This last weekend we decided to make easy yet cute cupcakes for church potluck. We were expecting more guests than normal and wanted to make a larger dessert. My Princess and I made mini sized cupcakes and regular sized cupcakes with the Jell-O poke method. We made Strawberry Lemon Cupcakes by using a lemon cake mix and strawberry Jell-O. and had a pretty good time doing it. We only at one mini cupcake each at the end too.
Baking time is in my Princess’ top 5 favorite things to do. So I let her do as much as she can, which includes trying her best to crack the eggs. We made the cupcakes according to the box of lemon cake mix.
We let them cool for 10 minutes and mixed the Jell-O with one cup of boiling hot water.
I poked the cupcakes with skinny fork because I didn’t have toothpicks. It worked. I actually should have poked them even more. (Reminder: keep the cupcakes in the pan. It makes pouring the Jell-O easier.)
We then placed the cupcakes in the refrigerator for 30 minutes before we decorated them. I frosted, my Princess shook the decorations on top. So easy. And very yummy!
Aren’t they pretty? Strawberry Lemon Cupcakes are a perfect treat for anytime time of year!
Ingredients
- 1 Box of Lemon Cake Mix
- 1 Box of Strawberry Jell-O
- 1 Can of Pink Decorator Frosting
- Sprinkles
Instructions
- Make Lemon Cake mix according to box instructions
- Cool for 10 minutes after baking
- Mix Jell-O packet with 1 C of boiling water, let dissolve
- Poke holes in cupcakes
- Gently pour Jell-O onto cupcakes
- Set cupcakes in fridge for 30 minutes
- Decorate
Any favorite dessert recipes at your house?
These look absolutely scrumptious! And I love the colors. So festive.
Thanks Danielle. I love recipes that are fun and easy! 😉
YUMMY!! My boys would love if we made these together! Thanks for the recipe! 🙂
I only have one girl so baking together is pretty easy. Thanks for coming by!
Those look so good, I’d love to make them, but we are doing a juice fast! I’ll plan on making them when we finish, that way I’ll have something to look forward to and my kids love to help me bake!!
Those cupcakes looks SOOO yummy!
I love that you try to always get your daughter involved. Mine love to help too even if it is sprinkles 🙂
I only let her crack one egg and frost one cupcake. She didn’t do too well at 5 yet. You can see the one she decorated if you look close enough 😉 She loves to help though so I at least let her try. She can do the mixing and sprinkles and that makes her happy.
Oh wow! These sound and look delicious! I love lemon and strawberry together! Thanks for sharing!
These are so pretty. My nieces love pink cupcakes.
These look so yummy, and the color is gorgeous! Jealous of your frosting skills!
They look so good! I love lemon! Pinning this!
Strawberry lemon sounds awesome! And I am so surprised by the Jello ingredient, I didn’t know you could use boxed Jello like this.
You did a fantastic job decorating the cupcakes.
Yum! I think I’d make my own frosting so I could flavor it with the jello powder, mmm!
I love poke cake – never heard of or thought of making poke cupcakes – and these can’t be more darling I want to try!!!
Aww! These look super cute! & I also loved the name! I so wanna make these! Thanks for sharing! 🙂