Superbowl XLII Cake

The night before I made my fondant and let it sit overnight. The day of the game I made the cakes half chocolate and half vanilla and then did cupcakes with both flavors.

While the cakes were cooling I began making the footballs, ribbons (cut with a pastry roller and wrapped around drinking straws to set, and confetti out of fondant. I also stirred up three batches of buttercream so I could put it in the sandwich, ice the sides and top, and ice the cupcakes. I colored enough to fill an icing bag grass green.

I covered the cakes in white buttercream, then white fondant. I put the cupcakes decorated with green grass buttercream on the top and added footballs to the sides, top, and on the wires. Then I added the ribbons and confetti.