Wilton commissioned me to come up with some easy 4th of July cupcake decorating ideas, and you know how much I love easy cupcake decorating ideas, so I jumped at the opportunity! I decided on a simple star-spangled cupcake design that is easy enough for beginners to make, and super festive using red and blue sprinkles and sanding sugar from Wilton. See how to make these Patriotic Star Cupcakes on Wilton, and check out more photos and a few tips below for these fun 4th of July cupcakes! These patriotic cupcakes are easy to customize and fun to make, and a perfect treat for parties, BBQs, and summer celebrations. You’ll want to save this one if you’re looking for red white and blue cupcake ideas, patriotic desserts, or 4th of July cupcake ideas in general.
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How to make these 4th of July cupcakes
These Patriotic Star Cupcakes are a festive way to celebrate the 4th of July! Decorated with red and blue sanding sugar and sprinkles, each cupcake reveals a bright white star on top. These patriotic desserts start with your favorite cupcake recipe, cupcake mix, or even store-bought cupcakes as a shortcut. Get the written instructions on Wilton here, but you can also watch how to make them in this YouTube video:
For the star shape, I used this star punch (affiliate link), but you can also cut the stars by hand.
One thing I love about this patriotic cupcakes project is how many variations you can make for the cupcakes using different combinations of Wilton’s red and blue sanding sugar and sprinkles, either in single color themes or red and blue together.
As far as red white and blue cupcake ideas go, these are some of the easiest you could make!
These patriotic cupcakes for 4th of July are seriously so easy! Click here for the Patriotic Star Cupcakes instructions on Wilton.
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