Description
Make a splash this summer with our delightful watermelon cupcakes! These vibrant and playful treats are perfect for any sunny gathering. Featuring bright green cupcakes topped with a sweet, buttery watermelon-flavored frosting, these desserts will light up your dessert table. Mini chocolate chips add a fun touch as they mimic the appearance of watermelon seeds, making them a hit with both kids and adults alike. Easy to make and customizable, these cupcakes are ideal for parties, picnics, or just a sweet afternoon snack.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large egg whites
- ½ cup sour cream
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- Leaf green food coloring
- 1 1/2 cups unsalted butter (for frosting)
- Powdered sugar
- Watermelon Kool-Aid mix
- Mini chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and line a muffin pan with liners.
- In a mixing bowl, cream together butter and sugar until fluffy. Add egg whites, sour cream, milk, and vanilla; mix until combined.
- In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, and salt. Gradually add to the wet mixture until just combined.
- Mix in leaf green food coloring until desired shade is achieved. Fill muffin liners about halfway.
- Bake for 17–19 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Let cool completely before frosting.
- For the frosting: Beat butter until smooth; gradually mix in powdered sugar and Kool-Aid for flavor. Adjust consistency as needed.
- Frost cooled cupcakes and top with mini chocolate chips.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 19 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake (65g)
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 30g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 43g
- Fiber: <1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 30mg