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Bubblegum Cupcakes

September 26, 2017 by Amber 11 Comments

Bubblegum Cupcakes

Bubblegum Cupcakes made with bubblegum soda, extra bubblegum flavoring, a box white cake mix and a simple frosting with fun sprinkles and a gumball on top!

Every once in awhile, you just need to bake up something extra girly and fun! These Bubblegum Cupcakes would be perfect for a birthday party for a girl of any age. Decorate with really fun sprinkles and a big bright pink gumball on the top and we are ready to PAR-TAY!

You may remember those delicious 7UP Cupcakes from last St. Patrick’s Day (click HERE) made with soda. I love baking with soda for a few reasons.

  1. soda makes your cake super fluffy and moist
  2. soda is just fun to bake with
  3. soda adds lot’s of great flavor
  4. soda makes baking easy!

You can make these cupcakes in any color you wish. The bubblegum soda itself is blue so the cupcakes will come out a blue color, I added a bit of red to turn give them a purple tint. Adding even more color to the cake batter would make these even brighter! The frosting color is completely your choice! Go blue, pink, purple, white… maybe a swirl of two colors.

Bubblegum Cupcakes

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees after letting the unsalted butter sit out a bit to soften. Gather a couple mixing bowls, hand or stand mixer, ingredients from recipe card below, a small plate with sprinkles poured in, the gumballs, muffin pan and cupcake liners. Place cupcake liners into muffin pan and start the cake batter.

Use your mixer to make the butter creamy and add in all other cupcake ingredients in. The bubblegum soda will add flavor but if you want more, add a drop of bubblegum flavoring. Pour the batter into liners filling about 3/4 full. Bake for 18-20 minutes in the oven and let cool.

Time for frosting! Use the hand mixer again to mix the butter and vegetable shortening until creamy. Slowly add in confectioners sugar and a drop of bubblegum flavoring. Pick a color for the frosting and add in desired amount. I have made these Bubble Cupcakes a few times and wish I would have made the color more vibrant this round, however, they are still pretty without the added food dye. Mix until smooth. I did not add any other liquid in todays frosting, normally a couple tablespoons of milk would be necessary but it was at a good thickness without. So, if your frosting is too thick, add a pinch of milk. If the frosting ends up too runny, add in more confectioners sugar. If you want to go big with the frosting, make a bit more frosting than instructions say.

Place your bubblegum frosting into a pastry bag with large tip. Frost each cupcake starting with just a ring around each. Dip each cupcake onto the sprinkle covered plate gently to decorate. Finish frosting each cupcake with a dollop of frosting on top. Add your gumball to complete. This recipe will make about 20 cupcakes.

Bubblegum Cupcakes

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Bubblegum Cupcakes made with bubblegum soda, extra bubblegum flavoring, a box white cake mix and a simple frosting with fun sprinkles and a gumball on top!

  • Bubblegum Cupcakes
  • 1/3 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 3 egg whites
  • 1 box white cake mix (I used Pillsbury)
  • 1.25 cups bubble gum soda (I found a Meijer brand)
  • drop of bubble gum flavoring (optional for extra bubblegum flavor)
  • Bubblegum Frosting
  • .5 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • .5 cup vegetable shortening
  • 4 cups confectioners sugar
  • food coloring (I used a few drops of pink)
  • drop of bubblegum flavoring
  • sprinkles to garnish
  • gumballs to garnish
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. In a mixing bowl, add 1/3 cup softened, unsalted butter and use the hand or stand mixer to thoroughly mix. Add in the 3 egg whites, box of cake mix and 1.25 cups bubblegum soda. Mix again.
  3. Place cupcake liners into muffin pan.
  4. Fill each liner 3/4 full and bake for 18-20 minutes.
  5. Remove from oven and let cool.
  6. Start the frosting. Use the hand or stand mixer to thoroughly mix .5 cup softened butter and .5 cup vegetable shortening. Slowly add in confectioners sugar, bubble gum flavoring and food coloring to desired amount.
  7. Place frosting in pastry bag with large tip.
  8. Frost a ring around each cupcake and dip into a plate full of sprinkles to decorate.
  9. Finish frosting each cupcake and place a gumball on each.

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  1. Allison

    October 1, 2017 at 12:53 AM

    These look amazing! I need to try these!

    Reply
  2. Leighann

    October 1, 2017 at 12:44 AM

    These look so yummy! You did a beautiful job with the decorating on top as well! Too pretty to eat, if you ask me!

    Reply
    • Amber

      October 2, 2017 at 4:59 PM

      Haha, almost too pretty to eat.

      Reply
  3. Paula @ I'm Busy Being Awesome

    September 29, 2017 at 10:19 PM

    I’ve never heard of bubblegum flavoring OR soda – who knew?! I love the bright pink everything – sprinkles put it over the top 🙂

    Reply
    • Amber

      September 30, 2017 at 1:22 AM

      Can’t have too much pink or sprinkles!

      Reply
  4. Caroline

    September 29, 2017 at 8:13 PM

    I never would have thought to bake with soda, the end results look great!

    Reply
    • Amber

      September 30, 2017 at 1:21 AM

      Oh you should try soda next time you bake some cupcakes. It works great!

      Reply
  5. Heather Kinnaird

    September 29, 2017 at 3:07 PM

    these are seriously the best cupcakes ever! how fun…bubblegum!!

    Reply
    • Amber

      September 29, 2017 at 3:45 PM

      The bubblegum is so fun!

      Reply
  6. Amanda Elize

    September 29, 2017 at 1:24 PM

    These are so cute and extra girly! I love them and all the sparkle! I also love using soda when baking too, it is SO easy and adds so much flavor!

    Reply
    • Amber

      September 29, 2017 at 1:31 PM

      Thanks Amanda. Soda is great for baking!

      Reply

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