Watermelon Cupcakes
"Sink your teeth into these cupcakes that look and taste just like a watermelon! They’re the cutest and most delicious summer cupcakes around. Bring these yummy treats out for a new and different take on the classic backyard barbecue dessert. Make these cupcakes your watermelon ending to a great get together! My favorite candy has always been watermelon flavored anything, and I make a mean cupcake. It just made sense to whip up these delicious white cake cupcakes flavored with watermelon and topped with watermelon flavored buttercream frosting."
Makes24 Cupcakes
Preparation Time10 min
Cooking Time20 min
Cooking Vessel Sizestandard cupcake pan
Ingredients
- 1 box White cake mix, plus ingredients called for on the box
- 1 cup Mini chocolate chips
- 1 package Watermelon Jell-O
- Red and yellow food coloring
- 1 cup Butter
- 3 cup Powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoon Whole milk
- 2 teaspoon Vanilla extract
- Green food coloring
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For the Watermelon Cupcakes
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Preheat oven and line a cupcake pan with paper liners.
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Prepare batter according to package directions. Stir in jello mix. Stir in red food coloring. Stir in a little yellow food coloring until you reach your desired shade of pink.
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Fold in chocolate chips.
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Fill cupcake liners ~2/3 of the way full and bake according to package directions.
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For the Frosting