The 4th of July is just days away. Many of you, who are here in the U.S., will be celebrating Independence Day by attending parades, having backyard cookouts, and watching firework displays. In case you are in need of a little inspiration this week while planning your celebration, I thought it would be fun to host a linky party and invite all of our blogging friends to share their 4th of July recipes and crafts. First check out these oh-so adorable Sparkler Cupcakes!
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Sparkler Cupcakes
Ingredients:
• 1 boxed cake mix, any flavor
• 1 recipe buttercream frosting (recipe follows)
• 1 package of Pull ‘N’ Peel Twizzlers
• Gold Sprinkles
Directions:
Prepare cake mix following the recipe on box for cupcakes. Bake as directed and cool completely.
Fit a frosting bag with a star tip and fill with buttercream frosting. Frost the cupcakes, beginning at an outer point and spiral inward.
Cut the twizzlers into 3 inch sections. Pour the sprinkles into a small dish. Gently pull apart the top half of a twizzler section and moisten the ends with water. Dip the ends in the sprinkles. Push the other end into the center of a cupcake and gently arrange the ‘sparklers’.
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Buttercream frosting
• ½ cup butter, softened
• 4 cups powdered sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 4-5 TBS whipping cream (can substitute milk)
Beat butter and powdered sugar together with hand or stand mixer. Mix in vanilla. Add whipping cream 1 TBS at a time until frosting reaches desired consistency.
DIY Star Frame
Show off your Patriotism with this cute DIY Star Frame! This simple but adorable Star Frame can be made for about $2 with supplies from your local Walmart or other discount store.
You will need:
• 3 Wooden Stars
• 1 Wooden Frame
• 10-15 Drops Blue Food Coloring
• 1 Tea Bag
• 1 TBS White Vinegar
• Hot Glue
• Water
Instructions:
Fill small dish with enough cold water to cover the wooden stars. Add food coloring and vinegar, stir. Place the stars in the dish and let sit for 6-8 hours, or until they reach desired color. Remove from water and allow to dry on a stack of paper towels.
Soak the tea bag in warm water. Use the tea bag to ‘paint’ the stain onto the frame. Keep this very wet so the color can absorb. Allow to dry thoroughly on a stack of paper towels. If you would like a darker frame, repeat this process until the desired color is reached.
When everything is dry, use the hot glue gun to glue the stars across the top of the frame.
Sparkler Cupcakes
About a MomIngredients
- 1 boxed cake mix any flavor
- 1 recipe buttercream frosting recipe follows
- 1 package of Pull ‘N’ Peel Twizzlers
- Gold Sprinkles
Buttercream frosting
- ½ cup butter softened
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 4-5 TBS whipping cream can substitute milk
Instructions
- Prepare cake mix following the recipe on box for cupcakes. Bake as directed and cool completely.
- Fit a frosting bag with a star tip and fill with buttercream frosting. Frost the cupcakes, beginning at an outer point and spiral inward.
- Cut the twizzlers into 3 inch sections. Pour the sprinkles into a small dish. Gently pull apart the top half of a twizzler section and moisten the ends with water. Dip the ends in the sprinkles. Push the other end into the center of a cupcake and gently arrange the ‘sparklers’.
- Buttercream frostingBeat butter and powdered sugar together with hand or stand mixer. Mix in vanilla. Add whipping cream 1 TBS at a time until frosting reaches desired consistency.
You had me at cupcake! I think I want to try these for the Fourth!
What great 4th ideas! That cupcake looks too cute.
Those cupcakes are super cute!!!
These are so cute! My son would love any excuse to add twizzlers to anything.
Love the cupcakes. This is the first time we will not be in the country for the US holiday.
Such a fun idea. I wish I could make cupcakes while we are on the road, but it is so not happening!
what a great idea. i will see if i can find any good links to add to this post.
Seems like we’ll be seeing a lot of red, white, and blue the next week or so! Love the gold sprinkles on the cupcake and the fact that you dyed the wooden stars like that.
The cupcakes are so cute! What a great idea. My daughter will love making these. Thanks for sharing all these great ideas!
This would be great for our family reunion on the 4th of July. We have a lot of little kids and I think they would really like these.