Get patriotic with this red, white and blue cupcake tower! Use this festive centerpiece at your Fourth of July party for a show-stopping dessert.
Fireworks Cupcake Towers
- Prep Time 1 hr 15 min
- Total 2 hr 35 min
- Servings 18
- Ingredients 15
Ingredients
Cupcakes
- 2 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2/3 cup milk
Frosting
- 6 cups powdered sugar
- 2/3 cup butter, softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3 to 4 tablespoons milk
- Red and blue paste food color
Decoration, if desired
- Red, white and blue candy stars
- Candles, if desired
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Place paper baking cup in each of 18 regular-size muffin cups and mini paper baking cup in each of 18 mini muffin cups.
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Step2In medium bowl, mix flour, baking powder and salt; set aside. In large bowl, beat 1 cup butter with electric mixer on medium speed 30 seconds. Gradually add granulated sugar, about 1/4 cup at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat 2 minutes longer. Add eggs, one at a time. Beat in 1 teaspoon vanilla. On low speed, gradually beat in flour mixture, alternately with 2/3 cup milk, beating just until blended. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups.
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Step3Bake regular cupcakes 18 to 25 minutes, mini cupcakes 12 to 20 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes; remove from pans to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
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Step4In large bowl, beat powdered sugar and 2/3 cup butter with spoon or electric mixer on low speed. Stir in 1 tablespoon vanilla and 3 teaspoons of the milk. Gradually beat in just enough remaining milk until icing is smooth and spreadable.
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Step5Spoon 1 1/2 cups of frosting into decorating bag fitted with small round tip (#22). Frost each cupcake (regular and mini) with slightly less than 1 tablespoon frosting, making various length streamers. Divide remaining frosting between two bowls; stir red food color into one bowl to desired color. Stir in blue food color into second bowl to desired color.
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Step6Remove paper liners from mini cupcakes, if desired. Place 1 mini cupcake on top of each regular cupcake. Pipe blue and red icings around base of mini cupcakes (on regular cupcakes) and on top of mini cupcakes, making various length streamers. Use any remaining white frosting to fill in streamers between red and blue ones. Sprinkle with stars; insert candle in top of each cupcake.
Nutrition
450
Calories
18g
Total Fat
3g
Protein
67g
Total Carbohydrate
53g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 450
- Calories from Fat
- 170
- Total Fat
- 18g
- 28%
- Saturated Fat
- 11g
- 56%
- Trans Fat
- 1/2g
- Cholesterol
- 80mg
- 27%
- Sodium
- 310mg
- 13%
- Potassium
- 55mg
- 2%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 67g
- 22%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 53g
- Protein
- 3g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 10%
- 10%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 6%
- 6%
- Iron
- 6%
- 6%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 3 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 3 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
4 1/2Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens
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