Fireworks Cupcakes
Fireworks Cupcakes are the ultimate festive treat to brighten your 4th of July celebrations! These colorful cupcakes feature a fluffy vanilla cake base layered in vibrant red, white, and blue, topped with smooth buttercream frosting and festive decorations.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 18 minutes
- Total Time: 38 minutes
- Yield: Approximately 12 servings 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
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- 1/2 cup Butter (room temperature)
- 2 cups Granulated White Sugar
- 1 teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract
- 2 Large Eggs
- 1 1/4 cup Milk
- 2 3/4 cups All-Purpose Flour
- 2 1/2 teaspoons Baking Powder
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 3 ounces Red Gelatin Powder (Cherry or Strawberry)
- 3 ounces Blue Gelatin Powder (Berry)
- For Frosting: 1 cup Butter, 5 cups Confectioners' Sugar, Red and Blue Icing Gel
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a muffin tin with cupcake liners.
- Cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, then mix in vanilla.
- In another bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt. Gradually add to the wet mixture alternately with milk.
- Divide batter into three bowls; mix red gelatin into one bowl, blue into another, leaving one plain.
- Spoon layers of red, white, and blue batter into each cupcake liner.
- Bake for about 18 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool completely.
- Beat together frosting ingredients and frost cooled cupcakes.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake (75g)
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 30g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 50g
- Fiber: <1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 40mg
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