Easy American Flag Cupcakes

There’s nothing more patriotic than a red, white, and blue cupcake, especially when it’s topped with an American flag. This easy recipe is perfect for Memorial Day celebrations or any other patriotic event.

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Really cute patriotic American Flag cupcakes don’t get much easier than this! Flag cupcakes are a great dessert for any Memorial day, 4th of July BBQ, or party!

Big kids can even help with this one too!

How to make Easy American Flag Cupcakes:

Bake cupcakes per recipe and cool completely and gather your ingredients.

american flag cupcake ingredients

Use the blue frosting to pipe star shapes in a square in the top left portion of the cupcake as shown below using a star tip like the Wilton 18 Star tip.

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Then alternate using the red and white frosting to pipe the stripes, beginning with red.

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Continuing until the cupcake is covered.

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Place white sprinkle stars in the blue section.  Repeat for each cupcake!

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Easy American Flag Cupcakes

Sheri
There's nothing more patriotic than a red, white, and blue cupcake, especially when it's topped with an American flag. This easy recipe is perfect for Memorial Day celebrations or any other patriotic event.
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Course Dessert, Kid Friendly
Cuisine American
Servings 10
Calories 192 kcal

Ingredients
  

Instructions
 

  • Bake cupcakes per recipe and cool completely
  • Split the frosting into three bowls and dye one bowl red, leave one white, and one blue. Add each to a separate piping bag.
  • Use the blue frosting to pipe star shapes in a square in the top left portion of the cupcake as shown.
  • Then alternate using the red and white frosting to pipe the stripes, beginning with red.
  • Place white sprinkle stars in the blue section.
  • Enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 192kcalCarbohydrates: 42gProtein: 2gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 1gSodium: 358mgPotassium: 32mgFiber: 1gSugar: 22gCalcium: 113mgIron: 1mg
Keyword Cupcakes
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