Beach Party Cupcakes

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This recipe makes beach-themed cupcakes that look like the ocean. They are homemade, fluffy, and topped with blue buttercream. They're decorated with edible sand made from Nilla and adorned with paper umbrellas for a playful touch. Perfect for summer parties or any beach-loving sweet tooth, these cupcakes are as delightful to look at as they are to eat.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword homemade cupcakes, summer, yellow cupcakes

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 15

Cooling time 30

Servings servings

Calories 327kcal

Author Laura

Equipment

Ingredients

Cupcakes

2 ¼ cup flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
½ cup butter room temperature
1 ½ cups sugar
3 eggs room temperature
1 tsp vanilla
1 ¼ cup buttermilk

Frosting:

¾ cup butter softened
3 cups powdered sugar
2 tsp vanilla
4 or so Tbsp of milk

Decorations:

36 Nilla Wafers
24 peach rings
24 Teddy Grahams
24 paper drink umbrellas

Instructions

Cupcakes

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together.
In a separate bowl, cream butter and sugar together with a hand mixer for 3-5 minutes until fluffy.
Add eggs one at a time, beating for 1 minute after each addition. Add vanilla in with the last egg.
Add the dry to the wet ingredients. Beat on low speen just until combined.
Add in the buttermilk. Beat on low speed for 1 minutes, then on medium for 3 minutes.
Divide batter between lined muffin cups. Fill 3/4 full and bake at 350°F for 15 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool before frosting.

Frosting

Beat butter in a bowl with a hand mixer until fluffy. Add in powdered sugar and vanilla. Beat until combined. Gradually add milk to desired consistency, then color with blue food coloring.

Decorations

Process Nilla wafers in a food processor into fine crumbs.
Frost cupcakes with an even layer of blue frosting. Use a spoon to sprinkle Nilla wafer crumbs on one-third for the "beach."
Add a peach ring to the "water" part of the cupcake. Place a Teddy Graham in each ring and insert a paper drink umbrella in the "sandy" part just before serving. Makes 24 cupcakes.

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