Patriotic Cupcakes Recipe

Reviewed on Aug. 20, 2012 by monkeysmom

These are adorable. My daughters birthday is July 1 so I made these for her to take to daycare they are very light and fluffy. I used the Pillsbury White cake mix and the Pillsbury 4th of July white icing. I agree 2 tbls is too much they were huge. Next time I will try 1 tbls of each color.

Reviewed on Mar. 12, 2012 by abreendre

My grandson was born July3. He loves these on his special day.

Reviewed on Feb. 18, 2012 by JessBella6

Everyone was impressed with these cupcakes but they were so easy to make

Reviewed on Jul. 03, 2011 by sstetzel

mamabear223

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

great idea, but 2 tbs. Is way too much. Next time maybe 2 tsp.

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.

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!

Reviewed on Jul. 03, 2010 by neeko999

I made this alittle diffrently but same idea, I did the ole poke cake recipe. I cut the tops off the cupcakes and poked the cupcakes and put a TBs of blue jello on each and put a spoonful of can cherries on top. Put the cupcake lid back on and frosted in white frosting star shaped.... DELISH!!!! Oh yea and with the sprinkles. You do need to refrigerate so jello sets up like original recipe! Heaven!!

Reviewed on Jul. 02, 2010 by TerriG120

I'd have to say more like 2 TEASPOONS of batter apiece. I used one tablespoon apiece and only got 14 cupcakes that baked way over the top of a standard pan. But, they look cute, especially once I get them frosted and decorated. (I used Wilton's no-taste red to get a pretty red color without the flavor change)

Reviewed on Jun. 30, 2010 by kraftyknits

Great recipie & really cute! Made them last year for the 4th and they turned out just like the picture. Note: 2 T. of each color is too much! 1 T. of each is much better. *Helpful Hint*: Use 3 disposable pastry bags to fill cups w/the 3 colors. This will cut your prep time in half! Use white paper liner if you really want to show off the tri-color effect from the outside. I have been asked to make them again this year for the 4th!

Reviewed on Jun. 08, 2010 by donna48189

One more thing... Seeing how Memorial Day and 4th of July are pretty close, why not make extra by using a box of red velvet cake for the red part and freeze extras for the 4th? As stated before, it's so hard to get a true red with dye and if you use too much it tastes aweful!

Reviewed on Jun. 08, 2010 by donna48189

I like the idea people are giving about instead of making three different batter colors, use two and color the frosting. But have you ever tried to make a true red frosting? Also, if you are still coloring two items, what difference does it make if it's the batter or frosting? Just curious!

Reviewed on Jun. 02, 2010 by Nancy__Az

These were very festive for Memorial Day. They would be cute for other holidays with the different colors.

Reviewed on Feb. 19, 2010 by bullwink

These were so easy and creative...big hit! Just make sure everything prepped before you get started can be a little messy, but so worth it when the kids bite into these cupcakes!

Reviewed on Sep. 05, 2009 by katlaydee3

Very good, but 1 heaping tablespoon of each color is more accurate.

Reviewed on Aug. 14, 2009 by sarah2830

These were a hit at our 4th of July party! The kids loved them. They are time consuming when making so make sure you give yourself plenty of time.

Reviewed on Jul. 03, 2009 by dwinokur

I tried to use 2 Tablespoons of each color and it looked like a volcano exploded on my cupcake pan...maybe it should be more like 1 tablespoon of each color.

Reviewed on Jul. 02, 2009 by GrannyJean618

I made these for my dialysis nurses, and the three different batters was time consuming, but the finished product was very nice. The idea of two colors with the third the icing is a very good idea, I'll try that next time (tomorrow). Always looking for something new, easy and great tasting! MotherHen

Reviewed on Jul. 01, 2009 by jasem

I'm going to try the colored icing too...thanks for the idea!

Reviewed on Jul. 01, 2009 by Kate Staskin

I plan to make these for the 4th this weekend, but instead of making the batter 3 colors (red, white, and blue), I plan to make it just 2 colors (white and blue), and then I'll make red icing. I think it will be easier than dealing with 3 different colors of batter. Hope this idea is one that might help to make this recipe even easier and better!

Reviewed on Jun. 30, 2009 by noftgers5@yahoo.com

How fun!! The kids are going to love these!!!

Reviewed on Jun. 30, 2009 by mjpark47

I made these last week and the were a hit with the kids and adults. They are an eye catcher.

Reviewed on May. 22, 2009 by leeyoleisl

I love this idea! I made them last week but with different colours. I will be sure to do it again with red, white and blue!

Reviewed on May. 19, 2009 by robynyta26