JOLLY RANCHER Watermelon Cupcakes

JOLLY RANCHER Watermelon Cupcakes

from hersheyland.com
Cupcakes
60 min
350 kcal / serving

Give your dessert a bold, refreshing burst of flavor with these delicious cupcakes packed with JOLLY RANCHER Watermelon flavor. These vibrant cupcakes with soft, fluffy cake and sweet watermelon-infused frosting are a fun and colorful treat for parties, picnics, or whenever you’re craving a unique treat. Keep on theme and add these easy White Chocolate Covered Strawberries with JOLLY RANCHER Sprinkles to your list of recipes to keep you cool as the weather starts to warm up.

Ingredients

  • 10 piecesjolly rancher watermelon hard candy
  • 3tbsps water
  • 1 cupsall-purpose flour
  • 1 tspbaking powder
  • ¼ tspsalt
  • ½ cupbutter, softened
  • 1 cupgranulated sugar
  • 1egg
  • 1egg white
  • 2tbsps vegetable oil
  • 3tsps vanilla extract
  • ½ cupmilk
  • 4 piecesjolly rancher freeze dried watermelon coarsely broken (optional)
  • 1 cupbutter, softened
  • ¼ cupjolly rancher watermelon syrup
  • 4 cupspowdered sugar

Directions

  1. 1

    For the Cupcakes: Prepare the cupcakes, start by heating the oven to 350°F, then start to line your cupcake pan with paper liners.

  2. 2

    Whisk together 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour, 1 tsp baking powder, and 1/4 tsp salt in a small bowl and set aside.

  3. 3

    Beat 1 cup granulated sugar and 1/2 cup butter until light and fluffy.

  4. 4

    Add 1 egg and 1 egg white until combined.

  5. 5

    Mix in 2 Tbsps vegetable oil and 3 tsps vanilla extract.

  6. 6

    Gradually alternate adding in flour mixture and 1/2 cup milk.

  7. 7

    Optional: Fold in 4-5 pieces broken freeze dried candy pieces.

  8. 8

    Divide batter into paper cups.

  9. 9

    Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cupcake comes out clean.

  10. 10

    Once removed from oven, let the cupcakes cool completely.

  11. 11

    Prepare Watermelon Frosting and pipe the frosting onto cupcakes.

  12. 12

    For the Watermelon Frosting: Prepare your JOLLY RANCHER Watermelon Syrup to make the frosting.

  13. 13

    Start by unwrapping 10 pieces of JOLLY RANCHER Hard Candies and place in water.

  14. 14

    Microwave the mixture on HIGH for 30 seconds at a time; stirring between each heating until candies are dissolved.

  15. 15

    Beat 1 cup butter until light and fluffy.

  16. 16

    Alternate adding increments of the 4 cups of powdered sugar and ¼ cup JOLLY RANCHER Watermelon Syrup until well combined.