Easy 4th of July Cupcakes: Red, White & Blue

By srumbel

Super easy and festive cupcakes for your Fourth of July Celebration. Recipe from HoosierHomemade.com

Ingredients

• 1 white boxed cake mix
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup buttermilk {splash of vinegar in a measuring, fill with milk and let set a couple minutes}
• 1/3 cup oil
• Red No-Taste Coloring {no taste is important, red coloring is usually bitter}
• Royal Blue Coloring
• White Frosting
• Sprinkles

Details

Preparation time 10mins
Cooking time 25mins

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and add liners to cupcake pan
Combine cake mix, eggs, buttermilk and oil until smooth
Divide batter into 3 bowls, about 1 cup each
Add red and blue coloring into separate bowls, mix well
Using a 1 tablespoon cookie dough scoop, add batter into each liner beginning with the blue, top with a scoop of white, then red
Bake at 350 degrees for about 15 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean
Remove from oven and cool completely
Fill a decorator bag fitted with a star tip #1M with white frosting
Pipe on frosting and top with sprinkles and cupcake topper if desired