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4th of July Cupcakes - Wave the Flag

WAVE THE FLAG 4TH OF JULY CUPCAKES

Ingredients
  

  • 1 package 18- to 19-ounces yellow cake mi
  • 1/3 cup applesauce
  • 3 egg whites
  • 3 cups fresh blueberries divided
  • 1 package 8 ounces reduced-fat cream cheese, softened
  • ½ cup confectioners’ sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 roll red-colored rolled fruit snack from a 4.5-ounce box

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350°F.
  • In a large mixing bowl, beat cake mix with applesauce, egg whites and 1-¼ cups water for 30 seconds on low speed, then 2 minutes on medium speed.
  • Spoon batter into 24 (2½-inch) aluminum or paper lined muffin cups.
  • Evenly divide 1 cup of blueberries onto tops of batter. Do not stir.
  • Bake cupcakes following package directions.
  • Remove to a wire rack and cool completely.
  • In a small bowl, beat cream cheese, confectioners’ sugar and vanilla until smooth.
  • Spoon onto cooled cupcakes.
  • Spread to the edges.
  • Unroll fruit snack and, with a sharp knife, cut into strips 1⁄8-inch wide by 2-inch long.
  • On half of each cupcake, arrange strips, trimming each to fit. A
  • Arrange remaining 2 cups blueberries on the frosting on other halves of the cupcakes, about 10 blueberries per cupcake.