Red White and Blue Cupcakes
Red White and Blue Cupcakes are a fun patriotic cupcake for Memorial Day and 4th of July dessert, or any summer barbecue. Fun to make and eat, these cupcakes are dyed blue and red and filled with yummy sprinkles for a sugary bite!
Ingredients
Homemade Cupcakes
- ½ cup butter, softened
- 1 cup white sugar
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- ½ cup milk
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ⅓ cup all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- blue food coloring
- red food coloring
- red white or blue sugar sprinkles
Packaged Cupcakes
- 1 package white cake mix, plus package ingredients
Frosting
- ½ cup butter, softened
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 3 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- patriotic sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat oven to temperature indicated on cake mix package. Line muffin tins. If making homemade cupcakes, preheat oven to 350°F.
- For packaged cupcakes, make cake mix according to package. For homemade cupcakes, beat the sugar and butter on high for 2 minutes until light and fluffy. Add eggs, vanilla extract, and milk and beat for 2 minutes. Add flour, salt, and baking powder and beat until just combined, about 1 minute.
- Divide the batter between 2 bowls. Dye 1 bowl red and 1 bowl blue with food coloring. Use 3-4 drops to start, adding more to reach your desired hue. Transfer icing to piping bags and secure end with a rubber bands. Alternate adding drops of blue and red icing to each cup until they are ⅔ full.
- Bake for time indicated on package, or 15 minutes for homemade cupcakes. Let cool 15 minutes before stuffing with sprinkles and frosting.
- Fill cupcakes with sprinkles by inserting a straw into the center of each cupcake to form a hole. Use a funnel to pour sprinkles into the hole.
- Make the cream cheese frosting. Beat the butter, cream cheese, and vanilla extract on medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth. Add the confectioner's sugar 1 cup at a time and beat until smooth. Transfer icing to a piping bag.Frost cupcakes in the pattern you'd like. Alternatively, use a knife to spread on icing. Top with red and blue sprinkles.
Nutrition
Serving: 5ozCalories: 372kcalCarbohydrates: 70gProtein: 5gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 54mgSodium: 181mgPotassium: 97mgFiber: 1gSugar: 58gVitamin A: 348IUCalcium: 81mgIron: 1mg
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