These are the best patriotic cupcakes – totally fun and festive looking. These cupcakes are easy to make with just a few tips and tricks!
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These red, white and blue cupcakes make the perfect Fourth of July treat. We love making cupcakes to share at school for special occasions.
More red white and blue treats:
- Fourth of July Rice Krispie Treats
- Fourth of July chocolate covered pretzels
In the past I taught a course for our local recreation department called Cupcake Creations where we covered all kinds of cupcake decorating techniques. During each class I shared recipes and tips for creating beautifully delicious cupcakes.
These patriotic cupcakes are created with layers of cake batter filling to create fun red, white and blue stripes. Topped with fluffy white frosting and festive sprinkles, they are sure to become a family favorite for summer time!
Make these Patriotic Cupcakes:
Ingredients:
- 1 box of Duncan Hines vanilla cake batter, prepared
- Red and blue food coloring
- 1 tub of Duncan Hines white frosting
- 1 Tbsp red, white and blue sprinkles
Directions:
1. Prepare and make the box cake mix batter in a large bowl as directed on the box.
2. Divide the batter equally into three small bowls.
3. Add blue food coloring to one small bowl and red food coloring to another separate bowl. Stir until a rich, dark color is reached.
Tip: add enough food coloring to create a vibrant cake batter color as the color will fade in the baking.
4. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit. Prepare a muffin tin with white cupcake liners.
5. Layer cupcake batter into the muffin cups. Drop 2 tablespoons of blue batter, 2 tablespoons of white batter and then 2 tablespoons of red batter into each cupcake liner.
6. Bake for 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean. Place cupcakes on a wire rack to cool.
7. Use a piping bag with a 1M star tip to frost each cupcake with icing.
8. Top with festive red white and blue sprinkles.
Patriotic cupcake options:
- Use blue icing, red velvet cake mix, red icing or chocolate cake mix for a fun dessert twist to these cupcakes.
- Homemade buttercream frosting, strawberry buttercream or cool whip could be used to frost each cupcake.
- Mini american flags would make the perfect addition to each frosted cupcake .
- A homemade cake recipe could be used rather that the boxed cake mix.
These festive cupcakes make a great fourth of july dessert with the vanilla frosting and patriotic sprinkles. They are perfect for summer parties , a memorial day picnic or independence day celebrations.
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My Kitchen Essentials for Baking:
- I love using this non-stick bakeware for all of my baking.
- These silicone mitts are perfect for grasping hot pans and baking dishes.
- This Henckel Knife is my favorite for slicing and dicing in the kitchen.
- These parchment paper bags are perfect for packaging and these large Rubbermaid food storage containers are great for storing baking in the freezer.
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The Best Patriotic Cupcake Recipe
These are the best patriotic cupcakes - totally fun and festive looking. These cupcakes are easy to make with just a few tips and tricks!
Ingredients
- 1 box of Duncan Hines vanilla cake batter, prepared
- Red and blue food coloring
- 1 tub of Duncan Hines white frosting
- 1 Tbsp red, white and blue sprinkles
Instructions
1. Prepare and make the box cake mix batter in a large bowl as directed on the box.
2. Divide the batter equally into three small bowls.
3. Add blue food coloring to one small bowl and red food coloring to another separate bowl. Stir until a rich, dark color is reached.
4. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit. Prepare a muffin tin with white cupcake liners.
5. Layer cupcake batter into the muffin cups. Drop 2 tablespoons of blue batter, 2 tablespoons of white batter and then 2 tablespoons of red batter into each cupcake liner.
6. Bake for 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean. Place cupcakes on a wire rack to cool.
7. Use a piping bag with a 1M star tip to frost each cupcake with icing.
8. Top with festive red white and blue sprinkles.
Notes
Add enough food coloring to create a vibrant cake batter color as the color will fade in the baking.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 12 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 40Total Fat: 2gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 4mgSodium: 21mgCarbohydrates: 6gFiber: 0gSugar: 5gProtein: 0g
All values are approximate and based on ingredients used by the recipe writer. Always calculate your own individual nutritional values for the most accurate calculation.
