Friday, July 8, 2011

Independence Day!


 

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!

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