Red White and Blue 4th of July Cupcakes
Quick and easy 4th of July cupcakes recipe (patriotic red white and blue cupcakes), homemade with simple ingredients. Also great Memorial Day cupcakes!
Servings: 12 Cupcakes
Calories: 475kcal
Ingredients
- 12 Vanilla cupcakes
- 2 cups Red buttercream frosting
- 2 cups Blue buttercream frosting
- 2-3 tablespoon White sprinkles
Instructions
- Bake vanilla cupcakes and allow them to cool down completely.
- To make swirls, attach the star tip (Tip# 1M) to a piping bag and fill it with red frosting on one side and blue frosting on the other side.
- To make buttercream swirls, hold piping bag at a 90 degree angle at the center of the cupcake. Then, slowly, squeeze and and move the icing bag around in a circle, while moving up until you have a tall swirl of red and blue frosting. Toss white sprinkles on the frosting and add a star candy on top, if you like.
- If you want to make buttercream flowers, fill separate piping bags with red, white and blue frostings and attach a round tip. Hold piping bag on the outer edge of the cupcake and pipe inwards. Do this all around the cupcake until you have a cupcake full of petals. Pipe a big circle in the center.
- Enjoy!
Notes
- Read all my tips above.
- Leftovers can be stored in a sealed container in the fridge for up to 3 days.
Nutrition
Calories: 475kcal | Carbohydrates: 77g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Sodium: 279mg | Potassium: 66mg | Sugar: 64g | Vitamin A: 20IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 58mg | Iron: 0.8mg