Pink cupcake liners - Get them at Walmart or on Amazon
Frosting Ingredients
1stick salted butter - softened
1teaspoonvanilla
1teaspoonpink Himalayan salt
1-2teaspoonsstrawberry extract - depending on how strong of a strawberry flavor you want
4cupspowdered sugar
1-2tablespoonshalf and half or whole milk
Pink food coloring
1large piping bag - 1 large round frosting tip
Wilton Flamingo Royal Icing Decorations - 8-Count (I get mine at Walmart or Amazon, but you can get them at Michael’s Party City and Joann Fabrics as well)
Pink Sanding Sugar
Instructions
Directions for Cupcakes: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray or line a standard muffin tin. Steps 1-2: Add cake mix to a large mixing bowl. Using a hand or stand mixer, add in your oil, egg whites, yogurt and Nestle Nesquik Strawberry Flavored Powder and mix on medium until well incorporated. Add in your water. Step 3: Add batter into the muffin tin until each is about 2/3 full. Bake for 16-20 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Allow to cool completely before frosting. Directions for Frosting: Steps 4-5: In a large mixing bowl or stand mixer, cream the butter, and beat until light and fluffy. Mix in the vanilla and strawberry extracts and salt. Steps 6-7: Slowly mix in the powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time, while adding a bit of the half and half or milk in between each cup. Continue to mix for 1 minute or until creamy. Add in your pink food coloring. Step 8: Prepare a piping bag and fill the bag with frosting. Step 9: Frost your cupcakes, sprinkle with your pink sanding sugar, and top each cupcake with a Royal Icing Flamingo Decoration. Enjoy!