Make the basketballs

• Cover the top of the cupcakes with orange sprinkles to mimic the basketball leather texture.
• Use a pretzel stick to press an indentation between the sprinkles and the buttercream.

Add the basketball lines

• Pipe dark buttercream along the indentations to draw the lines of the basketball.

Trace the jersey

• Place a jersey cut-out (Steph Curry, Golden State Warriors) on the parchment paper.
• Trace the jersey with yellow buttercream, including the number and the name on the back.
• Finish with the bluish purple buttercream color.
• Smooth all of the buttercream out before laying the cupcakes on top.

Assemble the pull-apart

• Place all the cupcakes on top of the traced jersey in a neat, even order.
• Leave as little excess space as possible so each cupcake gets the same amount of buttercream.

Chill and flip

• Place the whole thing in the fridge and let it solidify.
• Flip it over and remove the parchment paper to reveal the jersey.