USA Red Cupcakes

USA Red Cupcakes

Having a Memorial Day or fourth of July party this year? If you are looking for ideas, check out these cute USA Red Cupcakes! They are made from scratch. We did use food coloring to make the cupcakes red. But if you are a fan of red velvet, you could use a recipe or box mix in place of this cupcake recipe.

We also used the Patriotic cupcake liners. If your local store does not have them, you can find them at places like Amazon.

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USA Red Cupcakes

Ingredients

• :::Cupcake Recipe::::
• 2/3 C stick margarine soft
• 1 2/3 C sugar
• 3 eggs
• 2 C flour
• 2/3 C cocoa
• 1 1/4 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 1/3 C whole milk
• Red gel food coloring
• :::Frosting Recipe:::
• 1 C unsalted butter soft
• 4 + C powdered sugar
• 4 TBSP heavy whipping cream
• Blue gel food coloring

Instructions

1. :::Cupcake Directions:::
2. -Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
3. -Line cupcake tins with paper liners.
4. -Combine flour, baking soda, salt, and cocoa.
5. -Cream margarine with sugar until light and creamy.
6. -Add one egg at a time, beating well after each addition.
7. -Alternate the addition of the dry ingredients and milk with the creamed mixture.
8. -Beat until smooth after each addition.
9. -Add red gel food coloring.
10. -Stir to make sure the red food coloring is blended thoroughly in batter.
11. -Scoop batter into lined cupcake tins.
12. -Bake at 350 degrees for 20-15 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
13. -Cool in cupcake tin for 10-15 minutes.
14. -Remove from cupcake tin and cool on wire rack.
15. :::Frosting Directions:::
16. -Cream the butter and sugar until light and creamy.
17. -If it doesn't cream add the heavy whipping cream.
18. -If it does cream test to see the frosting can form and keep a stiff peak.
19. -If not add more powdered sugar 1/2 C at a time.
20. -Test again to make sure that frosting can form and keep a stiff peak.
21. -Divide the frosting in half. Put in separate bowls.
22. -In the first bowl keep the frosting white.
23. -In the second bowl add several drops of blue gel food coloring.
24. -Stir to mix well.
25. -Spoon the blue frosting into one side of a pastry bag with a frosting tip.
26. -Turn the pastry bag.
27. -Spoon in the white frosting in the other side of the pastry bag.
28. -Twist the open end of the pastry bag to push the frosting to the tip.
29. -Test the color combination of the frosting by squeezing some onto a napkin.
30. -Frost cupcakes.

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