Show your patriotic spirit by making red, white, and blue cupcakes for the 4th of July. These Patriotic Cupcakes are easy and fun to make! Perfect cupcakes for 4th of July, Memorial Day, Veteran’s Day, or a cute summer dessert!

4th of July Cupcakes

Patriotic Cupcakes

If you’re looking for a 4th of July recipe that will stand out at your next holiday party place these on the dessert table. They’ll be the star of the show.

Easy 4th of July Cupcakes

Most of what you will need to make these Patriotic Cupcakes is in this picture below. However, I have it displayed in a recipe list form to print out towards the bottom of the page.

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This recipe only calls for a few ingredients and if you use a box cake mix (like we do) to start they can be done in less than 30 minutes. You can also make your favorite vanilla cake mix to start preparing this delicious cupcake recipe.

You’ll want to make sure your cupcakes are cool to the touch before decorating (or else your buttercream will melt/slide right off!)

To make your buttercream frosting in a large bowl, beat together 1 stick butter, 2 cups icing sugar, 2 tbsp milk with an electric mixer – starting on low and increasing the speed to high.

Your buttercream is ready once the ingredients are well-combined, smooth and form semi-stiff peaks. Now set this batch aside.

In another bowl, make another batch of buttercream with your remaining butter, icing sugar and milk. Add blue gel food coloring and mix with the electric mixer.

Fold both buttercreams in a large bowl, taking care not to mix the colors but instead, create a marbled look.

To make these patriotic cupcakes even easier – purchase 2 jars of store-bought vanilla icing. Add blue food coloring to one of the jars and mix.

Scoop your buttercream into a piping bag with Wilton’s 1M tip attached. Frost each cupcake.

After frosting your cupcakes add some red sprinkles.

Separate your white fondant in 12 small spheres, about ½ an inch in size.

To make a fondant star, slightly flatten out one sphere and pinch 5 sections to create and shape the star. Easy peasy!

Place one fondant star on each cupcake. Serve and enjoy!

Patriotic Cake Designs

There’s nothing better than serving scrumptious cupcakes after a delicious 4th of July dinner before you head out to watch the fireworks. Enjoy!

Easy Patriotic Desserts

I love making cupcakes and fun desserts for the holidays and these are always on our summer sweet treat list.

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Servings cupcakes

Ingredients

12 of your favorite vanilla cupcakes we baked ours in blue cupcake liners
2 sticks butter softened and divided
4 cups icing sugar divided
Approx 4 tbsp milk divided
¼ tsp blue gel food coloring
Red sprinkles
2-3 oz. white fondant

Instructions

Ensure your cupcakes are cool to the touch before decorating (or else your buttercream will melt/slide right off!)
In a large bowl, beat together 1 stick butter, 2 cups icing sugar, 2 tbsp milk with an electric mixer – starting on low and increasing the speed to high.
Buttercream is ready once ingredients are well-combined, smooth and form semi-stiff peaks. Set aside.
In another bowl, make another batch of buttercream with your remaining butter, icing sugar and milk. Add blue gel food coloring and mix with the electric mixer.
Fold both buttercreams in a large bowl, taking care not to mix the colors but instead, create a marbled look.
Scoop buttercream into a piping bag with Wilton’s 1M tip attached. Frost each cupcake.
Top frosted cupcakes with red sprinkles.
Separate your white fondant in 12 small spheres, about ½ an inch in size.
To make a fondant star, slightly flatten out one sphere and pinch 5 sections to create and shape the star.
Place one fondant star on each cupcake. Serve and enjoy!

Notes

Yields: One dozen decorated cupcakes

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