Simply Stephanie

WSWEET TOOTH TUESDAYW

Even though I can’t eat as many sweets as I would like, I can still talk about them! My favorite cupcakes are RAINBOW cupcakes!

They are so colorful and fun and amazingly delicious! Below is the recipe enjoy! P.S. this is a great idea for the huge cakes shaped like cupcakes!

RAINBOW CUPCAKES 

Gel food colors work especially well for this. Gel color adds a ton of color with a small amount of dye. You can find gel colors at craft stores like Michaels, and in the cake decorating isle of Wal-mart. Make sure to get the "no taste red".

  Divide batter into bowls and tint each one

Then layer it by color into the cupcake papers. 

Now just bake them up & let them cool on a cooling rack.

  Then you can go crazy with frost and decorate to your heart’s desire!

Rainbow Cupcakes

1 white cake mix
2 eggs
1 C yogurt (any smooth textured fruit flavor is fine!) or sour cream
1/2 C milk
1/3 C vegetable oil

Combine all ingredients until incorporated (about 30 seconds). Scrape sides of bowl and then beat on med-high speed for 2 minutes.

Divide batter according to how many colors you are using. I used 5 colors and it worked out to a little over 1 cup for each color, but each cake brand will be slightly different.

Use food coloring to color batter to desired intensity.

To get a layered stripe like I used, you’ll want to put a spoonful of each color in the cupcake one at a time. The batter is thick, so it won’t spread on it’s own. A great tip is to set out a little bowl of water where you’re working. Dip your finger in the water and then gently spread the batter out. The water will make it so the batter doesn’t stick to your fingers.

Another tip is to use a measuring spoon and some water to measure out how many teaspoons/tablespoons are going to fit in your cupcake. Then divide that by how many colors you have so you know how much of each color to use for each cupcake. For my 5 colors, it worked out perfectly with 2 t of each color in each cupcake. So I put in 2 t of blue in the bottom of each cupcake and spread it out with my finger. Then I put in 2 t of green on top of that, then yellow, etc.

Bake them according to the package directions, until a toothpick comes out dry.