Luckily, I had the goods on hand, so off to the kitchen I went. Here's the result: Adorable, yummy and patriotic! Can't go wrong there. I made these using a white cake mix, red and blue gel food coloring, white icing and blue and red sugar sprinkles. I layered the batter starting with blue, then white and ending with red. For details on how to make these (or the rainbow cupcakes), check out this post.
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