Red, White, and Blue Cupcakes
White cake mix and food coloring make these adorable and festive cupcakes. Topped with buttercream frosting and sliced blueberries and strawberries!
Servings 24 cupcakes
Calories 192kcal
Ingredients
- 15 oz white cake mix plus ingredients called for on back of the box
- red food coloring
- blue food coloring
- 1 cup butter room temperature
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp milk divided
- blueberries and sliced strawberries
Instructions
- Beat white cake mix with ingredients called for on box.
- Place 1 1/3 cup batter into three separate bowls. In one bowl mix in 1/2 teaspoon red food coloring. In the second bowl, mix in 1/2 teaspoon blue food coloring. Leave the third bowl plain.
- Line 24 muffin cups with paper liners. Layer each muffin cup with 1 tablespoon red batter, 1 tablespoon white batter, and 1 tablespoon blue batter.
- Bake at 350 for 14-19 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean. Allow cupcakes to cool completely.
- For frosting, beat butter until smooth. Add in salt. Add in powdered sugar 1 cup at a time. Add 1-2 tablespoons milk to get a creamy consistency.
- Pipe or spread frosting on cupcakes and top with sliced strawberries and blueberries.
Nutrition
Calories: 192kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 239mg | Potassium: 14mg | Sugar: 22g | Vitamin A: 235IU | Calcium: 42mg | Iron: 0.4mg