Patriotic Ice Cream Cupcakes
These red, white & blue cupcakes are perfect for your next Memorial Day or Fourth of July get-together. Red velvet cupcakes are layered with blue ice cream and frozen whipped cream topping -- a festive way to turn cake and ice cream into a hand-held dessert! —Taste of Home Food Styling Team36 ServingsPrep: 30 min. + freezing Bake: 15 min. + cooling
Ingredients
- 1 package (18-1/4 ounces) red velvet cake mix
- 1 quart blue moon ice cream, softened
- 3 cups heavy whipping cream
- 1-1/2 cups marshmallow creme
- Red, white and blue sprinkles
- Blue colored sugar
Directions
- Prepare cake mix batter according to package directions. Fill
- paper-lined muffin cups half full. Bake at 350° for 11-14
- minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out
- clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks
- to cool completely.
- Working quickly, spread ice cream over cupcakes. Freeze for at least
- 1 hour. In a large bowl, combine cream and marshmallow creme; beat
- until stiff peaks form. Pipe over cupcakes; decorate with sprinkles
- and colored sugar. Freeze for 4 hours or until firm. Yield: 3 dozen.
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Editor’s Note: As a substitute for blue moon ice cream, tint softened vanilla ice cream with blue food coloring.
Nutrition Facts: 1 cupcake equals 202 calories, 13 g fat (6 g saturated fat), 50 mg cholesterol, 137 mg sodium, 20 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 3 g protein.