Pink Lemonade Cupcakes With Pink Buttercream Frosting

Step 1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 12 muffin cups with paper liners.

Step 2
Whisk white sugar, oil, water, eggs, and 3 tablespoons pink lemonade powder together in a bowl; stir in buttermilk until smooth. Whisk flour, baking soda, and baking powder together in a separate bowl; beat into sugar mixture just until batter is combined. Add just enough food coloring to turn batter pink. Spoon batter into muffin cups.

Step 3
Bake in the preheated oven until cupcakes spring back when lightly touched, 20 to 25 minutes.

Step 4
Beat confectioners' sugar, butter, half-and-half, and 2 tablespoons pink lemonade powder together in a bowl using an electric mixer until frosting is smooth and creamy. Add enough food coloring to make a pink frosting; spread onto cupcakes.