liz–these are SO cute! I LOVE that you added the backboard on them! It really adds to the presentation-something totally different. Wish I had seen this before our March Madness party last weekend! I just went with the Whoopie Pie idea from Party Bluprints, but turned those into basketballs instead! 🙂 http://www.momendeavors.com/2011/03/basketball-whoopie-pies.html
Thanks for always sharing the BEST cupcake ideas! 🙂
These basketball cupcakes are so cute!
Your basketballs are adorable! Thanks for the Linky. …it keeps me baking cupcakes.
Cute cupcakes! I love the wrapper idea and as always I love seeing the how-to videos!
Oh these are so great!! I love all the basketball themed desserts I’ve been seeing this week, since my husband is a basketball-obsessed-Indiana boy. I can’t wait to make some of these for him!
Thanks so much for linking up. When you add your cupcakes, can you do me a favor and link directly to the cupcake post and not your homepage? That would be awesome!
~Liz