My 10-year-old daughter was at it again this summer…baking and decorating summer themed cupcakes. They were so cute (and yummy)…I thought I would share these simple summer cupcake designs with our followers…perfect to bring to your next summer BBQ! Both cupcake designs were inspired by pinners on Pinterest.
Sweet Watermelon Cupcakes
Ingredients: cupcake mix, food coloring, mini chocolate chips, buttercream frosting
Directions:
- Mix cupcake batter according to package (she baked mini-sized cupcakes for this recipe).
- Add drops of red coloring to the cupcake batter to resemble a watermelon red.
- Add mini-chocolate chips to batter.
- Fill cupcake liners and bake according to package.
- While cupcakes are baking, make buttercream frosting (She uses Wilton’s Buttercream Recipe http://www.wilton.com/recipe/Buttercream-Icing ) and add food coloring to make a mint green color (6 green drops and 2 yellow drops).
- Once cupcakes are baked and cooled, frost cupcakes. When you bite into the cupcake, the inside looks like a sweet slice of watermelon!
Twin Ice Pops Cupcakes
Ingredients: cupcakes, buttercream frosting, rainbow sprinkles, Mike and Ike Candies, toothpicks
Directions:
- Bake cupcakes according to package.
- Make buttercream frosting (She uses Wilton’s Buttercream Recipe http://www.wilton.com/recipe/Buttercream-Icing ).
- Once cupcakes are baked and cooled, frost cupcakes (She decided to use a Wilton 2D tip because it resembles soft serve ice cream). Add rainbow sprinkles.
- Matching two Mike and Ike candy colors, cut toothpick and push into each candy to resemble a twin ice pop. Place on top of cupcake.
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