Thursday, July 14, 2011

Fireworks Cupcakes ( 4th of July )


1box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® white cake mix
1 1/4cups water
1/3cup vegetable oil
3egg whites
Red food color
Blue food color
36plastic push-up pop containers
2cans Betty Crocker® Rich & Creamy white frosting
2envelopes popping rock candy

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  1. 1Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 36 mini muffin cups with cooking spray.
  2. 2In medium bowl, beat cake mix, water, oil and egg whites with electric mixer on low speed until moistened; beat 2 minutes on high speed until well blended. Divide batter into 2 bowls. Tint 1 bowl of batter with a few drops red food color; tint other bowl with blue food color.
  3. 3Fill 18 muffin cups 2/3 full with red batter. Bake about 15 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove from oven. Repeat with blue batter to make an additional 18 mini cupcakes. Cool completely.
  4. 4To assemble push-up cakes, drop 1 mini cupcake into each push-up pop container. Add generous teaspoon frosting to top of each cupcake. Top each with second mini cupcake; add dollops of frosting to tops of each. Sprinkle each of popping rock candy. Serve.