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July 4th Cupcakes
The 4th of July was always a great day for my family and I. We would wake up early so we could get down to the beach with enough time to set up our picnic blanket, play some beach games like frisbee or just play with an inflatable ball.
When the sun would get too hot, we’d pack everything back up and head home. Later that day, we would have a small party at our house with friends and family coming over.
If you want to do something original for the Fourth of July this year, why not consider baking some Fourth of July cupcakes for family and friends to enjoy.
There are a variety of ideas and designs you can use for your cupcakes. Cupcakes have been an American favorite for years and they will always stay popular for years to come.
Cupcakes are an excellent treat to satisfy your sweet tooth and you can use all sorts of toppings and icing colors and creams. Get creative and patriotic at the same time!
July 4th Cupcake Ideas
*You can turn your cupcakes into one gigantic American flag. Make some of your cupcakes blue, some white, and some red and put them together to form an American flag. Then add the toppings to fill in the details of the flag.
*Make red icing for stripes and blue icing for a square and add star sprinkles on the blue square.
*Write the number 4 on each cupcake with colorful icing or candy chips.
*Color cupcakes in red, white, and blue icing or cream, and make a gigantic number 4.
*Mix in and swirl two-colored
(red and white or blue and red) frosting on individual cupcakes.
*You can also use fruit to show the red, white, and blue colors of America’s flag. You can use blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, and so many other fruits to make your cupcakes fruity and festive.
*Make some red and blue and white frosting cupcakes and stick some little red and blue color pinwheels in the middle of the cupcaks.
*Design Lady of Liberty torches on each cupcake. You can also put the head of the Lady of Liberty on each cupcake if you have artistic skills.
*If you have a cupcake stand with layers you can place red cupcakes on one level, white iced cupcakes on the next, and blue on another. You can place little American flag toothpicks in each cupcake to symbolize this important day.
*Add red and blue colored layers inside the cupcakes.
**Put red, white, and blue icing and cream on each individual cupcake and add sparkles for that extra festive touch. You can also add a star in the middle of the cupcake.
*If you have a multi-opening decorating tip you can make each cupcake appear to be exploding with fireworks in red, white, and blue. Buttercream is thicker than regular icing and it stays intact after it has been applied through the decorating tool.
*You can make cupcakes and add some red and blue star sprinkles on top of the cupcakes and stick a little American flag in the middle of the cupcake.
Read Also: Vegan Chocolate Buttercream Frosting Recipe
Here’s an Easy July 4th Cupcake Recipe
I had been working on these red, white, and blue cupcakes for weeks- planning out what recipe to use, how many cups of vanilla cake mix to buy and whether or not I wanted sprinkles or any other color decorations.
I told myself that they weren’t going to be anything too elaborate because it would tempt me (and everyone else) into eating them before reaching the party guests.
So today, I have been on my feet for hours, keeping an eye on the oven as these cupcakes bake. I love that they are red, white and blue to celebrate our Independence
Day tomorrow. They smell amazing and I can’t wait to see how they taste! When the timer goes off, it is time for me to add some frosting. This vanilla buttercream pairs so well with those sprinkles. The kids will love these at the party tomorrow!
Ingredients
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Instructions
Cupcakes:
- Friends, it’s time to get baking! Preheat your oven to 350F and prepare 18 cupcake liners.
- In a medium mixing bowl, stir together the flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda. Set aside – we’ll need those in just a minute. Add butter and sugar into a large mixing bowl (or stand mixer) until light-colored with no lumps remaining for 1-2 minutes on high speed or using an electric hand beater set at low power level; mix will seem fluffy when done properly.
- Add vanilla extract to mixture of eggs then beat thoroughly before adding half the ingredients from our prep work earlier: this should only take about 30 seconds worth of beating since you’ve already mixed most of them well beforehand.
Now add milk slowly and stir them thoroughly and after that, add the second flour mix and stir. - Add the sprinkles to the batter and mix well.
- Pour the batter into muffin cups, filling each cup 2/3 of the way full. Put them in the oven and bake for 13-17 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Remove from heat after time is up with care so you don’t burn yourself! Cool them down on the wire rack.
Frosting:
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Once the cupcakes have completely cooled down, it’s time to frost them. Get a large mixing bowl and add the butter and beat about a minute until it’s fluffy.
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Add 1 cup of powdered sugar to the butter. Mix them together. Add another cup of powdered sugar and mix it again. After that, mix in the remaining powdered sugar.
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Add the milk, vanilla, and salt, and mix it well.
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Place a piping tip and coupler on an icing bag. Fill the bag 3/4 full with frosting. Pipe the frosting onto the cupcakes.
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Sprinkle your colorful sprinkles onto the cupcakes.
If your room temperature is hot and the frosting came out too soft, you can place it in the fridge about half an hour before you frost the cupcakes. is a little on the soft side (which is common during the summer months) you can refrigerate it for 30 minutes before icing the cupcakes.
