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These festive cupcakes from Jodi Rugg of Aurora,Illinois are sure to be the star of your Fourth of July menu. "One year, I divided the batter from regular cupcakes into portions and used food coloring to make red, white and blue treats," Jodi explains. "Our kids loved helping prepare them." TIP: "Our daughters suggests trying different food coloring for the holidays," notes Jodi.
Originally published as Patriotic Cupcakes in Quick Cooking July/August 2005, p26
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Reviewed on Jul. 03, 2011 by sstetzel
mamabear223 great idea, but 2 tbs. Is way too much. Next time maybe 2 tsp.
great idea, but 2 tbs. Is way too much. Next time maybe 2 tsp.
The recipe actually calls for one half teaspoon of each color.
1/2 teaspoon blue food coloring 1/2 teaspoon red food coloring
Reviewed on Jul. 03, 2011 by mamabear223
Reviewed on Jul. 03, 2011 by jhw516
TOH - please correct this recipe! 2 Tbsp of each color? My mistake for not reading previous reviews before starting this, but a teaspoon of each (using flatware, not a measuring teaspoon) filled a standard cupcake liner. Mess to make, and not too pretty right now as I got wise and made them smaller, but the first 3-4 I made rose over the liner and are misshapen. I got 14 cupcakes (not 24).
Reviewed on Jul. 02, 2011 by seamstressmama
cute idea but WHAT A MESS! if the batter was just divided in thirds it would be easier,just got a dozen that were the three colors. i guess my grandkid will be happy but i wasn't.
cute idea but WHAT A MESS! if the batter was just divided in thirds it would be easier,
just got a dozen that were the three colors. i guess my grandkid will be happy but i wasn't.
Reviewed on Jun. 29, 2011 by ctkttww
Use Wilton gel dyes for great colors w/no flavor. The gel dyes last a long time and the colors turn out very bright. Bright Reds & beautiful blues!
Reviewed on Jun. 15, 2011 by lina1216
Very easy to make, and fun to eat!
Reviewed on Feb. 05, 2011 by tippy_quarterz
I used Strawberry and Blue Raspberry Jello to flavor and color the batter striped just like this recipe.
Reviewed on Sep. 05, 2010 by rusty_angel
Easy to make, colorful, festive and absolutely delicious! Thanks so much for sharing the recipe :]
Reviewed on Sep. 04, 2010 by Jazmine1142
These turned out beautifully! I used only 1 heaping teaspoon of each color batter rather than two tablespoons and that seemed to work well.
Reviewed on Jul. 04, 2010 by mainstreetmagic
After reading the other reviews, my daughter and I decided to make these cupcakes for a holiday party. On the recommendation of other readers, we used one heaping tablespoon of each color - and I even thought that was a little too much. The batter rose over the cupcake liners and onto the pan. They were time-consuming, but I had read that before starting so I was ready for it. We took our time, and it was SO WORTH IT! They came out soooo pretty! We layered our colors the opposite, so it was blue on the bottom, white, then red on top. The next time I make these, I will just add a tablespoon of each color, not a heaping tablespoon. Our batch only made 14 cupcakes. By making this change the next time, it should stretch our batch to 15-16 cupcakes. Thank you for the great idea!
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