Labor Day weekend is right around the corner and I like to think of it as the end of Summer and to me nothing says Summer like Watermelon. I had to make sure that I mixed up a batch of cupcakes that Riley would like this time around. You all know that she has a bit of a sweet tooth and absolutely no qualms about telling me like it is. I recently made Blueberry Lemonade Cupcakes, which after biting into she looked at me like Gordon Ramsay and stated, "Something's different and I don't like it." She was right about one thing. I changed up the frosting and it was a bit more grown up than her taste buds could handle, which is why I was a bit nervous to try Watermelon Cupcakes, but can you think of anything that says Summer more than watermelon? Luckily, Riley liked the cupcakes. Although, I'm pretty sure it was largely due to the chocolate chips on top!
Watermelon Cupcakes
I love fruit, but I'm not a huge watermelon fan so I didn't want the cupcakes to be overpowering with the flavor of watermelon so I made a white cake for the batter. I added red gel food coloring and chocolate chips to make it look like a watermelon with seeds.
For the frosting I used a Watermelon Buttercream Frosting that I found at From Apples to Zucchini.
I love that once you bite into the cupcake you can see the "seeds" inside. The great thing about the icing is that it definitely tastes like watermelon. It just screams "Summer"!
- White Cake Ingredients (Better Homes & Gardens 12th Edition Cook Book):
- 4 egg whites
- 2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup butter, softened
- 1 ¾ cups sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 ⅓ cups buttermilk
- Watermelon Buttercream Frosting Ingredients:
- 6 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons shortening
- ⅔ cup of watermelon pulp
- 3 cups of powdered sugar
- Directions for White Cake Mix:
- Mix all ingredients together.
- Add miniature or chopped up chocolate chips to batter, as well as red gel food coloring.
- Bake at 350 F in a preheated oven for about 25 minutes for cupcakes.
- I always check my cakes using the ole tooth pick comes clean then it's done routine.
- Directions for Watermelon Frosting:
- I tried beating the butter, shortening and pulp together and had a terrible time with it.
- I would highly recommend, beating the butter and shortening together first.
- Then add the pulp and mix it in.
- Add each cup of sugar to the mix, while mixing in between each cup.
- I added a bit of red gel food coloring to give the color more of a watermelon vibrant red.
- Once the cupcakes are iced add the chocolate chips to the top.
If you're looking for more of chocolate fix, make sure to check out my Easy Baby Ruth Cupcakes or my S'mores Cupcakes.
rdukes
Watermelon icing sounds delicious ... and I love the chocolate chip "seeds".
Rachel @ I Love My Disorganized Life
These are so adorable and perfect for summer!
Sarah
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Aimee - It's Overflowing
I have got to make these for my sweet little girl...she will totally be impressed! Thanks for sharing at It's Overflowing!
XO, Aimee
Trish - Mom On Timeout
Oh me oh my! These are so fun and they look delicious! Thanks so much for sharing at Mom On Timeout!
Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust
I love these! 🙂
Melissa
I'm speechless. On the list for next summer. Thank you for posting this!
Ewa
These cupcakes look delicious
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Tanya Schroeder
These are the perfect way to end the summer! I love the color and the chocolate chips in the batter!
Melissa L
Being a HUGE watermelon fan, I think these sound fabulous! 🙂 Thanks for this delicious post, I just may have try some this weekend!
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Andrea
I've never heard of watermelon frosting. They sound delicious. Stopping in from SITS. Thanks for sharing.
Jenna
Adorable!
nicholl
they look amazing!
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Camille
These look amazing!!
Jill @ Create.Craft.Love.
So glad you linked this up! Thanks for sharing at the Pomp Party! Pinning!
Donna
The cupcakes look adorable. I bet they taste as good as they look. They look like summer.
Gina
These came out adorable!!!!! Great job!
ang
these look so yummy, and so pretty too! i pinned it for later 🙂
Christina at I Gotta Create!
I gotta say I like Riley! Speaks her truth! 😉
Those cupcakes are too cute to eat.
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Heather
These are so adorable and they look YUMMY too!!
Mindy
Yum! These look soo good and they are just too cute! Thanks for sharing this:)
Niki
These look so good and they're so fun for a cookout! I might try and make them this weekend!