Our Easy American Flag Cupcakes are so festive and delicious, you'll want to make them for your 4th of July dessert!

The 4th of July is a busy time for everyone, so why stress over making a fancy dessert for your family when you can make our Easy American Flag Cupcakes.

If you have a boxed cake mix, a can of frosting, and some food coloring you can make our Easy American Flag Cupcakes with just a few other household ingredients, that's what I love about them. You can make some cupcakes that look like you put a lot of effort into them when the secret is they really only took you 30 minutes and spent under $10.

How to make our Easy American Flag Cupcakes:

Ingredients:

• White cake mix (oil, eggs, and water)
• Red and blue food coloring
• White cupcake liners
• 2 Tubs of vanilla frosting
• Red, white, and blue nonpareil sprinkles
• Decorating bags
• Large open star decorating tip

Directions:

1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and line a cupcake pan with cupcake liners.
2. In a large mixing bowl, mix together your cake mix, oil, eggs, and water with a hand or stand mixer.
3. Evenly divide your cake batter between three bowls:  color one red and one blue, leaving one white.
4. Use a tablespoon to scoop your a little bit of each color batter into your cupcake liners, filling about ¾ of the way.
5. Bake your Cupcakes for 15 minutes and let cool.
6. While cooling, divide your vanilla frosting into 3 seperate bowls: Turn one red and one blue, leaving one white.
7. Place a large open star decorating tip into the bottom of your decorating bag and fill your decorating bag up with a little of each color frosting and twist the top closed.
8. Frost each cupcake in a swirl pattern starting at the outside and working your way in.
9. Top with sprinkles and enjoy!

You might also want to check out our other 4th of July treats:

• Firework Cupcakes
• American Flag Treats on a Stick
• American Flag Sugar Cookies

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Easy American Flag Cupcakes

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Our Easy American Flag Cupcakes are so festive and delicious, you'll want to make them for your 4th of July dessert!

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

Ingredients

• White cake mix (oil, eggs, and water)
• Red and blue food coloring
• 2 Tubs of vanilla frosting
• White cupcake liners
• Decorating bags
• Large open star decorating tip

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and line a cupcake pan with cupcake liners.

In a large mixing bowl, mix together your cake mix, oil, eggs, and water with a hand or stand mixer.

Evenly divide your cake batter between three bowls; color one red and one blue, leaving one white.

Use a tablespoon to scoop your a little bit of each color batter into your cupcake liners, filling about ¾ of the way.

Bake your Cupcakes for 15 minutes and let cool..

While cooling, divide your vanilla frosting into 3 seperate bowls: Turn one red and one blue, leaving one white.

Place a large open star decorating tip into the bottom of your decorating bag and fill your decorating bag up with a little of each color frosting and twist the top closed.

Frost each cupcake in a swirl pattern starting at the outside and working your way in.

Top with sprinkles and enjoy!