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Watermelon Cupcakes Recipe

If you are looking for a fun and unique watermelon recipe please allow me to introduce these Watermelon Cupcakes.

Watermelon Cupcakes

Now they may not taste just like watermelon, but they sure do look the part.

Bring these Watermelon Cupcakes to your next gathering, they are sure to be a hit!

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Watermelon Cupcake Ingredients

Cake:

  • White Cake Mix
  • Mini Chocolate Chips
  • Red and Yellow Food Coloring

Frosting:

  • Butter
  • Powdered Sugar
  • Milk
  • Vanilla
  • Green Food Coloring
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How to Make Watermelon Cupcakes

Preheat oven and line muffin tins with paper liners.

Prepare cake batter according to box directions.

Add just a touch of yellow color and enough red to achieve watermelon pinkish color.

Fold in chocolate chips until distributed.

chocolate chips in cake batter.

Fill liners 2/3 full and bake according to box directions for cupcakes.

Allow to cool completely.

Whip butter and vanilla for until fluffy.

Gradually add powdered sugar.

Add milk and food coloring until you reach desired consistency.

Transfer to piping bag with round tip and frost each cupcake.

Piping green frosting on a cupcake.
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Watermelon Cupcakes

Watermelon Cupcakes

Kristie Sawicki
These cupcakes are made to look just like watermelon.
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 12
Calories 472 kcal

Ingredients
  

Cake:

  • 1 box White Cake Mix + box ingredients
  • 3/4 cup Mini Chocolate Chips
  • Red and Yellow Food Coloring

Frosting:

  • 1 cup softened Butter
  • 3 cup Powdered Sugar
  • 3 tbsp Milk
  • 1 tsp Vanilla
  • Green Food Coloring

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven and line muffin tins with paper liners.
  • Prepare batter according to box directions.
  • Add just a touch of yellow color and enough red to achieve watermelon pinkish color.
  • Fold in chocolate chips until distributed.
  • Fill liners 2/3 full and bake according to box directions for cupcakes.
  • Allow to cool completely.
  • Whip butter and vanilla for until fluffy.
  • Gradually add powdered sugar.
  • Add milk until you reach desired consistency.
  • Transfer to piping bag with round tip and frost each cupcake.

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Nutrition

Calories: 472kcalCarbohydrates: 73gProtein: 3gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 12gCholesterol: 43mgSodium: 444mgPotassium: 36mgFiber: 1gSugar: 55gVitamin A: 504IUCalcium: 116mgIron: 1mg

Nutritional information is automatically calculated with ingredients and serving size and may not be accurate. Please always double check with your own nutritional apps as well.

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