To Make The Cupcakes:

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1. Preheat oven to 350F/180C and add lines to your cupcake pan.
2. In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
3. Add the eggs and vanilla and beat to combine.
4. In a separate mixing bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt, then add to the wet ingredients and mix until just combined.
5. Using a scoop, fill the paper liners halfway with batter.
6. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes until risen, golden and firm to the touch.
7. Remove from the oven, transfer to a cooling wire rack to cool,
8. Transfer the cupcakes to a wire rack to finish cooling.

To Make The Multicolored Frosting:

1. In a large bowl, mix half of the vanilla frosting with 2-3 drops of blue icing color. If you prefer a darker shade of blue, add more coloring, 2 drops at a time, until you achieve the desired shade.
2. Place a large piece of plastic wrap on your counter and then add 3 rows of frosting; one row of red, and one row of blue, and then a larger row of the white. Fold plastic wrap over the frosting and roll into a tube.
3. Add star tip to a pastry bag, and then slide the tri-colored frosting into the bag.
4. Squeeze until you see the 3 colors coming out of the bag, then pipe the frosting onto the cupcakes.
5. Decorate with red, white and blue sprinkles, or as desired.