No matter if you need cupcakes for the fourth of July, Labor Day, or for Memorial Day, these patriotic cupcakes are the perfect red, white, and blue treats. We often refer to them as firecracker cupcakes, but you can call them whatever you’d like!
When it comes to enjoying a frosting cupcake (or two!), there’s no denying the flavor of these fun patriotic cupcakes. When you pile this fun dessert high with tons of buttercream frosting, you know that every bite is going to be great!
Why You’ll love these Easy 4th of July Cupcakes
- They’re the perfect addition to any independence day celebrations
- Everyone will love chowing down on the fun cupcakes with a fun patriotic look
- These delicious cupcakes are certain to stand out on the dessert table
Ingredients Needed
- french vanilla cake mix – Making cupcake batter from cake mix is a breeze.
- eggs – Adding the egg yolks and egg whites is a must for binding the rest of the ingredients together to create the batter.
- unsalted sweet cream butter – Be sure that it’s softened before adding.
- whole milk – I like using whole milk because of the extra fat.
- powdered sugar – You’ll be using the powdered sugar in the cupcakes and the frosting.
- vanilla extract – Using real vanilla extract adds the best flavor.
- heavy whipping cream – This is needed to add some texture and creaminess to the white frosting.
- Red and Sky Blue gel food coloring – A must-have for this patriotic cupcakes recipe!
- Sweet Tooth Fairy Stars and Stripes Icing decorations – To place on top of the cupcakes.
How To Make These Red, White, and Blue 4th of July Cupcakes
The full list of ingredients, quantities, and instructions can be found in the printable recipe card below.
- Pour the cupcake batter into the cupcakes liners, about 3/4 full.
- Place in the oven and bake for 20 minutes.
- Take it out of the oven and let them cool completely.
- While the cupcakes are cooling, it’s time to make the frosting.
- Beat the butter in a bowl until it’s smooth.
- Slowly mix in the powdered sugar and heavy whipping cream until it holds a small peak.
- Divide the frosting mixture between three bowls.
- In one, add a few drops of the red food coloring. Scoop that into one of the piping bags.
- In another bowl, add some of the blue food coloring. Scoop that into a different piping bag.
- You should still have a small bowl of white frosting, so add that to a third piping bag.
- Grab the blue frosting bag first and pipe around the edge of the cupcake.
- Follow that by piping a little bit smaller a ring of white frosting on top of the blue – and then an even smaller ring of red frosting on top of the white.
- To finish these festive cupcakes, add the stars and stripes topping or you can just add patriotic sprinkles as well.
Storing Leftovers
The best way to store these cupcakes is to keep them in an airtight container and store them in the fridge. This will keep them as fresh as possible for as long as possible.
Substitutions
Use a box of white cake mix – Actually, you can use any type of box cake mix that you want! You can even make chocolate cupcakes if you’d like!
Change up the frosting – If you don’t want to make your own frosting, don’t! You can easily top it with powdered sugar or any flavor you want for your frosted cupcake.
FAQs
The top of the cupcakes will be golden-brown, indicating that they’re done baking. You can also stick a clean toothpick in the middle to check how done they are. If the toothpick comes out clean, the cupcakes are done.
The secret is different depending on who you ask! Some people swear that using olive oil in place of butter makes the cupcakes moist. I also think that adding in a tiny bit of unflavored Greek yogurt adds moisture, too!
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Patriotic Cupcakes with Red, White, and Blue Frosting
Ingredients
Vanilla Cupcakes:
- 1 box French Vanilla cake mix
- 3 eggs large
- ½ cup Unsalted sweet cream butter softened
- 1 cup milk whole
For the homemade frosting:
- 2 cups unsalted sweet cream butter softened
- 4½ cups powdered sugar
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 4 tbsp heavy whipping cream
- gel food coloring red and blue
- icing decorations stars and stripes
Instructions
- Pour the cupcake batter into the cupcakes liners, about 3/4 full.
- Place in the oven and bake for 20 minutes.
- Take it out of the oven and let them cool completely.
- While the cupcakes are cooling, it's time to make the frosting.
- Beat the butter in a bowl until it's smooth.
- Slowly mix in the powdered sugar and heavy whipping cream until it holds a small peak.
- Divide the frosting mixture between three bowls.
- In one, add a few drops of the red food coloring. Scoop that into one of the piping bags.
- In another bowl, add some of the blue food coloring. Scoop that into a different piping bag.
- You should still have a small bowl of white frosting, so add that to a third piping bag.
- Grab the blue frosting bag first and pipe around the edge of the cupcake.
- Follow that by piping a little bit smaller a ring of white frosting on top of the blue – and then an even smaller ring of red frosting on top of the white.
- To finish these festive cupcakes, add the stars and stripes topping or you can just add patriotic sprinkles as well.
Equipment
- Cupcake pan (2)
Nutrition Information
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