Dallas Cowboys Cake

Now, I realize that there’s a big game coming up tomorrow.  But I swear that the timing on this cake is a huge coincidence.  This cake was requested by my coworker, and her husband’s birthday just happens to be tomorrow.  And he’s a Cowboys fan (obviously).

Here’s my disclaimer: This cake is for entertainment and instructional purposes only.  It is not a representation of my football allegiances, nor is it an indication of support for any particular team.

Further disclaimer: If I HAD to pick a team to support, it would have to be my (former) hometown team, the Patriots.  So all you football fans can judge me based on that!

Now back to cake.

I started with a 9 x 13 pound cake (yes, I’m linking to a Lakers cake post from a Cowboys cake post.  Does that violate any sports rules?).  I frosted it to look like a football field.

It’s so difficult to pipe straight lines (and parallel to boot)!  But not to worry, most of the cake will soon be covered with a football.  I baked a small oval cake to carve into a half football.  After carving it into the correct shape, I crumb coated it to avoid dropping crumbs all over the field.

The football was pretty flimsy but also very small (about 5 inches by 7 inches).  I was able to use a spatula to lower it as close as possible to the field, then gently drop it straight down on top.

I then decorated the football and added grass around the edges of the football and along the bottom of the cake.  I love the grass icing tip!  It’s so much fun and I really like the look of the grass.

I used a wide, flat tip to pipe the edges of the field and end zones.  The recipient’s favorite player is Tony Dorsett, so I put his number on the football.  I did put a little bit of texture onto the football using a paper towel.

I had a lot of fun with this project!  The design is relatively simple and it doesn’t require any special pans to make.  You could carve the football out of any size pan you wish.

And now, the question that you’re dying to answer: which team’s logo would you paint in the end zones?