Description
Delicious and festive cupcakes perfect for celebrating the 4th of July.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 box brownie cupcake mix (any brand)
- 1 large egg
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup white buttercream style icing (any brand)
- Blue food coloring
- 1/3 cup red, white and blue sprinkles (patriotic sprinkles)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Empty the cake box into a mixing bowl, add egg, oil, and water. Follow your cake mix instructions and mix all the ingredients until fully combined.
- Prepare cupcake tin and pour batter into cupcakes, filling only half. Bake for about 18-20 minutes, then leave to cool. If the tops are too pointy, use a knife to flatten them out.
- Divide the white buttercream icing into two separate small bowls. Add a few drops of blue food coloring to one bowl and leave the other bowl untouched. Warm them in a microwave for 10 seconds to soften, making it easy to pipe.
- Start with one color (blue or white) and pipe a desired amount of frosting on top of a cupcake, aiming for a rosette shape. Top with white frosting and allow the colors to mix, or use a separate piping bag for a clean white look.
- Sprinkle each cupcake with patriotic sprinkles.
Notes
- Make sure to check the cupcakes for doneness using a toothpick.
- Store any leftover cupcakes in an airtight container at room temperature.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 37g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 15mg