have you ever tried making these? yesterday harper and rex both decided to nap at the same time (AMAZING!) so, i decided to use up the food coloring from the homemade playdough i made over the weekend.
this was so much fun and easy-peasy! the directions:
*mix up a box of white cake mix. preferably a recipe that uses egg whites and oil instead of butter (your colors will come out better and cupcakes will brown less.)
*divide batter into bowls
*add your food coloring. i used McCormick's neon pack for my pink, green, blue, and purple. then i mixed the neon pink with the yellow from the original pack to get my orange. this is really just a guestimate until you get the desired colors.
*line your muffin pan with cupcake wrappers. i used silver cupcake wrappers to make "surprise" cupcakes and white/clear wrappers for the rest of the cupcakes:
*using a fork or spoon drizzle each color on top of the next. i used forks because i found that it gave me more control. do not try to spread the colors out on your own (it will cause your colors to mix).
*purple, blue, green, yellow, orange, pink
bake (as directed on your cake mix-i baked about 21 min.) let cool and frost them if you like.
even the wrapper is pretty!
enjoy!
39 comments:
What a great idea! I will have to make these sometime.
These look amazing! What a fantastic idea :)
i have made these before, but mine weren't as pretty!
Great photos!!
I SWEAR im going to try this....! :)))
This is so fun! I might just have to try it.
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wow wow wow i think i know what i will be doing this sunday. they look to exciting to pass up on xxx
So cute. These cupcakes need a cute cupcake wrapper. =)
Natalie- any suggestions for cupcake wrapper??
Rainbow Brite!
SKV6.BLOGSPOT.COM LOVE THESE! How fun & beautiful! And yummy of course!
So cute! Thanks for sharing and nice photography!
i love this idea. i am totally trying this one! thanks.
I want to make these ASAP!
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I made these for my nephews and niece one weekend. They sure were a hit!
Ummmm these are the cutest and yummiest things I have seen!
I must try it!
SOO cool! Those are on the "party list" for our next shindig, thank you for the inspiration! Now off to root around your blog! *Amy
These are FABULOUS! I'm planning my daughter's 3rd birthday for January {yes...already hehehe} and it's a RAINBOW theme! These are perfect!
THANK YOU ;o)
I'm making these for my next play date. They are awesome! Thanks for the fun idea!
OMG YUM!
I loved it!! Can't wait to try it! Just wrote about it on my blog, hope you can come by and visit! :)
These are just the coolest photos of cupcakes EVER!!! So excited to find your blog via Made by Girl! Hugs from Denmark!
Amazing! I love it!!!
These look great!
Beautiful photos :) will definitely try this
Omg these are great!!
I am so so excited to try baking some of these this weekend for my birthday party! Thanks for sharing :)
What type of cake mix did you use? I used the "super moist" betty crocker cake mix and the colors ran together when they baked. I love how your layers stayed separate!
anon, i should have written it down because i don't remember. all i know is that it was the brand on sale that week and it was white cake mix. maybe the "super moist" was to runny?
These are beautiful but I wouldn't feed them to my kids with all the dye in them. Might try a version with natural dyes but won't be able to do the rainbow.
Nice job, tanks for the pics. I will make these and put them on my food site if you don't mind.
www.grouprecipes.com/people/thegoldminer and give you credit for the recipe. Best. JJ.
I need a good recipe for a good frosting. Any suggestions?...Just Jen
Hi Just Jen,
I don't like heavy frostings so i used a whipped cream frosting. i don't have a specific fav recipe, usually i just google it and try something new! shari
So pretty! I'm definitely going to have to try this out the next time I make cupcakes. I've seen people do cakes that turn out looking the same, but involve cooking a bunch of different very skinny cakes, then stacking. I like this method much better!
I made these!! Thank you soo much for this lovely post. I've had alot of down days lately and every time I looked at these cupcakes it made everything better, lol. I used betty crocker super moist mix and had NO issues with the colors running together. They turned out fabulous! I have had nothing but compliments from others. These will be made again and again. Thank You
sooo lovely!!
i like your blog soo much!
xo Marie
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can't wait to make these! What fun! Great pictures of how to and rainbow delight to the eyes!
Linda @ bushel and a pickle
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I made these a couple of months ago. Heres a pic of mine
http://www.flickr.com/photos/abrasims/4729242756/
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