Red, White & Blue Vanilla Mini Cupcakes
![UK US Love Cupcakes](https://www.cupcakesbyamelie.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/UK_US_love-800x623.jpg)
These patriotically colored cupcakes are fitting for a Fourth of July post, though they were baked for a party celebrating the recent union of two friends, one of whom was born across the pond.
American-British relations certainly have improved over the past 238 years.
![UK-US BK love](http://www.cupcakesbyamelie.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/UK_US_BK_love.jpg)
Basic Vanilla, All Dressed Up
To provide a variety of flavors without baking different cupcakes or making a lot of icings, I went with vanilla on vanilla with a little something extra. Baking mini rather than full-sized cupcakes gave me more to play with. Half the cupcakes got a swirl of frosting, then a chocolate ganache or caramel drizzle. On the others, I used a dollop of strawberry-rhubarb jam or lemon curd, piping frosting around.
I was honored to bake for such a special occasion celebrating two good friends (and loyal cupcake fans)!
![Cupcake Amelie](http://www.cupcakesbyamelie.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Cupcake-Amelie.jpg)
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