America turns 250 this July 4th, and if there was ever a year to bring a dessert with patriotic flair to the table, this is it! These red velvet cupcakes, crowned with cream cheese icing and a generous scatter of red, white, and blue sugar crystals, are the kind of thing that disappears fast at a cookout and looks like you put in more effort than you did. This is the first recipe in our three-part patriotic series for the 250th. See also: Alabama Firecracker Dip and our Patri