Beach Bum Cupcakes
Servings: 12 cupcakes
Such a fun way to celebrate Summer with the kids. Make a batch of cupcakes and turn them into these fun Beach Bum Cupcakes. So easy and the whole family will love it!
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Ingredients
- 1 cake mix any flavor, baked as cupcakes according to package
Blue Raspberry Frosting
- 1 Cup Butter Softened
- 16 oz powdered sugar
- 2 tbsp Milk
- 1 tbsp Raspberry Extract
- 10-15 drops blue food coloring
Decorations
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- fruit roll ups
- teddy grahams
- paper umbrellas
Instructions
- Assemble and bake cupcakes according to package. Yellow cake is great for the sandy color.
- Whie the cupcakes are baking, In a large bowl, beat butter and gradually add confectioners sugar until combined.
- Add in milk, raspberry extract and food coloring and mix until the color is uniform.
- Frost cake as desired
Dairy Free Frosting
- Replace the butter with a diary free margarine, and the milk with a dairy free milk alternative: almond, coconut, etc.
Assembly
- Once the cupcakes are cool frost with the blue frosting.
- Sprinkle the brown sugar to resemble sand.
- Cut a small strip of fruit roll up about 1/2 inch by 1 inch for a small beach mat for a teddy graham.
- Place the "beach mat" and teddy grahams on the cupcake as desired and top with a paper umbrella.