Watermelon Cupcakes

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Watermelon Cupcakes: Sink your teeth into these cupcakes that look and taste just like a watermelon! They're the cutest and most delicious summer cupcakes around.

Watermelon Cupcakes

Looking for a cute but easy summer dessert for picnics? Consider my Watermelon Cupcakes.

They have a wonderful watermelon flavor. They're also studded with chocolate chips and topped with green buttercream frosting to resemble an actual watermelon! nomnom!

 

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Watermelon Cupcakes

Sink your teeth into these cupcakes that look and taste just like a watermelon. The cutest and most delicious summer cupcake around.
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 24 Cupcakes
Calories: 246kcal
Author: Krystle Smith

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Ingredients

For the Watermelon Cupcakes

  • 1 Box of White Cake Mix + Ingredients Called For On The Package
  • 1 Cup Mini Chocolate Chips
  • 1 Package of Watermelon Jello
  • Red and Yellow Food Coloring

For The Buttercream Frosting

  • 1 Cup Butter Softened
  • 3 Cups Powdered Sugar
  • 3 Tablespoons Whole Milk
  • 2 Teaspoons Vanilla Extract
  • Green Food Coloring
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Instructions

For The Cupcakes

  • Preheat oven and line a cupcake pan with paper liners.
  • Prepare batter according to package directions. Stir in jello mix. Stir in red food coloring. Stir in a little yellow food coloring until you reach your desired shade of pink.
  • Fold in chocolate chips.
  • Fill cupcake liners ~⅔ of the way full and bake according to package directions.

For the Frosting

  • Cream butter until light and fluffy. Stir in vanilla.
  • Gradually add powdered sugar a little at a time. Add milk as needed.
  • Spread or pipe frosting onto cupcakes.

Nutrition

Calories: 246kcal | Carbohydrates: 38g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 22mg | Sodium: 223mg | Potassium: 18mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 29g | Vitamin A: 256IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 60mg | Iron: 1mg
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4 Comments

  1. Hi! Dumb question; can I use the Watermelon Jolly Rancher jello mix, it does it have to be regular watermelon jello mix? I don’t really like the regular kind, it’s super bland and kinda tasteless to me haha. Thank you!

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    1. Krystle Smith says:

      Hi Ray Ray,

      This should work fine, sounds like a yummy twist.

      Reply

  2. I love the flavor of watermelon during summer. The cupcakes are great! Your color combination is so vibrant. Lovely!

    Reply

    1. Thanks so much Maureen! 🙂

      Reply