Description
Playfully vibrant and bursting with summer charm, these watermelon-inspired cupcakes feature a green vanilla base with pink frosting and mini chocolate chips to mimic seeds—sweet, fun, and irresistibly cute.
Ingredients
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- 1 box vanilla cake mix
- 1 cup water
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 3 large eggs
- Green gel food coloring
- 1/2 tsp watermelon extract (optional)
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 2–3 tbsp milk
- Pink gel food coloring
- 1/2 tsp vanilla or watermelon extract
- 1/4 cup mini chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a muffin tin with green cupcake liners.
- Prepare the cake mix according to package instructions, adding watermelon extract and green food coloring until desired shade is reached.
- Fill each cupcake liner 2/3 full and bake for 18–20 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool completely.
- For the frosting, beat butter until light and fluffy. Add powdered sugar gradually.
- Mix in milk, extract, and pink food coloring. Beat until smooth and pipeable.
- Pipe pink frosting on each cooled cupcake and sprinkle with mini chocolate chips to resemble watermelon seeds.
Notes
- Adjust food coloring gradually to achieve desired color intensity.
- Watermelon extract enhances flavor but can be substituted with vanilla.
- Store cupcakes in a cool place to prevent frosting from melting.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 30g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 36g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 45mg
