Ingredients:

  • 1 box (15.25 oz) Premium Vanilla or White Cake Mix
  • 1 cup (240ml) Whole Milk
  • 1/2 cup (115g) Unsalted Butter, melted
  • 4 Large Eggs
  • 1 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
  • 2 cups (450g) Vanilla Buttercream Frosting
  • 2 drops Sky Blue Gel Food Coloring
  • 1.5 cups Graham Crackers, crushed
  • 24 Teddy Graham Crackers
  • 24 Gummy Peach Rings

Instructions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and line two standard 12-cup muffin tins with paper liners.
  2. In a large bowl, combine the cake mix, whole milk, melted butter, eggs, and vanilla extract. Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes until the batter is velvety and pale.
  3. Fill cupcake liners 2/3 full. Bake for 18-20 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
  4. Pulse graham crackers in a food processor until they resemble coarse sand, leaving a few larger 'pebbles' for realism. Place in a shallow bowl.
  5. Tint the vanilla buttercream frosting by adding 1-2 drops of blue gel coloring and stir until a vibrant azure blue is achieved.
  6. Using an offset spatula, frost half of the cupcake with blue frosting. Dip the other unfrosted half into the graham cracker crumbs to create a shoreline.
  7. Place a gummy peach ring on the 'water' side and nestle a Teddy Graham cracker inside the ring to represent a beachgoer in an inner tube.