Happy Father’s Day to all of the dads and single moms out there! I hope it’s a great day for families of all shapes and sizes! If you’re looking for a fun cupcake idea to celebrate the dad in your life, check out these adorable golf cupcakes and see how easy they are to make!

Golf Cupcakes

Although he’s not great at it, Justin loves playing golf. It’s one of his favorite things to do with his brother so it’s a fun Father’s Day activity for them both. It’s also a fun theme for a little Father’s Day celebration. But these cupcakes are really great for any summer celebration!

What You Need:

For Yellow Cupcakes

• 2 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup of unsalted butter, softened
• 1 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 3 whole eggs
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 2/3 cup whole milk

For Green Buttercream Frosting

• 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter
• 3 cups powdered sugar, sifted
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 TBSP vanilla extract
• 2 TBSP cold milk
• Green Food Gel
• White chocolate truffles (affiliate link)
• Golf tees (affiliate link)

What You Do:

For Cupcakes

1. Heat oven to 350°. Grease muffin pan or line pan with paper cups.
2. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl. Set aside.
3. In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar for about three minutes.
4. Add the eggs, one at a time, to the creamed butter. Mix well after each addition.
5. Stir in vanilla extract.
6. Then, using a mixer on low speed, add half of the flour and then half of the milk. Mix until incorporated well.
7. Repeat step 7 with the remaining flour and milk.
8. Fill each muffin cup 2/3 full.
9. Bake 20-22 minutes or until golden brown and an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
10. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes. Then transfer cupcakes to a wire rack to complete cooling process.
11. Frost with icing when completely cooled.

For Frosting

1. In a mixing bowl, cream the butter.
2. Then use an electric mixer on low while adding half of the sugar, mixing until well blended.
3. Add the rest of the sugar and beat on medium speed until smooth.
4. Add food green gel until you reach your desired color of dark green grass.
5. NOTE: to thin icing, add 1 TBSP milk and to thicken icing, add 1 TBSP  powdered sugar.

Decorating Golf Cupcakes

1. Fill 3/4 decorating bag with green icing and attach a Wilton #233 tip (affiliate link).
2. Hold the decorating bag straight up and squeeze to create a glass blade.
3. Pull up and away immediately after squeezing when the icing strand is about 1/2 inch. Stop squeezing and pull tip away.
4. Be sure to keep the strands together so none of the cupcake shows through. For a more natural grass look, you can pull the tip slightly to the left or right.
5. Visit Wilton’s website for a video tutorial.
6. Insert a golf tee in the middle of each cupcake.
7. Unwrap the white chocolate truffle and place on top of the golf tees.

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Golf Cupcakes

Ingredients

For Yellow Cupcakes

• 2 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup of unsalted butter softened
• 1 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 3 whole eggs
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 2/3 cup whole milk

For Green Buttercream Frosting

• 1 cup 2 sticks unsalted butter
• 3 cups powdered sugar sifted
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 TBSP vanilla extract
• 2 TBSP cold milk
• Green Food Gel
• White chocolate truffles
• Golf tees

Instructions

For Cupcakes

• Heat oven to 350°. Grease muffin pan or line pan with paper cups.
• Combine the flour, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl. Set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar for about three minutes.
• Add the eggs, one at a time, to the creamed butter. Mix well after each addition.
• Stir in vanilla extract.
• Then, using a mixer on low speed, add half of the flour and then half of the milk. Mix until incorporated well.
• Repeat step 7 with the remaining flour and milk.
• Fill each muffin cup 2/3 full.
• Bake 20-22 minutes or until golden brown and an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
• Let cool in pan for 10 minutes. Then transfer cupcakes to a wire rack to complete cooling process.
• Frost with icing when completely cooled.

For Frosting

• In a mixing bowl, cream the butter.
• Then use an electric mixer on low while adding half of the sugar, mixing until well blended.
• Add the rest of the sugar and beat on medium speed until smooth.
• Add food green gel until you reach your desired color of dark green grass.
• NOTE: to thin icing, add 1 TBSP milk and to thicken icing, add 1 TBSP powdered sugar.