Patriotic Cupcakes Recipe

By lewolfe50

These festive cupcakes from Jodi Rugg of Aurora,Illinois are sure to be the star of your Fourth of July menu. "One year, I divided the batter from regular cupcakes into portions and used food coloring to make red, white and blue treats," Jodi explains. "Our kids loved helping prepare them." TIP: "Our daughters suggests trying different food coloring for the holidays," notes Jodi.

Ingredients

• 1 package (18-1/4 ounces) white cake mix
• 1/2 teaspoon blue food coloring
• 1/2 teaspoon red food coloring
• 1 can (16 ounces) vanilla frosting
• Red, white and blue sprinkles

Details

Servings 18
Adapted from tasteofhome.com

Preparation

Step 1

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 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 inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely. Frost with vanilla frosting; decorate with sprinkles. Yield: 1-1/2 dozen.