Show your support for those who serve our country with sweets! This recipe for camouflage cupcakes is a delicious and colorful way to let your patriotism shine through.

Make them as part of a welcome home party for a soldier, as a Veteran’s Day treat, or any day to show your appreciation for our selfless veterans.

Makes 24 cupcakes

Instructions:
The cupcakes

1. Preheat oven to 375˚F.
2. Whisk together the dry ingredients. Add the milk, butter, and vanilla, beating on medium for 2 minutes. Add egg whites, and beat 2 more minutes.
3. Divide the batter evenly into three bowls. Add green food coloring to one bowl, brown into another, and leave one bowl without food coloring. Fill cupcake liners ⅔ of the way full, alternating between a few spoonfuls of each color to make the camouflage pattern.
4. Bake for 17-19 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean. Remove from baking pan, and let cool on a cooling rack.

The frosting

1. Combine all of the ingredients except the food coloring, mixing well.
2. Divide frosting evenly into three bowls, coloring one green and one brown, and keeping one with no color.
3. Use a knife to alternate putting the colors on each cupcake, or, if using a piping bag, scrape each color onto the sides of your piping bag and squeeze out to get a marbled look.