After dinner with friends and before our trek downtown to watch the fireworks, I knew we would have time to enjoy a treat. I decided to make a special 4th of July cupcake and I think they turned out great. I used a vanilla cake and the left-over coconut buttercream frosting from my Pina Colada cupcakes. Easy!
The first step was to dye the batter. I divided it into 3 roughly two cup portions, leaving one white, and dying the others blue and red. Now red is a HARD color to get. It takes a lot of dye! So, I settled for a light red/pink shade, as I didn't want to mess up the thickness of my batter. Once the prep is done, you can start filling your cups. I put the blue at the bottom, white in the middle, and red on top.
Coming out of the oven...
Cut in half...
I piped the frosting, added some red sprinkles, then a blueberry, and Wah-lah!
Perfect 4th of July cupcakes!
