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Soft and moist classic vanilla Cupcakes dyed red, white and blue for the 4th of July. The fun cupcakes are a delicious way to celebrate this holiday weekend. The cupcakes are made like a classic moist vanilla Cupcake, but adding layers of red and blue food coloring to the batter makes these cupcakes a fun 4th of July treat. All topped with a sweet and creamy Vanilla Buttercream Frosting. Decorate with some 4th of July themed sprinkles for a fun summer treat.
The cupcakes are made with a classic vanilla cupcake batter. If you are short on time, you can also use premade cupcake mix and dye it red and blue. Divide the cupcake batter into three bowls and leave one without any food coloring. Add red food coloring to one bowl, mixing until fully red. Add blue food coloring to one bowl, mixing until fully bowl. Layer the cupcake batter into prepared lined cupcake pans, with red, white and blue cupcake batter. Swirl the batter with a knife. Bake until the cupcakes come out clean with a toothpick.
For the creamy vanilla buttercream frosting, in a large bowl with a mixer, beat softened butter with powdered sugar until creamy. Beat in milk and vanilla extract, adding in more milk as needed to thin. After the cupcakes have cooled down completely, either pipe frosting onto each cupcake with a piping bag. Or frost the frosting onto the cupcakes with a knife. Decorate the cupcakes with sprinkles and refrigerate until ready to serve.
4th of July Cupcakes
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1/4 cup milk
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- red food coloring
- blue food coloring
Ingredients for Vanilla Buttercream Frosting
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1-3 tablespoons milk, as needed to thin
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F. Line a cupcake pan with 12 cupcake liners. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, salt and baking powder.
- Add in vegetable oil, milk, eggs and vanilla extract. Whisk until smooth. Divide cupcake batter into three separate bowls. Add red food coloring into one bowl, mixing until fully red. Add blue food coloring into another bowl, mixing until fully blue.
- Layer cupcake batter as red, white and blue into the prepared cupcake tins. Swirl with a knife. Bake for 20-25 minutes. Let cool completely.
- For the vanilla buttercream frosting, in a large bowl in either a hand or stand mixer, beat softened butter with powdered sugar, milk and vanilla extract until smooth. Add in more milk as needed to thin. Frost and decorate cooled cupcakes.
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