Description
These Easy 4th of July Cupcakes are a delightful treat, featuring colorful frosting and festive decorations. Simple to make, they’re perfect for holiday gatherings.
Ingredients
Scale
- 24 cupcakes (baked and cooled)
- 3 tubs vanilla frosting
- Red and Blue Gel food coloring
- White star sprinkles
Instructions
- Scoop one tub of vanilla frosting into a bowl and tint with red gel food coloring until vibrant.
- Scoop the second tub of frosting into another bowl and tint with blue gel food coloring.
- Prepare your piping bags with a Wilton #18 star tip (use a coupler if you only have one tip).
- Fill the three bags with white, red, and blue frosting.
- Pipe one full row of white stars across the bottom of the cupcake.
- Pipe two partial rows of white stars, leaving space on the left for the blue section.
- Repeat the process with red frosting: one full row and two partial rows.
- Fill in the remaining top-left space with blue stars.
- Finish by placing white star sprinkles onto the blue section.
Notes
Ensure the cupcakes are completely cooled before frosting them to prevent melting.
You can experiment with different colors for various occasions.
Store the decorated cupcakes in a cool place to keep the frosting firm.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 120mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 15mg