The Fourth of July is one of my favorite holidays, because it’s when all of the family gets together. There are a variety of recipes that can be made from appetizers to desserts. This holiday, I decided to get festive and try making Fourth of July cupcakes. These cupcakes are super easy to make especially for the Fourth of July. I look forward to reading your comments!

Makes approximately 9-12 cupcakes

Things you will need:

1 box of French Vanilla cake mix

16 oz. of vanilla frosting

Red and blue food coloring

Cupcake pan

Muffin cups

3 bowls

Instructions for cupcakes:

1. Bake cupcakes as directed on box until toothpick comes out clean
2. Pull out of oven and let it cool
3. Place cupcakes on a plate or a cake container

Instructions for frosting:

1. Split the frosting between 3 bowls
2. In one bowl, take the red food coloring and add as many drops as needed until the right consistency of red.
3. In the next bowl, take the blue food coloring and add a few drops until the right consistency of blue.
4. Take your red icing and spread over the cupcakes you want red
5. Next, take the white icing and spread over the cupcakes you want white
6. Finally, take the blue icing and spread over the cupcakes you want blue
7. Enjoy!!!

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