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.
A 4th of July Patriotic cupcakes.
Servings: 30
Ingredients
Cream Cheese Frosting
- 8 oz cream cheese (softened)
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter (softened)
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 4 cups confectioners' sugar
Instructions
Cupcakes
- 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
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- When the strawberries have set up, place one on top of each cupcake.