Patriotic Cupcakes

4 from 1 vote

These Patriotic Cupcakes are a festive Fourth of July dessert featuring colorful red, white, and blue cake layers made from a simple box mix. Baked until fluffy and topped with creamy vanilla frosting and sprinkles, they’re as fun to make as they are to serve. Perfect for parties or backyard BBQs, they offer a cheerful pop of color and classic cake flavor in every bite.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword 4th of july, cake, cake mix, cupcakes

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 25

Cooling time 25

Total Time 1 10

Servings servings

Calories 212kcal

Author Laura

Equipment

Ingredients

18 ¼ oz pkg white cake mix plus ingredients to make the cake mix
½ tsp blue food coloring I used gel
½ tsp red food coloring I used gel
16 oz can vanilla frosting or your own frosting **see recipe below
red, white, and blue sprinkles

Instructions

Prepare cake batter according to package directions.
In a small bowl, combine 1-1/3 cups batter and blue food coloring. In another bowl, combine 1-1/3 cups batter and red food coloring. Leave remaining batter plain.
Fill 18 paper-lined muffin cups with 2 tablespoons red batter, 2 tablespoons plain batter and 2 tablespoons blue batter. Bake at 350° for 20-24 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
Frost with vanilla frosting; decorate with sprinkles.

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