Rainbow Cupcakes « Spearmint Baby

Rainbow Cupcakes

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. (i used Betty Crocker) 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!

Categories: Baby Shower, Featured DIY, Sweets

Posted by: spearmint baby

Comments (70)

5:53 am July 21, 2010
Danielle

What a great idea! I will have to make these sometime.
6:11 am July 21, 2010
Amanda

These look amazing! What a fantastic idea
6:42 am July 21, 2010
diaryofasupermommy

i have made these before, but mine weren't as pretty!
6:59 am July 21, 2010
Emily Curfew

Great photos!!
7:03 am July 21, 2010
Jen of Made By Girl

I SWEAR im going to try this….! ))
7:55 am July 21, 2010
eleanor

This is so fun! I might just have to try it.

X
8:44 am July 21, 2010
kirstyb

wow wow wow i think i know what i will be doing this sunday. they look to exciting to pass up on xxx
12:32 pm July 21, 2010
Natalie

So cute. These cupcakes need a cute cupcake wrapper. =)
12:43 pm July 21, 2010
spearmint baby

Natalie- any suggestions for cupcake wrapper??
1:17 pm July 21, 2010
Natalie

Rainbow Brite!
2:41 pm July 21, 2010
SKVD6

SKV6.BLOGSPOT.COM LOVE THESE! How fun & beautiful! And yummy of course!
2:50 pm July 21, 2010
Jessica

So cute! Thanks for sharing and nice photography!
3:58 pm July 21, 2010
alison (semi-fab lane)

i love this idea. i am totally trying this one! thanks.
4:10 pm July 21, 2010
Erica

I want to make these ASAP!
http://www.poolovesboo.blogspot.com
4:11 pm July 21, 2010
Ashley @ Life Is Beautiful

I made these for my nephews and niece one weekend. They sure were a hit!
5:55 pm July 21, 2010
The Audacity of Color

Ummmm these are the cutest and yummiest things I have seen!

I must try it!
7:43 pm July 21, 2010
Amy

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
9:08 pm July 21, 2010
Claire Chadwick @ Scissors Paper Rock

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)
11:24 pm July 21, 2010
3StinkyBoysAndMe

I'm making these for my next play date. They are awesome! Thanks for the fun idea!
11:50 pm July 21, 2010
Courtney

OMG YUM!
4:19 am July 22, 2010
Lívia

I loved it!! Can't wait to try it! Just wrote about it on my blog, hope you can come by and visit!
8:02 am July 22, 2010
Traveling Mama

These are just the coolest photos of cupcakes EVER!!! So excited to find your blog via Made by Girl! Hugs from Denmark!
11:11 pm July 22, 2010
laetibricole

Amazing! I love it!!!
8:12 pm July 23, 2010
Jessica

These look great!
5:44 am July 24, 2010
Ngoc

Beautiful photos will definitely try this
6:40 pm July 26, 2010
Ashley

Omg these are great!!
9:03 pm July 26, 2010
Alice Lynch

I am so so excited to try baking some of these this weekend for my birthday party! Thanks for sharing
4:15 pm July 30, 2010
Anonymous

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!
4:33 pm July 30, 2010
spearmint baby

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?
8:20 pm August 6, 2010
Anonymous

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.
7:23 am August 8, 2010
thegoldminer

Nice job, tanks for the pics. I will make these and put them on my food site if you don't mind.
http://www.grouprecipes.com/people/thegoldminer and give you credit for the recipe. Best. JJ.
8:50 pm August 10, 2010
Anonymous

I need a good recipe for a good frosting. Any suggestions?…Just Jen
5:15 am August 11, 2010
spearmint baby

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
5:23 pm August 26, 2010
Bree

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!
12:52 pm August 27, 2010
Burgess'

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
1:49 pm August 28, 2010
Marie

sooo lovely!!
i like your blog soo much!
xo Marie

http://marieswonderworld.blogspot.com
5:34 am September 1, 2010
Linda

can't wait to make these! What fun! Great pictures of how to and rainbow delight to the eyes!
Linda @ bushel and a pickle
http://omega57.wordpress.com
6:22 pm September 1, 2010
Casey Dia

I made these a couple of months ago. Heres a pic of mine
http://www.flickr.com/photos/abrasims/4729242756/
5:47 pm September 27, 2010
Jasmine

Love these cupcakes! My daughter and I attempted to make these for her birthday yesterday. I even blogged about it here –> http://www.jazzynickel.wordpress.com
Thanks for the inspiration!
3:54 pm October 3, 2010
Jessiker

awesome! I should try this one day with my little brother!
2:56 pm October 20, 2010
ljstanton1

I have to share a comment on this one…I made these over the weekend for my Granddaughter's birthday party. I used a whipped cream icing. They were a BIG hit. But when I made the cupcakes I devided the battery into sandwich size ziplock bags then added the food coloring and squeezed and mashed the bag to mix the colors (kids would love to help with this part) then snipped the corner off the bag and squeezed the batter into the cupcake papers. Worked great and very quick and all the control you need to layer the colors.
7:10 pm October 29, 2010
Joanne D.

Made these this week for a Breast Cancer Fundraising bake sale – they were a HUGE hit!!! Couldn't be easier to make either!!! Thanks for posting the directions for these
1:34 am November 1, 2010
spearmint baby

so glad they were at hit, Joanne! what a great idea and a great cause! xx, shari
11:42 pm March 7, 2011
Kelly

So Cute! I linked you up on the Glitter Blog!http://runwithglitter.blogspot.com/
And I'm your newest follower!
9:06 am March 11, 2011
Jaime

Gorgeous pictures!! I featured you on my blog: http://polkadotsonparade.blogspot.com/2011/03/foodie-friday-rainbowlicious.html

Feel free to grab a button!
9:06 am March 11, 2011
Jaime

Gorgeous pictures!! I featured you on my blog: http://polkadotsonparade.blogspot.com/2011/03/foodie-friday-rainbowlicious.html

Feel free to grab a button!
8:11 pm April 3, 2011
emilysnan

hiya , what a gorgeous display of colourful deliciousness x tfs i am your newest follower and would love if you stopped by mine sometime xmaggiex
9:13 pm April 3, 2011
Jen Squared

Those look fabulous and are perfect for spring!

I think I may have to try these out, definitely. =)
7:30 pm April 4, 2011
Natalia Lynn

OH my gosh I love it! And they look so good, I must try this! I am visitng from Creative Party Blogger's Hop and I am your newest follower! Love your blog!
7:49 pm April 5, 2011
Jewel

A beautiful idea, I might make some of these for our art group's exhibition.
4:39 am April 7, 2011
SJ @ Homemaker On A Dime

So yummy goody! Thanks for sharing this at the Creative Bloggers' Party & Hop. Btw, would you be interested to co-host the party with me on May 29th?
8:31 pm April 7, 2011
Mama Chocolate

Very cool! My little girl is currently in love with cupcakes and would flip over these!

Stopping by from the Alexa Hop!

Johanna at Mama Chocolate
Family life, tips for mom, reviews, giveaways and more!
10:33 am April 10, 2011
Lisa @Cents To Save

Absolutely beautiful!!!! New Follower~

Lisa

http://www.centstosave.com
12:56 am April 11, 2011
Laura O in AK

Definitely a colorful treat for springtime. It reminds me of the layered jello my MIL has sometimes made.

I'm a new follower from the Creative Bloggers Party & Hop. Hope you'll stop by my blog sometime, too.

Laura
daybydayinourworld.blogspot.com
2:09 pm April 11, 2011
♥ Miss Tea

so colorful! love the idea and would love to try and make my own! thanks for sharing this!

i'm your newest follower from the Bloggers Party and Hop at TypeA

Susan at http://tea-diary.blogspot.com
3:28 pm April 11, 2011
Jessa Smith

Cute! I'm a fan of cupcakes regardless but I love how these turned out
1:45 am April 12, 2011
Directions Not Included

What a fantastic idea! I'm your newest follower from Homemaker on a Dime's linky party. I have to add these to my list for the next office birthday party.

Stop by if you get a chance.
http://directionsnotincluded.blogspot.com
3:54 am April 12, 2011
SJ @ Homemaker On A Dime

Thanks for sharing at the Creative Bloggers' Party & Hop.
2:36 pm April 27, 2011
Fern Smith

I love your idea, I love your site!
Thank you so much,
~Fern
Fern-Smith.Blogspot.com
10:27 am August 13, 2011
tjey

lovely yummy cupcakes…what is the oil i can use instead of butter?
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5:52 am March 27, 2012
alessandra

I want to make this rainbow cupcakes but what I need to make white cake mix?
10:29 am March 27, 2012
spearmint baby

Hi Alessandra,
I would just purchase a box of Betty Crocker or Pillsbury White Cake mix. Not sure if they sell this in the country you are in. In the USA the box literally says “White Cake Mix!” Hope this helps ) shari
5:48 am June 2, 2012
Kelly Schoeben

I liked the write-up.
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