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Patriotic cupcake recipe

Patriotic Cupcake Recipe

Ingredients

  • 1 box of french vanilla cake mix
  • 3 eggs
  • 1/2 C 1 stick of softened unsalted sweet cream butter
  • 1 C whole milk
  • 1 TBSP pure vanilla bean paste
  • Cupcake liners
  • Cupcake pan

Frosting Ingredients:

  • 1 C unsalted sweet cream butter softened
  • 2 1/2 C powder sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 3-5 TBSP heavy whipping cream
  • Blue and red food coloring
  • 3 bowls
  • Medium star tip and pastry bag
  • Large cup to put the piping bag in
  • Patriotic sprinkles

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 and line cupcake pan with the liners.
  2. In a medium bowl, combine the cake mix, butter, milk, and vanilla bean pasta and mix until combined.
  3. Using a medium ice cream scoop, scoop the batter into the cupcake liners and fill about 3/4 of the way full.
  4. Bake in the oven for about 21 minutes.
  5. Pull out and place on the side to cool.

Frosting Directions:

  1. Using a standing mixer, combine all ingredients except the food coloring into the bowl and mix on medium speed.
  2. If your frosting starts looking like powdery rocks, add another tablespoon of heavy whipping cream
  3. Mix until you see creamy stiffed peaks
  4. Separate the frosting into three bowls
  5. Add the red food dye into one bowl
  6. Add the blue food dye into the second bowl
  7. Leave the third bowl white
  8. Fit the star tip into the piping bag and place the bag inside the cup, pulling the bag over the cups edge
  9. Using a spoon, scoop some of the red icing and put it on 1/3 part of the piping bag
  10. Repeat with the blue and white frosting
  11. Twist the top of the piping bag and squeeze the frosting down
  12. ake your cooled cupcake and frost it. Top with star or sprinkles right away.