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Firework Cupcakes That Really POP!

Firework Cupcakes That Really POP!

Holiday themed deserts are always fun and these Firework Cupcakes are amazing because they really POP!

The kids will love helping you make them, and of course, they are all kinds of fun to eat. Not only is the recipe easy, but the kids will have so much fun stuffing the cakes with Pop Rocks candy!

4th of July Fireworks Cupcakes that really POP!

Ingredients for Making Cake Stars

1/2 C unsalted butter, room temp
2 egg whites, room temp
2 eggs, room temp
2 C flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp baking soda
3/4 C buttermilk
1 1/2 C sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
Red & blue gel food coloring
Star cookie cutter (you could actually make this in a variety sizes, and I love this 6 piece star cookie cutter set)
Small circle to make the hole in the center of the star.
Pop Rocks candy (4-6 bags)

How to make Layered Cake Stars for your Firework Cupcakes

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Prepare three small cookie sheets by spraying them with cooking spray.
Using a medium bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda.
In a separate large mixing bowl, beat the butter with an electric mixer on medium to high for 30 seconds.
Add sugar and vanilla extract to the butter and beat until combined.
Add egg whites, and then eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Alternate adding the flour mixture and buttermilk to the butter  mixture, beating on low speed until everything is mixed together. Divide the cake batter into three bowls.

Creating Different Colored Cake Layers 

Bowl #1: Add several drops of red gel food coloring… Stir until the red coloring is well blended.
Bowl #2: Add several drop of blue gel food coloring… Stir until the blue coloring is well blended.
Bowl #3: Leave this bowl of cake mix white. (uncolored)
Pour each batter onto a separate cookie sheet.

Colored Cake Layers for 4th of July Cakes
Bake at 350 degrees for 10-15 minutes. Check to make sure the cake batter is thoroughly baked.
Allow the three cakes to cool in the in the cookie sheet until  cool completely .
Using the star cookie cutter begin cutting stars in each of the three colors. Make sure that each cake color has the same number of stars.
Using a small frosting tip make a hole in the white and blue stars. Try to make the hole in the same spot in each star.
Make a stack of stars starting the red  on the bottom then stack the white star the blue on top. If they don’t stay together use a tiny amount of frosting to hold them together.

You can garnish these cakes with these darling patriotic fireworks food picks.

Homemade Frosting

Homemade Frosting Ingredients:

2 C powdered sugar
1/2 C unsalted butter (sweet cream), soft
3 TBSP heavy whipping cream

How to make Homemade Frosting:

Mix soften butter in mixing bowl.
Add powdered sugar 1/2 C at a time.
Mix until the ingredients form small pebbles
Add 1 TBSP of heavy whipping cream if frosting is not creaming.
Mix until it form peaks.
If it doesn’t form peaks add 1/2 C more powdered sugar and mix well, until you can take a spoonful of the frosting turning the spoon upside down and the frosting stays on the spoon.
Spoon the frosting into a pastry bag with a medium size tip.

Putting PopRock in Cupcakes
Fill the hole in the middle of the white and blue cake stars with 1/3-1/2 pack of Pop Rocks.

Cupcake filled Poprocks
Top it off with a dollop of white frosting on top.

How fun are these homemade firework cupcakes that really POP!!??

If you are putting together a 4th of July celebration, you might also want to check out my other fun 4th of July recipes.

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4th of July firework cupcake recipe with Pop Rocks that really pops!

Print the Recipe for Firework Cupcakes that REALLY Pop! 

fireworks cupcakes recipe

Firework Cupcakes That Really POP!

4th of July treats that really pop!? That's right, these fun firework cupcakes are filled with Pop Rocks to give them a fun extra bonus! Not only are they red, white and blue for your patriotic celebration, but kids will love the fact that they pop!!

Ingredients

Cake Star Ingredients

  • 1/2 C unsalted butter, room temp
  • 2 egg whites, room temp
  • 2 eggs, room temp
  • 2 C flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp baking soda
  • 3/4 C buttermilk
  • 1 1/2 C sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • Red & blue gel food coloring
  • Star cookie cutter
  • Small circle to make the hole in the center of the star.
  • Pop Rocks candy (4-6 bags)

Frosting Ingredients:

  • 2 C powdered sugar
  • 1/2 C unsalted butter (sweet cream), soft
  • 3 TBSP heavy whipping cream

Instructions

    How to make Star Cake Cupcakes

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Prepare three small cookie sheets by spraying them with PAM Spray.

Using a medium bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda.-In a separate large mixing bowl, beat the butter with an electric mixer on medium to high for 30 seconds.

Add sugar and vanilla extract to the butter and beat until combined.

Add egg whites, and then eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.

Alternate adding the flour mixture and buttermilk to the butter  mixture, beating on low speed until everything is mixed together. Divide the cake batter into three bowls.

Bowl #1: add several drops of red gel food coloring and stir until the red coloring is well blended.

Bowl #2: add several drop of blue gel food coloring and stir until the blue coloring is well blended.

Bowl #3: this bowl remains the original white.

Pour each batter onto a separate cookie sheet.

Bake at 350 degrees for 10-15 minutes.

Check to make sure the cake batter is thoroughly baked.

Allow the three cakes to cool in the in the cookie sheet until  cool completely.

Using the star cookie cutter begin cutting stars in each of the three colors. 

Make sure that each cake color has the same number of stars.

Using a small frosting tip make a hole in the white and blue stars. 

Try to make the hole in the same spot in each star.

Make a stack of stars starting the red  on the bottom then stack the white star the blue on top.

If they don't stay together use a tiny amount of frosting to hold them together.

Frosting Directions:

Mix soften butter in mixing bowl.

Add powdered sugar 1/2 C at a time.

Mix until the ingredients form small pebbles.

Add 1 TBSP of heavy whipping cream if frosting is not creaming.

Mix until it form peaks. If it doesn't form peaks add 1/2 C more powdered sugar and mix well until you can take a spoonful of the frosting turning the spoon upside down and the frosting stays on the spoon.

Spoon the frosting into a pastry bag with a medium size tip.

Fill the hole in the middle of the white and blue cake stars with 1/3-1/2 pack of Pop Rocks.

Top it off with a dollop of white frosting on top.

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6 Comments

  1. What a cool and unusual idea. I bet the kids absolutely go nuts for these–like fireworks in their mouths.

  2. Hi, love your post. I would like to invite you to come share this on the CLASSY FLAMINGOS BLOG PARTY held each Tuesday evening thru Friday. You’ll get large picture exposure and shout outs on all of my social media sites. And if you get PINKED you get even more exposure! I hope you’ll come by. poinsettiadr.com

  3. What a fun Patriotic dessert. I have never thought of baking anything but cookies in the cookie pan. So glad you share your amazing ideas with us at Merry Monday. Sharing.

  4. Your 4th of July sweet treat looks amazing! I will be featuring it in my 4th of July Red, White, Blue Sweet Treats this sunday at Merry Monday 6 pm pst. Hope to see you at the party!

  5. What a fun idea to use pop rocks in the middle. Pinned and will be featuring your cupcake idea on this week’s MM party.

  6. Adding the Pop Rocks is genius! So fun! Thanks for sharing with Merry Monday – I’m going to feature your cupcakes at this week’s party 🙂 Hope you’ll stop by and link up again!

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