Pink Lemonade Cupcakes

Nothing screams summer like Lemonade and nothing is better than a tall frosty glass of Pink Lemonade. The tart, sweet, tangy taste just makes your mouth water and your face pucker thinking about it. I love lemonade and especially pink lemonade it always reminds me of my Granny's house in Mississippi. I remember she would have the Country Time Pink Lemonade on hand everytime we came to visit and we'd sit out on the back desk swinging and drinking Pink Lemonade. I used to pretend that I was some southern belle from Gone with the Wind or Scout from To Kill a Mockingbird. So many beautiful memories surround that drink that in honor of Summer and the fourth of July I HAD to make Pink Lemonade Cupcakes and because today is a huge deadline at work and I'm a nice person LOL..no really I am ;) I made two batches of these cupcakes and brought them to work for my fellow co-workers. A little bribe to sweeten our day.

I had no idea these things would start a revolution!!! Apparently everyone in our office is chomping at the bit to get a taste of summer!! I'm already committed to making two more batches for employees in other departments not to mention my friends and family at home that feel "cheated" thier words not mine hahaha.

If you want to make these amazing summer time cupcakes for your family, friends, co-workers, or as a bribe to get your way the recipe is below. It's amazing simple and completely fantabulous to eat :)

Pink Lemonade Cupcakes

Cupcake Batter:
1 box of white cake mix (prefer to use the Pillsbury one that has the pudding in the mix)
3 eggs
1 1/4 cups vegetable oil
3 tbs. Country Time Pink Lemonade mix (powdered not pre-made)
water.

Prepare cake batter according to the instructions on the box then mix in the 2 tbs of pink lemonade mix. The box may call for egg whites but I just used the whole three eggs not just the whites and it mixed fine and tasted better :).

Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees and arrange cupcake wrappers in muffin pan. Fill using an ice cream scoop. I used a scoop and a 1/3 to fill the cupcake wrappers but really you can fill however you want. Cook according to directions.

Icing:

1lb powdered sugar
3 tbs. pink lemonade mix
1/4 cup butter or margarine

Easiest icing ever!! Dump it all in a bowl and mix!!! Careful though because it melts when it gets hot!! So I suggest spooning it on top of the cupcake. I was going to go for a thicker sturdier frosting but everyone loves the glazed powdered sugar one so i'm gonna stick with what works!! :)

Usually I do a review from my kids and then one form the adults but since I sampled this in my office i'm just going to post a few of the e-mail responces I got on these.

J.Cromley (Academic Advisor) said:
Yum! Those are good! Thanks for bringing them in.

K.Lang (Transfer advisor from UMSL) said:
mmmhhmm oh my god so good nom nom nom!!!

M.Clincy (Academic Advisor) said:
Are there enough for me to have three? (consequently Ms.Clincy NO there were not enough for you to have three)

H.Steiner (LPC counsilor) said:
I love the glazed icing on these it compliments the cake well and doesn't leave a greasy, overly sugary mess. It tastes like summer.

K.Hadley (Dept.Secretary) said:
I had to sneak another one but shhhh don't tell!!! Wow I can't believe how good these are! they really taste like pink lemonade..i'm in cupcake love with these.

Why I love this recipe:

First off how easy is this recipe!!!!! I love when something so simple, so easy, and so cute comes together in an amazing package of perfect zen! I especially love when I make something that gets eaten in less than an hour, I mean hello you can put in such a small amount of work and get the greatest pay off. If you make these you will be the talk of any party and I mean that in a good way, not in a 'you drank too much tequila at the last moms night out and now you're the talk of the party oops!!!', kind of way. I'm way more leery of tequila, and pinata's now.