Patriotic 4th of July Cupcakes
Make festive red, white, and blue 4th of July cupcakes, easy to decorate for a patriotic party or celebration. Fun and delicious!
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Servings: 24
Calories: 266kcal
Equipment
- Decorator Bags with cake tips if desired
Ingredients
Cupcakes:
- 15.25 ounces white cake mix
- 4 large egg whites room temperature
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1/3 cup salted butter softened
- 1/4 teaspoon red gel food coloring *
- 1/4 teaspoon blue gel food coloring *
Buttercream Frosting:
- 1 cup salted butter softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 3 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
- 4 cups powdered sugar
Decorations:
- 1/2 cup patriotic sprinkles and tiny flag toppers
Instructions
Cupcakes:
- Pre-heat your oven to 350° F, and add patriotic cupcake liners to muffin tins.
- Add the cake mix, egg whites, buttermilk, and softened butter to a large bowl.
- Mix everything together, 'til the batter is completely smooth.
- Divide the batter into 3 small bowls (you should have about 1 1/4 cups of batter in each bowl; then add red coloring to one bowl of batter, and blue coloring to another bowl of batter, leaving one bowl with white batter.
- Transfer the cake batter to disposable decorator bags* to make it easier to fill the cupcake liners.
- Squeeze equal amounts of each color of batter into the cupcake liners.*
- Bake the cupcakes at 350° F for about 12-14 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Then cool completely on a wire rack.
Buttercream Frosting:
- Add in the powdered sugar, mixing everything together for 2-3 minutes, or 'til the frosting is smooth.
Decorate Patriotic Cupcakes:
- Pipe the frosting onto the top of each cupcake.
- Add sprinkles on top of the frosting.
- Then if you want, stick a tiny flag topper in the top of each cupcake.
Notes
*Gel Food Coloring - You may need less than 1/4 teaspoon. Start with less, and work your way up.
*Disposable Decorator Bags - If you don't want to purchase decorator bags, you can always snip the corner off a gallon-size Ziploc bag, and use separate bags for both the batter and the frosting. You really don't even need to buy cake tips... Just squeeze the frosting out the tip of the bag and swirl.
*Tip: It's easier if you have another person helping you squeeze the batter at the same time into the liners.
How should leftover cupcakes be stored?
Since these cupcakes do have buttercream frosting, you need to store them in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
Since these cupcakes do have buttercream frosting, you need to store them in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
Nutrition
Calories: 266kcal | Carbohydrates: 38g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 30mg | Sodium: 226mg | Potassium: 39mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 31g | Vitamin A: 359IU | Vitamin C: 0.01mg | Calcium: 56mg | Iron: 0.4mg
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