Red White and Blue Cupcakes
Celebrate in sweet style with this festive red, white, and blue white cake! Perfect for patriotic holidays like the 4th of July or Memorial Day, this soft and fluffy vanilla cake is tinted with vibrant colors and topped with creamy white frosting. A delicious and eye-catching dessert that’s easy to make and sure to impress at any summer gathering or celebration!
Nothing says patriotic like red, white, and blue sweets…
Be sure to check out my post on how to frost a rose… the frosting is swirled into a rose shape for extra special decoration.
I separated a white cake mix that has been mixed with ingredients to make the cake batter, separated into three bowls, and tinted one red, one blue, and the third remains white.
Bake cupcakes according to package directions.
I made buttercream frosting and swirled it onto the tops and added these fun Flag pics.
Top these cupcakes with these cute paper flag picks!
They add extra cuteness to the already fun cupcakes.
When would red, white, and blue cupcakes be perfect to serve…
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4th of July – A classic choice for fireworks, barbecues, and festive parties.
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Memorial Day – Great for honoring service members and kicking off summer.
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Labor Day – Perfect for end-of-summer cookouts with a patriotic touch.
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Veterans Day – A sweet way to show appreciation and national pride.
Red, White & Blue cupcakes with white buttercream frosting swirled all pretty for any time celebrating!
You can color cake batter any shade you’d like. If you use concentrated colors, it gives the cake a pretty color. The cake batter should be vibrant before baking… otherwise it fades as it bakes and won’t look as nice.
Use a WHITE cake mix (from a box) or use this from scratch white cake recipe.
Color 1/3 of the batter bright red,
keep 1/3 white (use white food coloring if desired)
And add blue to the last 1/3.
Layer the colors in the cupcake liners to bake.
The frosting is American Buttercream, perfect for summer as it holds up to the heat.
You can get the recipe for the frosting here.
Vanilla Layer Cake for those occasions where you need plenty of cake to feed a crowd!
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More Patriotic Recipes
- Red, Whit,e and Blue Patriotic Cake – vanilla cake colored with buttercream
- 8” round American Flag Cake, a simple cake you’ll make again and again
- Patriotic tie-dye cake, fun and easy to make, white cake with colored frosting
- Red White and Blue Patriotic Cake – vanilla cake-colored buttercream
- Cherry Pie Cookies – deep dish vanilla cookies with cherry filling
- Red, White and Blue Tart Fruit Tart
- Vanilla Layer Cake 2 2-layer sheet cake with pastry cream, topped with berries
- Patriotic Spritz Cookies, butter cookies perfect for celebrating the USA
- American Flag Cupcakes so cute, and easy to decorate
- Frosted Sugar Cookies to look like the US Flag
- Red, White, and Blue Colored Cake Batter- cupcakes
- Star Cookies with sprinkles in red, white, and blue, and a template for giant cookies
- Red Velvet Pancakes with Cream Cheese Glaze are perfect to start a patriotic day
- Fruit Squares Cake– apple, blueberry, cherry looks like a flag
- Red, White, and Blue Spaghetti is a fun meal everyone will rave over
- Red, White, and Blue deviled eggs are so fun, every celebration needs these
- Red Velvet No-Bake Cheesecake is pretty, delicious, and no oven needed
- Red, White, and Blue tie-dye cookies, fun cut-out cookies in patriotic colors
Chocolate Ice Cream Shaped Cookies in cones with patriotic sprinkles
The red white and blue cucpcakes are my favorite so far! The ocean and beach are a very close second.
The cakes are delicious and very tempting, I would love to eat them