Red, White and Blue Strawberry Cupcakes

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Red, White and Blue Strawberry Cupcakes

Cream Cheese Frosting and strawberries dipped in white chocolate and blue sugar. a decor for
A 4th of July Patriotic cupcakes.

<u><strong>Cream Cheese Frosting</strong></u><br /><br />

  • 8 oz cream cheese (softened)<br /><br />
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter (softened)<br /><br />
  • 1 tsp vanilla<br /><br />
  • 4 cups confectioners' sugar<br /><br />

Cupcakes

  1. you start with a cake mix! It will make approx. 30 cupcakes. Bake the cupcakes at 350 degrees for 15-17 minutes. While they cool, make a batch of this frosting:

Cream Cheese Frosting

  1. In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until creamy. Mix in vanilla. Gradually add sugar, beating until smooth. Pipe on cooled cupcakes.

Strawberries dipped in white chocolate and blue sugar

  1. Rinse 30 small strawberries and pat them dry with paper towels. Melt some candy melts or white chocolate chips in a small bowl. Fill another small bowl with blue sanding sugar.

  2. Dip the bottom 2/3 of each strawberry in the white chocolate,then immediately dip the bottom 1/3 in the sugar.Place on wax paper to harden.

  3. Next, cover a small plate with blue sanding sugar.Hold your cupcake sideways and press the edge of the frosting into the sugar.Roll the cupcake, keeping just the edge on the plate.Use a pastry brush to brush off any sugar on the cupcake liner.

  4. When the strawberries have set up, place one on top of each cupcake.