American Flag Cupcake Cake
This American Flag Cupcake Cake will be the star of the show for your patriotic party! It's easy to make with boxed cake mix and ready-to-use frosting for the perfect pull-apart cupcake cake everyone will love.
Servings: 20 cupcakes
Ingredients
- 1 box white cake mix PLUS ingredients on box eggs, water, oil
- Star sprinkles use the white stars
- Red frosting
- Blue frosting
- White frosting
Instructions
- Bake 20 cupcakes according to the package directions and allow them to cool completely.
- Place cupcakes on a large tray or serving board in 4 rows of 5 cupcakes.
- Frost the to left corner 4 cupcakes with blue frosting to create the star section.
- Frost the remaining cupcakes in alternating rows of red and white frosting to create stripes.
- Add white star sprinkles on top of the blue cupcakes.
- Serve immediately or cover until party time.
Notes
Recipe Tips & Shortcuts
- Use store-bought frosting to save time (no mixing required)
- If you want cleaner stripes, pipe frosting using a piping bag or zip-top bag with the corner cut off.
- Bake cupcakes the night before and decorate the next day to make party prep easier.
- Switch up the cake flavors! Try chocolate, funfetti, or strawberry.
Storing Leftovers
Cover and store cupcakes at room temperature for up to 2 days or refrigerate for up to 5 days.