Strawberry Lemonade Cupcakes

These are easy to make (much easier than a layer cake, in my opinion) and just the yummiest treat.  I loved the pink wrappers and the paper straws I found for these- I think they would be such a fun shower, picnic or birthday party treat!!

INGREDIENTS:

• One box of strawberry cake mix (plus oil, water and eggs as directed on box)
• 2- 8oz. packages of Philadelphia Cream Cheese (softened to room temp.)
• 1 packet (0.23oz.) of Kool-Aid Lemonade
• Yellow food coloring  (as desired for color)
• 1- 7oz. container Jet-Puffed Marshmallow Creme
• 1/3 c. powdered sugar
• 8 oz. Cool Whip Topping
• Confetti sprinkles and paper straws to decorate as desired

DIRECTIONS:

• Make cake according to box and bake in 24 cupcake liners placed in cupcake tins, as directed.  Cool completely.
• In a mixing bowl, cream together cream cheese, lemonade and yellow food coloring until smooth.
• Beat marshmallow creme and powdered sugar into cream cheese mixture and then fold in Cool Whip until completely smooth.  
• Spoon frosting into a zip top bag that has a piping tip inserted into one corner (I used a Wilton 1M star tip).
• Pipe frosting on tops of each cupcake- you can be generous, as this recipe makes a lot of frosting and the frosting is so light and fluffy.
• Decorate as desired.
• Refrigerate and serve chilled.  
• Enjoy!

Recipe Source from Easybaket.net