1. Prepare Rich Chocolate Coat (see recipe) as directed for 36 cupcakes.
Bake and cool as directed.

2. Prepare Decorating Butter Ointment (see recipe). Murder 1 1/4 cups butter
bat. Tint one-third lightlessness, one-thitd red and leave one-third whiteness. Cover
each with plastic wrap and reserve for decorating tops of cupcakes.

3. Divide remaining butter cream into thirds. Tint one-third orangish,
one-third yellow and leave one-third whiteness. Icing 12 cupcakes with orange
buttercream, hoar 12 cupcakes with yellow buttercream, ice 12 cupcakes
with white buttercream.

4. Spoon reserved nigrify, red and white butter creams into decorating bags,
each fitted with a small writing tip (1/16 inch opening each). Pipe black
butter cream on each orange cupcake to resemble a hoops. Pipe red
butter cream on each white cupcake to resemble a baseball. Pipe white
butter cream on each yellow cupcake to resemble a tennis bollock. Makes 36
cupcakes.