This sherbet cupcakes recipe is SO delicious! No it doesn’t have sherbet in the cupcakes but the flavors and colors will remind you of that yummy multi-colored sherbet you can buy at the store.
These use a shortcut (boxed cake mix) and a super easy decorating technique so even if you aren’t a baking pro, they’re really easy to make. Perfect for a birthday party, kids especially will love how colorful these are.
By the way, do you pronounce it sure-bit or sure-bert?
Sherbet Cupcakes Recipe
Equipment Needed
- Cupcake liners
- Cupcake pan
- Mixing bowl
- 3 small bowls
- Small ice cream scoop
- Wire cooling rack
- Stand mixer or hand mixer
- Piping bag with star tip
Ingredients
For Cupcakes
- 1 box of white or vanilla cake mix (plus eggs, oil, and water as directed on box)
- 1 drop orange cake flavoring
- 1 drop strawberry cake flavoring
- 1 drop lime cake flavoring
- 1 drop neon green food coloring
- 1 drop pink food coloring
- 1 drop orange food coloring
Frosting
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 3-5 Tbsp heavy cream
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
For Serving
- Maraschino cherries
- Waffle cones
- Cake sprinkles
- Nut toppings for garnish (optional)
Instructions
For Cupcakes
Preheat oven to 350 F. Place cupcake liners in a cupcake pan.
In a mixing bowl, add the cake mix with the eggs, oil and water as directed on the box. Stir to combine.
Split the cake batter into 3 small bowls.
In the first bowl, add 1 drop of neon green food coloring and 1 drop of lime flavoring. Stir to combine.
In the second bowl, add 1 drop of orange food coloring and 1 drop of orange flavoring. Stir to combine.
In the third bowl, add 1 drop of pink food coloring and 1 drop of strawberry flavoring. Stir to combine.
Use a small ice cream scoop, add 1 scoop of each cake batter to the cupcake liners, alternating flavors, filling the cupcake liners until they are 2/3 full.
Bake for 20 minutes or until baked through, check with a toothpick.
Let the cupcakes cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then remove to a wire rack to continue cooling.
For Frosting
Add all frosting ingredients to a large mixing bowl.
Mix on low speed for 2-3 minutes until ingredients are combined.
Then mix on medium speed for an additional 3 minutes until frosting is peaking, meaning that it is holding its shape.
Using a piping bag and a star tip, frost the cupcakes.
Garnish with cherries, waffle cones, sprinkles, and chopped nuts. Enjoy!
Sherbet Cupcakes Recipe
Equipment
- Cupcake liners
- Cupcake pan
- Mixing bowl
- 3 small bowls
- Small ice cream scoop
- Wire cooling rack
- Stand mixer or hand mixer
- Piping bag with star tip
Ingredients
For Cupcakes
- 1 box of white or vanilla cake mix plus eggs, oil, and water as directed on box
- 1 drop orange cake flavoring
- 1 drop strawberry cake flavoring
- 1 drop lime cake flavoring
- 1 drop neon green food coloring
- 1 drop pink food coloring
- 1 drop orange food coloring
Frosting
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 3-5 Tbsp heavy cream
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
For Serving
- Maraschino cherries
- Waffle cones
- Cake sprinkles
- Nut toppings for garnish optional
Instructions
For Cupcakes
- Preheat oven to 350 F. Place cupcake liners in a cupcake pan.
- In a mixing bowl, add the cake mix with the eggs, oil and water as directed on the box. Stir to combine.
- Split the cake batter into 3 small bowls.
- In the first bowl, add 1 drop of neon green food coloring and 1 drop of lime flavoring. Stir to combine.
- In the second bowl, add 1 drop of orange food coloring and 1 drop of orange flavoring. Stir to combine.
- In the third bowl, add 1 drop of pink food coloring and 1 drop of strawberry flavoring. Stir to combine.
- Use a small ice cream scoop, add 1 scoop of each cake batter to the cupcake liners, alternating flavors, filling the cupcake liners until they are 2/3 full.
- Bake for 20 minutes or until baked through, check with a toothpick.
- Let the cupcakes cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then remove to a wire rack to continue cooling.
For Frosting
- Add all frosting ingredients to a large mixing bowl.
- Mix on low speed for 2-3 minutes until ingredients are combined.
- Then mix on medium speed for an additional 3 minutes until frosting is peaking, meaning that it is holding its shape.
- Using a piping bag and a star tip, frost the cupcakes.
- Garnish with cherries, waffle cones, sprinkles, and chopped nuts. Enjoy!
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