Pink Lemonade Cupcakes Complete With Pink Lemonade Frosting!

While I was planning my baking agenda this week (that’s totally normal right?) it occurred to me I can’t remember the last time I made cupcakes. Over a month to be exact. What?! How could this be – this had to change and fast. Since we officially kicked off summer break this week I thought it would be the perfect time to make the girls a summery cupcake. My girls are currently on a pink lemonade kick, and since they are three small girls, they are always on a pink kick. Naturally, I thought it would be fun to try to bring this summer staple into cupcake form. Super easy pink lemonade cupcakes (three kids in the summer are not patient you guys) with a pink lemonade frosting. Mission accepted.

I debated whether or not I wanted to make these from scratch or spruce up a cake mix, but let’s be honest I have three kiddos are home cake mix it is! Ok being really honest spruces up cake mixes are my absolute favorite ever. You just can’t beat them! Let’s take a look at how to make these pink lemonade cupcakes…I mean after all, we have kiddos waiting to lick the pink lemonade frosting bowl. Oh, wait is it just me?

UPDATE! This post + recipe is an updated version of an old recipe from my previous site www.makebakecelebrate.com.

HOW TO MAKE PINK LEMONADE CUPCAKES WITH PINK LEMONADE FROSTING

PINK LEMONADE CUPCAKES

• 1 Duncan Hines White Cake Mix + ingredients listed on the box
• 3 tbsp Country Time Pink Lemonade Dry Mix
• 1.5 tbsp lemon extract
• pink gel food coloring

PINK LEMONADE BUTTERCREAM

• 2 sticks unsalted butter (leave out of the fridge to soften a bit OR cut into small pieces)
• 1 cup shortening
• 2 tbsp. pink lemonade mix
• 2 tsp lemon extract
• 8 cups powdered sugar
• 5-6 (approx.) tablespoons of milk
• pink gel food coloring

Makes and frosts 24 cupcakes.

BAKE THE CUPCAKES

Step 1: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix together cake mix, ingredients listed on the box, lemonade mix, and lemon extract until fully combined. Add in pink food coloring an then beat for about 1 minute.

Step 2: Spoon 3 tbsp of cake batter into each cupcake liner. Bake at 350 degrees for 16-18 minutes.

MAKE THE PINK LEMONADE FROSTING

Step 3: Beat butter until soft and creamy, add in shortening and beat until fully combined. Add in extract and lemonade mix and beat until combined once more. Slowly add in powdered sugar about one cup at a time mixing in between. Add milk 1 tbsp at a time until you achieve desired consistency. Add in a tiny bit of pink food coloring until you reach desired pink. Careful, a little pink goes a long way.

Step 4: Once the pink lemonade cupcakes are cool, frost with pink lemonade frosting and enjoy!

DECORATE THE PINK LEMONADE CUPCAKES (BECAUSE NOBODY LIKES A BORING CUPCAKE!)

I used a large round piping tip to frost these cupcakes with the pink lemonade buttercream. I added some yellow nonpareils and yellow candies to the top. Lemon heads would be a perfect topper, I didn’t have any on hand. The adorable yellow dot liners also came from Sweets & Treats Boutique!

MORE CUPCAKE INSPIRATION? YOU KNOW WE GOT IT!

• Strawberry Cupcakes With Strawberry Banana Frosting
• Easy Lemon Filled Cupcakes
• Cotton Candy Cupcakes With Cotton Candy Frosting

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