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With the summer months in full swing, how about the best and cutest patriotic cupcakes to elevate any patriotic occasion? With bright red, white, and blue hues, here are the most darling 4 ways to decorate patriotic cupcakes that will be the star of any summertime celebration. <\/p>\n
Frost all four, choose a couple, or stick to one design \u2013 it\u2019s up to you! Each of the four designs have a step-by-step tutorial just for you. So grab your piping tips and let\u2019s frost some patriotic cupcakes together! <\/p>\n
Here\u2019s our lineup below \u2013 each one has the piping tips and tools you\u2019ll need, as well as a photo for every single step along the way. <\/p>\n
Red, White, and Blue Swirl Cupcake<\/p>\n
Piped Patriotic Flag Cupcakes <\/p>\n
Red, White, and Blue Firework Cupcakes <\/p>\n
Patriotic Ruffle Cupcakes <\/p>\n
Where to start?<\/p>\n
In order to decorate the cupcakes, we need some cupcakes to frost, right? I suggest baking up my vanilla cake into cupcakes. Its the same recipe you\u2019ll see there, but just bake the batter into 24 cupcakes for 12-15 minutes. Easy peasy! It makes 24 beautiful white cupcakes that can be tinted easily into red, white, and blue hues, or you can leave them plain for a simple design, too. <\/p>\n
1. Red, White, and Blue Swirl Cupcake <\/p>\n
A gorgeous festive swirl of buttercream can easily be made with just one piping tip and a couple of other tools. <\/p>\n
Here\u2019s what you\u2019ll need: <\/p>\n
2 dozen cupcakes, baked and cooled<\/p>\n
1 Batch of Vanilla Buttercream split three ways \u2013 tinted Red, Blue, and leaving some of it white. <\/p>\n
Wilton 1A piping tip<\/p>\n
Piping Bags<\/p>\n
Plastic wrap <\/p>\n
Scissors<\/p>\n
Method: Step 1: Lay out a sheet of plastic wrap on a flat surface. Pipe a thick line of red buttercream onto theplastic wrap.<\/p>\n
Step 2: Add stripes of white and blue buttercream next to the red.<\/p>\n
Step 3: Carefully roll the buttercream into a log with the plastic wrap around it.<\/p>\n
Step 4: Twist the ends.<\/p>\n
Step 5: Slice one end off with scissors and fit a piping bag with the Wilton 1A piping tip.<\/p>\n
Step 6: Place the log of buttercream, sliced-off end first, into the piping bag.<\/p>\n
Steps 7 to 9: Start by holding the piping bag perpendicular to the cupcake, then squeeze continuously while swirling around the center. Gently release when you reach the outside of the cupcake.<\/p>\n
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2. Piped Patriotic Flag Cupcakes<\/p>\n
Old Glory is now on a delicious cupcake! These are super easy to make and require only one style of piping tip and different piping bags. Note \u2013 this design is easiest when you either have a coupler to switch the tip out with, or have three of the star piping tip so you don\u2019t have to switch anything at all. <\/p>\n
Here\u2019s what you\u2019ll need: <\/p>\n
24 Cupcakes, baked and cooled<\/p>\n
1 batch of vanilla buttercream, split three ways and tinted red, blue, and left white. <\/p>\n
3 Wilton #18 piping tips (or use a coupler if you don\u2019t have three tips)<\/p>\n
Piping Bags<\/p>\n
Method: <\/p>\n
Step 1: With a piping bag fitted with a Wilton #18 piping tip and blue buttercream, pipe a small rosettein the top center of the cupcake.<\/p>\n
Step 2: Pipe another rosette right underneath, then three to the left to form a triangle of blue rosettes inthe top left corner.<\/p>\n
Step 3: With the white buttercream and same piping tip, pipe a shell pattern starting from the blue rosetteat the top to the end of the cupcake on the right.<\/p>\n
Step 4: Switch to the red buttercream, and pipe another shell border right underneath the white stripe.<\/p>\n
Steps 5 to 9:Repeat the pattern until the rest of the cupcake is covered.<\/p>\n
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3. Red, White, and Blue Firework Cupcake<\/p>\n
Bursting with red, white, and blue buttercream, these firework cupcakes will light up your table spread for any patriotic gathering! Plus, they\u2019re super fun to make \u2013 always a win, right? <\/p>\n
Here\u2019s what you\u2019ll need: <\/p>\n
24 Cupcakes, baked and cooled<\/p>\n
1 batch of vanilla buttercream, split three ways and tinted red, blue, and left white.<\/p>\n
3x #233 grass piping tips (or use a coupler if you don\u2019t have three tips). <\/p>\n
Method:<\/p>\n
Step 1: With a piping bag fitted with a Wilton #233 piping tip and red buttercream, pipe a rim of \u201cgrass\u201don the outside edge of the cupcake.<\/p>\n
Step 2 to 3:Repeat this same pattern with white buttercream in a smaller circle just inside the red.<\/p>\n
Step 4: Switch to blue, and pipe a small dot of grass in the center to finish the design.<\/p>\n
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4. Patriotic Ruffle Cupcakes <\/p>\n
These are definitely a favorite! Ruffled like the classic old glory decorations, this cupcake is simple to make and have a huge wow factor for the summer holidays! <\/p>\n
Here\u2019s what you\u2019ll need: <\/p>\n
24 Cupcakes, baked and cooled<\/p>\n
1 batch of vanilla buttercream, split three ways and tinted red, blue, and left white.<\/p>\n
3x Wilton #103 piping tips (or any other small petal tip; use acoupler if you don\u2019t have three tips)<\/p>\n
Method: <\/p>\n
Step 1: With a piping bag fitted with a Wilton #103 piping tip and red buttercream, pipe a ruffle aroundthe outer edge of the cupcake: hold the larger end of the tip against the cupcake while moving thetip out and in while turning the cupcake.<\/p>\n
Step 2 to 3: Continue the ruffle until it goes all around the outside of the cupcake.<\/p>\n
Step 4: Switch to white buttercream, and pipe another ruffle in a second row a little closer to the centerof the cupcake.<\/p>\n
Step 5: Switch to blue buttercream, and pipe a small ruffle in the very center of the cupcake.<\/p>\n
I can\u2019t wait to see your patriotic cupcakes!!! Make sure to tag me @bakingwithblondie or #bakingwithblondie so I can join in on all the fun on social media. <\/p>\n
Happy Baking! <\/p>\n
xo, Mandy <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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