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Patriotic Cupcakes

Patriotic Cupcakes are the perfect way to celebrate summer and the Fourth of July with these fun red, white and blue cupcakes. 
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Decorating Time20 minutes
Total Time55 minutes
Course: Desserts
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Cream Cheese Frosting, homemade red velvet cake, patriotic cupcakes
Servings: 24 cupcakes
Calories: 364kcal
Author: Lois

Equipment

Ingredients

For the Cupcakes

  • 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 ½ cups sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 ½ teaspoon cocoa powder
  • 1 ½ cups vegetable oil
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 ½ tablespoon red food coloring
  • 1 ½ teaspoon white vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

For the Cream Cheese Frosting

  • 8 oz. cream cheese softened
  • ½ cup butter softened
  • 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3 ½ cups powdered sugar

Instructions

For the Cupcakes

  • Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and line a muffin tin with cupcake liners.
  • In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, and cocoa powder.
  • In a separate bowl, mix together oil, buttermilk, eggs, food coloring, vinegar, and vanilla.
  • Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing well until combined.
  • Fill cupcake liners ⅔ full.
  • Bake for 18-20 minutes.

For the Cream Cheese Frosting

  • Meanwhile, in a large bowl mix together cream cheese, butter, and vanilla.
  • Slowly mix in powdered sugar until ingredients are combined and frosting is formed.
  • Allow the cupcakes to cool completely before frosting.
  • Add the frosting to your cake decorator or piping bag with an icing tip, and frost the cupcakes.
  • Finish with patriotic red, white, and blue star sprinkles

Notes

I like to use these blue cupcake liners for these cupcakes. 

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 364kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 34mg | Sodium: 171mg | Potassium: 48mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 31g | Vitamin A: 281IU | Calcium: 26mg | Iron: 1mg