Pink Flamingo Cupcakes Recipe
This Pink Flamingo Cupcakes Recipe is the best! So many yummy flavors with every bite!
Servings 24 cupcakes
Calories 168kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 box of white cake mix
- 1 Cup(s) Greek yogurt
- ⅓ Cup(s) vegetable oil
- 4 large egg whites
- 1 ¼ Cup(s) water
- ⅓ Cup(s) Nestle Nesquick Strawberry Flavored Powder
Frosting Ingredients:
- 1 stick of softened salted butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon pink Himalayan salt
- 1-2 teaspoons strawberry extract
- 4 Cup(s) powdered sugar
- 1-2 tablespoons half and half or whole milk
- Pink food coloring
- Wilton Flamingo Royal Icing Decorations
- Pink Sanding Sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Add cupcake liners to a cupcake pan.
- Add the cake mix to a bowl and the oil, yogurt, egg whites, and Nesquick powder. Mix with a mixer and then add in the water.
- Add the cupcake batter into the cupcake liners 2/3 full. Bake in the oven for 16-20 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
- Let the cupcakes cool before adding frosting.
- To make the frosting, cream the butter until light and fluffy. Mix in the vanilla and extract, and salt.
- Slowly mix in the powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time, while adding half and half or milk in between each cup. Mix for 1 minute or until the mixture is creamy. Add the pink food coloring.
- Fill the piping bag with frosting.
- Frost the cupcakes and then sprinkle them with pink sanding sugar. Add the Flamingo decoration on top.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 168kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 12mg | Sodium: 127mg | Sugar: 21g
