Fourth of July Firework Cupcake

It’s explosive. It’s amazing. It heats up the whole neighborhood. No, not fireworks, it’s these Fourth of July cupcakes!

These cupcakes are absolutely so easy, it the perfect dessert for anyone to make! This cupcake recipe makes a fantastic addition to any firework extravaganza or summer barbeque.

The thing that makes these cupcakes so easy is that all you need is a pastry bag and some icing. Flags are a nice addition to these 4th of July cupcakes as well, but they’re not necessary.

Sound like fun? Okay then, let’s get started.

Ingredients:

• Premade Cupcakes
• Red Royal Icing
• White Royal Icing
• Blue Royal Icing
• Flag Sticks (optional, but recommended)

Directions:

1. Start with the blue icing and fill it into a pastry bag with a “grass” decorating tip attached. Place a small dot of icing on the middle of the cupcake.

2. Start in the center and move in a circular pattern around the cupcake, with the starting point of your filled pastry bag on the dot. Drag to icing from the dot all the way until the edge of the cupcake.

3. Switch to white icing and repeat step two, not dragging the icing as far this time.

4. Do the same with the red icing and when you’re done, top the cupcake with a little American flag as the topper.

Tada! There you go. Your 4th of July cupcakes are complete and with this recipe, the cupcakes may be just as popular as the fireworks! You can vary the end product of this recipe by using different cupcakes.

Try different flavors like vanilla, chocolate, marble, or dye vanilla batter red, white, or blue! The possibilities are endless so have fun mixing up a batch of 4th of July cupcakes for yourself!

Patriotic Pound Cake Recipe

It’s the fourth of July! There are fireworks, there are picnics, there is music, there are desser–. Oh wait, where are the desserts! Never fear, this triple layer pound cake will surely save the day.

It’s a light blend of raspberries, strawberries, and blackberries which make you want to step up like Uncle Sam and proclaim, “Pound cake, I want you!”

This pound cake recipe is great for 4^th of July festivities. This cake is great for any gathering and if it’s a really large party, you can even make this cake in addition to some fun 4^th of July cupcakes.

Remember, any good party is only as good as the food you fill your guests with. With this cake, people will be knocking down your door, looking for the recipe and looking for another piece or cake!

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 4 hours and 20 minutes

Yield: 8 servings

Ingredients:

• 3/4 cup cold milk
• 1 ½ cups cool whip topping; thawed and divided
• 10.75 oz. (one whole cake) frozen pound cake
• 1/4 cup orange juice
• 2 cups mixed raspberries and sliced strawberries
• 1/4 cup blackberries

Directions:

1) Add milk to dry pudding mix in medium bowl. Beat with wire whisk 2 min. or until well blended. Stir in 1 cup of the whipped topping.

2) Cut cake horizontally into three layers; brush with juice. Place bottom layer on serving plate; top with 3/4 cup of the berries, half of the pudding mixture and middle cake layer.

3) Repeat layers of berries and pudding mixture; cover with top cake layer. Top with 1/2 cup whipped topping and the remaining berries; cover loosely with foil.

4) Refrigerate at least 4 hours or up to 24 hours. Store leftovers in refrigerator

For 4^th of July, or Jimmy’s 4^th birthday, this cake is perfect. It’s better than cupcakes, it’s better than ice cream… it’s pound cake—patriotic pound cake.