The Girl's birthday is today, and she asked for rainbow cupcakes. I've made a full sized cake before, but this is my first try at the cupcakes.
It would have been better if I had more muffin pans. I used my cool tall & skinny ikea muffin pan, but I only had one. And I made 48 cupcakes. A regular muffin pan would have been better, I think. These tall skinny muffins have the propensity to lose their tops.
It's really a method, more than a recipe. I used white cake mix, and used 12 oz. of plain seltzer in it instead of oil, water, and egg. I have a Sodastream soda maker, so seltzer is easy to come by.
Then I divided the cake mix (I used two mixes) into 6 bowls and stirred in gel food colorings to make the colors of the rainbow.
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| Red... |
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| Red + Orange + Yellow |
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| Adding green |
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| All the colors |
Into cupcake cups, spoon a small amount (about a teaspoon or two, depending on the size of your cups) of each color. Layer the colors on top of each other.
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| All swirled |
When all the colors are done, draw an "x" in each cupcake with a toothpick, and swirl the top slightly if desired.
Bake according to your cake mix directions (mine was 350, 12 minutes), then cool on wire racks.
Frost as desired and enjoy.
I did something similar to this in a bundt pan. You layer the colors horizontally, but when you cut it, turn each piece on its side and you have your rainbow! So fun.
ReplyDeleteThey are gorgeous! What a wonderful treat for your daughter. I continue to be in awe of your creativity and commitment to great food! Keep up the excellent work. I'll continue to be inspired. :)
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