Beach Cupcakes

These easy Beach Cupcakes, with colorful umbrellas, sandy beaches and sunbathing teddy grahams will bring fun beach vibes to any summer party.

Course Desserts & Sweets

Cuisine American

Keyword Beach cupcakes, summer cupcakes

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 20

Total Time 35

Servings

Calories 369kcal

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and line a muffin tin with blue cupcakes liners.
In a large bowl, mix together the boxed cake mix with the other ingredients listed on the box. Bake cupcakes according to the package directions.
1 box white cake mix , 1 cup water, 1/2 cup vegetable oil, 3 eggs
Allow cupcakes to cool completely to room temperature.

For the buttercream frosting, use a hand mixer or stand mixer to beat the butter until smooth. Mix in vanilla and powdered sugar, until well combined.
1 cup butter, 2 tsp. vanilla extract, 4 cups powdered sugar
If the frosting is too thick, add 1 tablespoon of milk at a time until you get the consistency you like.
1-2 tbsp. milk
Add about 1 teaspoon of the blue food coloring to the vanilla frosting and mix until there are no streaks. If needed, add more blue to give your frosting the perfect ocean water look.
blue gel food coloring

Frost the top of the cupcakes with blue frosting using an icing spatula (or a butter knife).
Sprinkle about a spoon full of Nilla wafer crumbs over half of the cupcake to make edible sand.
36 Nilla Wafers
Place a teddy bear cracker inside of a peach ring and add to the “water” on the frosted cupcakes.
24 peach ring candies, 24 Teddy Grahams
If you like, you can add paper umbrellas to the tops of the cupcakes for the perfect finishing touch. Enjoy!

The amount of water, vegetable oil and eggs are the typical ingredients required per the cake mix box. If your box calls for different amounts, follow the box instructions instead.
If your butter is really soft, you may not need to add any milk to the frosting. But typically, it'll take just a little to help make it smooth and creamy.