Five Wedding Cupcake recipes

Name: Cake mix adaption recipe for Cupcakes - 5 flavors
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 18 min
Total time: 35 min
Ingredients: 1/4 C all-purpose flour; 1/3 C olive oil; 1/4 C Mayonnaise; 4 eggs; 1 C water (less water for strawberry cupcake, no water for blue velvet ); 1 box cake mix (White for all but the chocolate - chocolate for that one); 1/3 C dry pudding or jello (vanilla, lemon, chocolate - or strawberry jello); 1 tsp flavor extract (vanilla, strawberry, lemon); 1/2 C frozen strawberries; 1 tsp white vinegar; 1 Tbsp cocoa powder; 1 C buttermilk; blue gel food dye (I used turquoise)

Published: November 14, 2012 | Updated: February 17, 2020 | By Ashlee

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When my cousin told me she wanted to do cupcakes for her wedding I about cried. I think I’ve mentioned it before, but I’m NOT a cupcake fan. BUT for family, esp a wedding, they get what they want! In the end it wasn’t so bad! I used a new tip and it went pretty fast!!

five easy cupcake recipes, made from doctored cake mix - red velvet, lemon, vanilla, chocolate and strawberry

My cousin wanted 14 dozen and she picked 5 flavors. Strawberry with Cream cheese frosting, Chocolate with Chocolate buttercream, “Blue” red velvet with Cream cheese frosting, Vanilla with Vanilla buttercream and Lemon with Lemon buttercream.

Now cupcakes and cakes are totally different. You want your cakes dense, moist and fairly FLAT for frosting. Cupcakes should be light, moist and NOT flat… So I have totally different recipes for cakes and cupcakes. Don’t use these recipes for cakes. I use my Bosch mixer with the whisks to beat the batter up. BUT if your going to eat a cupcake these are delicious, AND I’ve PERFECTED my frosting recipes!

Cake mix adaption recipe for Cupcakes - 5 flavors

an adapted cake mix recipe that's easy to change to any flavor

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Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 18 minutes

Total Time: 35 minutes

Servings: cupcakes

Calories: 123kcal

Author: Ashlee Marie

Ingredients

all cupcakes

1/4 C all-purpose flour
1/3 C olive oil
1/4 C Mayonnaise
4 eggs

cupcake ingredients you change

1 C water less water for strawberry cupcake, no water for blue velvet
1 box cake mix White for all but the chocolate - chocolate for that one
1/3 C dry pudding or jello vanilla, lemon, chocolate - or strawberry jello
1 tsp flavor extract vanilla, strawberry, lemon

strawberry cupcake extras

1/2 C frozen strawberries

"blue" red velvet cupcakes extras

1 tsp white vinegar
1 Tbsp cocoa powder
1 C buttermilk
blue gel food dye I used turquoise

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Instructions

Vanilla cupcakes

use white cake mix, vanilla pudding and vanilla extract
Mix the dry ingredients, then add the wet
Beat for 2 mins.
Pour into cupcake liners, bake at 350 for 15-18 mins

Lemon cupcakes

use white cake mix, lemon pudding and lemon extract
Mix the dry ingredients, then add the wet
Beat for 2 mins.
Pour into cupcake liners, bake at 350 for 15-18 mins

Strawberry cupcakes

use the white cake mix, strawberry jello and vanilla
Mix the dry ingredients, then add the wet
Beat for 2 mins.
cut the water down to 1/2 C, add to a blender with the frozen strawberries, and puree
Pour into cupcake liners, bake at 350 for 15-18 mins

Chocolate cupcakes

use chocolate cake mix, chocolate pudding and vanilla
Mix the dry ingredients, then add the wet
Beat for 2 mins.
Pour into cupcake liners, bake at 350 for 15-18 mins

"Blue" red velvet cupcakes

use the white cake mix, vanilla pudding and vanilla (unless you can find red velvet flavoring)
Mix the dry ingredients - including the cocoa
Then add the wet ingredients - swap the water for buttermilk and add the vinegar
Add the blue food dye (or red if you want to go for red velvet cupcakes
Beat for 2 mins.
Pour into cupcake liners, bake at 350 for 15-18 mins

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Did you make this recipe?Mention @ashleemariecakes or tag #makesomeawesome and I'll share your image in my Instagram stories!

We made each cupcake look as different as possible so people would be able to recognize the different flavors. AND a menu! I suggested a “chalkboard” picture frame menu. My sweet cousin was so smart! she did it on black construction paper! So we didn’t have to worry about it rubbing off, it looked amazing!

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