Description
Celebrate with festive red, white, and blue swirl cupcakes topped with exciting Pop Rocks.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup milk
- Red and blue food coloring
- Vanilla frosting
- Pop Rocks candy
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a muffin tin with cupcake liners.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.
- In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Beat in eggs one at a time, then stir in vanilla extract.
- Gradually add dry ingredients to wet ingredients, alternating with milk, beginning and ending with dry ingredients. Mix until just combined.
- Divide batter into three bowls. Leave one plain, color one red, and one blue.
- Spoon alternating colors of batter into cupcake liners for a swirl effect.
- Bake for 18-22 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Let cupcakes cool completely on a wire rack.
- Frost cooled cupcakes with vanilla frosting and sprinkle with Pop Rocks just before serving.
Notes
- Do not overmix the batter.
- Add Pop Rocks just before serving to maintain their fizz.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 30g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 50g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 60mg