American Football Muffins

Ingredients for 1 servings:

• 280 g flour
• 110 g sugar
• 2 tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp baking soda
• 300 g fruit yogurt, lemon flavor
• 1 egg(s)
• 60 ml vegetable oil, e.g. sunflower oil
• 1 packet of vanilla sugar
• 1 pack of lemon zest
• 300 ml water
• 2 lemons, juice
• 160 g sugar
• 1 packet of vanilla pudding powder
• 200 g butter
• Food coloring, green
• 150 g flour
• 75 g butter
• 50 g sugar
• 1 egg(s)
• ¼ pack of baking powder
• 1 tbsp cocoa powder, as needed

Instructions

Working time approx. 30 minutes; Rest time approx. 30 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 35 minutes; Total time approx. 1 hour 35 minutes

Perfect for the Super Bowl, makes about 14 muffins

To prepare the muffins: Put the flour in a bowl, add the sugar, baking powder, and baking soda, and mix everything together. In another bowl, thoroughly mix the yogurt with the egg, oil, vanilla sugar, and lemon zest. Gradually add the flour mixture and mix everything until smooth. Fill the batter into the cups of a 14-hole muffin tin. Bake in an oven preheated to 180°C (top/bottom heat) for about 20-25 minutes on the middle rack until golden brown. Leave the oven on. To prepare the buttercream: Bring 200 ml of water to a boil with freshly squeezed lemon juice and sugar. Mix the vanilla pudding powder with the remaining water. When the lemon water boils, pour in the mixed pudding and bring to a boil while stirring. When the mixture has thickened, remove the pan from the heat and let the pudding cool. The butter and pudding must be the same temperature. Cream the butter until creamy and, once cooled, stir the lemon pudding into the butter, tablespoon at a time. Finally, color with green food coloring. To prepare the cookies: Mix all ingredients into a shortcrust pastry, wrap in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for about 30 minutes. Then roll out the dough and cut out small football cookies from the dough, preferably with a knife. Place on a baking sheet lined with baking paper. Bake the cookies for about 10 minutes on the middle rack of the oven. Then, stick the cookies onto the finished buttercream with edible glue (ideally the next day). Finally, decorate the muffins as desired.