Share your big news with easy gender reveal cupcakes. They’re quick to bake, fun to serve, and perfect for a low-stress baby shower treat.

My daughter is pregnant, which means I will soon be a grandma, and I couldn’t be more excited!
When she asked me to make some cupcakes for the gender reveal party, I was all in.
I got the inside scoop before anyone else 9yes, even before the parents) and keeping that secret was more complicated than I thought.
If you’ve been tasked with the same job, these easy gender reveal cupcakes are simple to make, fun to serve, and a delicious way to reveal if it’s a boy or girl.
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Ingredients
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- White Cake Mix
- Eggs
- Vegetable Oil
- Buttercream Frosting
- Heavy Whipping Cream
- Cooking Spray

You will also need a few additional supplies.

Gender Reveal Cupcakes with a Cake Mix
Easy gender reveal cupcakes make the big moment extra fun. No need to cut a cake when everyone can bite in and find out at the same time.
Ingredients
Cupcakes
- 2 box White Cake Mix
- 8 Egg Whites (per box instructions)
- 2 ½ cup Water (per box instructions)
- 1 cup Vegetable Oil (per box instructions)
Frosting
- 32 ounces Buttercream Tub Frosting
- Heavy Whipping Cream as needed
- Powdered Sugar as needed
- Pink and Blue Food Coloring
Instructions
Pink or Blue Cake
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First, make the colored cake that will be hidden inside the cupcake. Follow the directions on the back of the box for the egg white recipe. This will create a whiter batter that is better for coloring.
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Flour and grease the inside of an 18-inch baking sheet that has a depth of at least 1 inch.
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Pour the batter into the baking sheet and bake for 20-25 minutes until cooked through, and a toothpick inserted the center comes out clean.
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Allow to cool completely.
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Once cool, use the 2-inch circle cookie cutter to cut small circles of the colored cake.
White Cake
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Make the second white cake mix following the directions on the back of the box for the egg white recipe. The whiter the cake the better the color stands out.
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Line the cupcake tin with paper baking cups and fill ¼ – ⅓ with white cake batter.
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Insert a circle cake piece, centering it in the cup. Fill the cup to about ⅔ – ¾, be careful not to overfill.
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Bake for an additional 18-20 minutes, or until cooked through. Allow cupcakes to cool completely.
Buttercream Frosting
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Scoop the frosting out of the tub and into a mixing bowl.
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Use a hand mixer to whip the butter to give it a lighter and fluffier texture.
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Optional: Add a tablespoon or two of heavy whipping cream for a more homemade flavor. This will thin the frosting, so if needed add some powdered sugar to thicken the frosting back up. It needs to be thicker to use in a pipe bag.
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Divide the frosting into three different mixing bowl. Create a bowl of pink frosting, a bowl of blue frosting, and keep one bowl white.
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Layout a large sheet of plastic wrap and add rows of the different colors of frosting. Roll the plastic wrap so you know have a tube of multi colored frosting.
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Insert the tip into the pipe bag and then add the tube of frosting, leaving it in the plastic wrap. Don’t worry, it will squeeze out of the plastic.
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Pipe swirls of pink and blue frosting onto the top of the cooled cupcakes.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cupcakeCalories: 313kcalCarbohydrates: 42.9gProtein: 2.4gFat: 12.3gSaturated Fat: 3.3gSodium: 165mgPotassium: 39mgFiber: 0.1gSugar: 41.8gCalcium: 11mg
Cupcake Carrier
The gender reveal party was not at my house which meant I had to travel with my cupcakes, and it wasn’t close. It was about 2.5 hours away.
To make sure the cupcakes arrived in perfect condition, I used this Cupcake Carrier.
It was perfect. It held 24 cupcakes and the sections where spaced out enough that they didn’t even touch.

The Big Reveal
The party was a huge success!
We ate a potluck with sloppy joes, played a few baby guessing games, and the big reveal was for dessert.

It’s a boy! But you already knew that. 😆
We are all so excited to be welcoming a little guy to the family.
More Baby Themed Tutorials
Now that there is a baby on the way, there are so many fun things to make! Here are a few ideas.

Hi, I’m Katie!
I’m so glad you’re here. Want to make something fabulous? I’m here to help!