I love cooking up special treats for special occasions, and with Canada Day coming up so quickly, I couldn’t resist making something tasty to celebrate our country! The Kraft Canada website is always a go-to resource for me when I want delicious Canada Day recipes and its Jell-O based Flag Cake is a treat I’ve made many years in the past. But this year I decided to switch things up a bit and make cupcakes instead! To keep with the theme, I used Red Velvet cake mix and a tasty cream cheese frosting.

Maple Leaf Cupcakes
Ingredients
- 1 box Red Velvet cake mix
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup milk
- 1/3 cup oil
- 4 oz. Philadelphia Cream Cheese softened
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 3 cups icing sugar
- 1/2 cup sliced strawberries
Instructions
-
Prepare cake mix using eggs, milk and oil. Pour into paper-lined muffin tin and bake according to package directions.
-
Meanwhile, beat cream cheese and butter together until fluffy. Gradually beat in icing sugar.
-
Cool cupcakes completely and frost with cream cheese icing.
-
Arrange strawberry slices on top to resemble maple leaf.