Dessert for 24

Football Pitch Cake

Name: Football Pitch Cake
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 24 servings
Cuisine: British and Irish
Ingredients: 200 ml vegetable oil plus extra for the tin; 250 g plain flour; 80 g cocoa powder; 2 1/2 tsp baking powder; 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda; 325 g light brown soft sugar; 250 ml natural yogurt; 2 tsp vanilla extract; 3 eggs; 200 g butter; 500 g icing sugar; 1 1/2 tbsp milk; 1 tsp vanilla extract; few drops of green food colouring gel; mini football figures and a chocolate football (optional)

$1.63for 460 minServes 24

This chocolate sheet cake bakes in one pan, then gets covered with green vanilla buttercream for a playing-field finish.

Photo: bbcgoodfood.com

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Sour cream, 9 oz$0.14/oz typical	9 oz	$1.26Typical price
	Eggs, 3$0.30 each typical	3	$0.90Typical price
	Butter, 7 oz$0.40/oz typical	7 oz	$2.82Typical price
	Milk, 0.75 oz$0.04/oz typical	0.75 oz	$0.03Typical price
	Chocolate chips and baking chocolate, 0.5 oz$0.45/oz typical	0.5 oz	$0.23Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$9.80

Swaps

Swap sour cream for yogurtabout $0.02/oz less at typical prices
Swap milk for almondabout $0.01/oz more at typical prices
Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Olive and cooking oilFlourCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaBaking powder and sodaSugar and brown sugar

Not included in the cost.

60 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
24servings as written
$typical cost tier

British and Irish Vegetarian Budget Desserts

Typical price

$0.41 per serving$1.63 for 4

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Ingredients

200 ml vegetable oil plus extra for the tin
250 g plain flour
80 g cocoa powder
2 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
325 g light brown soft sugar
250 ml natural yogurt
2 tsp vanilla extract
3 eggs
200 g butter
500 g icing sugar
1 1/2 tbsp milk
1 tsp vanilla extract
few drops of green food colouring gel
mini football figures and a chocolate football (optional)

Steps

Heat the oven to 350 F and oil a 9-by-13-inch baking pan.
Whisk the oil, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, sugar, yogurt, vanilla, and eggs until smooth.
Spread the batter in the pan and bake for 35 to 40 minutes, until the center is set.
Beat the butter, icing sugar, milk, and vanilla until smooth, then mix in the green food coloring.
Cool the cake completely in the pan, then spread the green frosting evenly over the top.

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