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Home » Cupcakes » Watermelon Cupcakes

Watermelon Cupcakes

August 29, 2012 by Jenny 27 Comments

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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

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"!

 

Watermelon Cupcakes
Recipe Type: Dessert
Author: Jenny @ The NY Melrose Family
Prep time: 25 mins
Cook time: 25 mins
Total time: 50 mins
Serves: 24
Ingredients
  • 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
Instructions
  1. Directions for White Cake Mix:
  2. Mix all ingredients together.
  3. Add miniature or chopped up chocolate chips to batter, as well as red gel food coloring.
  4. Bake at 350 F in a preheated oven for about 25 minutes for cupcakes.
  5. I always check my cakes using the ole tooth pick comes clean then it's done routine.
  6. Directions for Watermelon Frosting:
  7. I tried beating the butter, shortening and pulp together and had a terrible time with it.
  8. I would highly recommend, beating the butter and shortening together first.
  9. Then add the pulp and mix it in.
  10. Add each cup of sugar to the mix, while mixing in between each cup.
  11. I added a bit of red gel food coloring to give the color more of a watermelon vibrant red.
  12. 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.

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  1. rdukes

    May 28, 2013 at 11:41 am

    Watermelon icing sounds delicious ... and I love the chocolate chip "seeds".

    Reply
  2. Rachel @ I Love My Disorganized Life

    May 18, 2013 at 11:37 am

    These are so adorable and perfect for summer!

    Reply
  3. Sarah

    September 07, 2012 at 1:55 pm

    These are so great! I am a follower of your blog on Facebook and would love if you could pop over to my new blog http://sarahsaturdiy.blogspot.com/ and share the blog love!

    Reply
  4. Aimee - It's Overflowing

    September 06, 2012 at 10:44 am

    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

    Reply
  5. Trish - Mom On Timeout

    September 05, 2012 at 1:26 pm

    Oh me oh my! These are so fun and they look delicious! Thanks so much for sharing at Mom On Timeout!

    Reply
  6. Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust

    September 04, 2012 at 9:37 pm

    I love these! 🙂

    Reply
  7. Melissa

    September 04, 2012 at 2:56 pm

    I'm speechless. On the list for next summer. Thank you for posting this!

    Reply
  8. Ewa

    September 04, 2012 at 5:37 am

    These cupcakes look delicious

    I would like to let you know about a new Craft Party,

    I would love to see your creations linked up with Crafty Tuesday

    Every week I will choose few tutorials and they will be featured on my blog and my facebook, twitter and pinterest page

    I hope to see you link up

    http://blueberrycraftandhobbytime.blogspot.ie/search/label/Crafty%20Tuesday%20Link%20Party

    Reply
  9. Tanya Schroeder

    September 03, 2012 at 8:18 am

    These are the perfect way to end the summer! I love the color and the chocolate chips in the batter!

    Reply
  10. Melissa L

    September 02, 2012 at 12:24 am

    Being a HUGE watermelon fan, I think these sound fabulous! 🙂 Thanks for this delicious post, I just may have try some this weekend!

    Melissa
    http://www.mywatermelonmoon.com
    Stop by and visit! Always looking for new blog friends!

    Reply
  11. Andrea

    September 01, 2012 at 9:54 am

    I've never heard of watermelon frosting. They sound delicious. Stopping in from SITS. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  12. Jenna

    August 31, 2012 at 8:32 pm

    Adorable!

    Reply
  13. nicholl

    August 31, 2012 at 4:16 pm

    they look amazing!

    Happy Friday! Stop by and say hello! 🙂
    nichollvincent.blogspot.com

    Reply
  14. Camille

    August 31, 2012 at 3:22 pm

    These look amazing!!

    Reply
  15. Jill @ Create.Craft.Love.

    August 31, 2012 at 8:13 am

    So glad you linked this up! Thanks for sharing at the Pomp Party! Pinning!

    Reply
  16. Donna

    August 30, 2012 at 5:53 pm

    The cupcakes look adorable. I bet they taste as good as they look. They look like summer.

    Reply
  17. Gina

    August 30, 2012 at 5:53 pm

    These came out adorable!!!!! Great job!

    Reply
  18. ang

    August 30, 2012 at 9:30 am

    these look so yummy, and so pretty too! i pinned it for later 🙂

    Reply
  19. Christina at I Gotta Create!

    August 29, 2012 at 9:49 pm

    I gotta say I like Riley! Speaks her truth! 😉
    Those cupcakes are too cute to eat.

    <3 Christina at I Gotta Create!
    Wildly Original Linky party is open!

    Reply
  20. Heather

    August 29, 2012 at 9:19 pm

    These are so adorable and they look YUMMY too!!

    Reply
  21. Mindy

    August 29, 2012 at 5:06 pm

    Yum! These look soo good and they are just too cute! Thanks for sharing this:)

    Reply
  22. Niki

    August 29, 2012 at 2:14 pm

    These look so good and they're so fun for a cookout! I might try and make them this weekend!

    Reply

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