Categories: 4th of July, Cupcakes, Dessert

Ingredients

• 18 1/4 ounces white cake mix
• 1 cup water (or as indicated on cake mix directions)
• 1/3 cup oil (or as indicated on cake mix directions)
• 3 eggs (or as indicated on cake mix directions)
• 1/2 teaspoon blue food coloring
• 1/2 teaspoon red food coloring
• 1 (16 ounce) can vanilla frosting
• red white and blue candy sprinkles

Directions

1. Prepare cake mix according to package directions.

2. In a small bowl, combine 1 1/3 cups batter with blue food coloring. In another small bowl, combine red food coloring with 1 1/3 cups batter. Leave the remaining batter plain.

3. Fill paper-lined muffin tins with 2 tablespoons red batter, 2 tablespoons plain batter, and 2 tablespoons blue batter. Do not swirl batter, leave it layered.

4. Bake at 350ºF for 20-24 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in a cupcake comes out clean.

5. Cool 10 minutes in pan and then remove cupcakes to a wire rack to cool completely.

6. Frost with vanilla frosting and decorate with sprinkles.

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