How to Make Rainbow Cupcakes
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These adorable, rainbow cupcakes are in honor of St. Patrick’s Day, but any day will do. I once hosted a “Rainbow” birthday party for my daughter. I wish I had thought of these, then. If you intend on using them at your St. Patrick’s Day table, they will add a very special end to your dinner!
How to Make Rainbow Cupcakes
What fun it will be when everyone peels back the wrapper, and to their surprise, a layered rainbow is inside.
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Ideas for Decorating Rainbow Cupcakes:
- top with white frosting and a mini marshmallow cloud
- top with white frosting and gold sprinkles
- spread light blue frosting and top with a rainbow candy and mini marshmallow clouds just like I have decorated this Rainbow Sugar Cookie
Tips and Tricks for making Rainbow Cupcakes:
- Experiment with how much batter to use for each cupcake – Start with 2 tsp. of each color and go from there. You’ll want to fill your cupcake liner about 2/3 of the way to avoid over filling
- To spread each color out, try spooning it out into a circle around the outer edge of the cupcake liner and place a dollop in the center – use the back of a spoon to fill in the gap
What are the Colors of the Rainbow?
Try using the Acronym – Roy G Biv. It is a made up name that stands for Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, and Violet
Are you ready to make these fun St. Patrick’s Day cupcakes? Let’s make sure you have all of the ingredients
Ingredients:
- A White Cupcake Mix
- 3 Egg Whites
- 1/3 Cup Vegetable Oil
- 1&1/4 Cups of Water
- Food Coloring Dye
- white frosting
- mini marshmallows
Equipment:
- Cupcake Tin
- Large Bowl
- Mixer
- Cupcake Liners
- six bowls
- six spoons
How do you Make Rainbow Cupcakes?
Instructions:
- Mix the white cupcake batter
- Reserve some – just in case you need more of a certain color
- With the rest of the batter, divide it evenl into 6 small bowls
- Color each bowl with a different color of the rainbow – I used purple, blue, green, yellow, orange, and red
- Using a small amount of each color, layer the cupcakes by spooning batter into the wrapper starting with purple on the bottom and ending with red at the top
- Allow cupcakes to cool
- Spread frosting and decorate
How to Make a Rainbow Cupcake
How to make Rainbow Cupcakes
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Servings: 18
Calories: 288cal
Equipment
- 1 large bowl
- 1 mixer
- 12 cupcake wrappers
- 6 small bowls
- 6 spoons
- 1 cupcake tin enough to hold 12 cupcakes
Ingredients
- 1 A White Cupcake Mix
- 3 Egg Whites
- â…“ Cup Vegetable Oil
- 1 &1/4 Cups of Water
- White Frosting
- Food Coloring
Instructions
- Preheat your oven as directed by your mix – 350 degrees is typical.
- Prepare the cupcake mix, as directed by the mix.
- Reserve some white cupcake batter
- *(This is just in case you run out of a certain color. You can make more from your reserve)
- Pour your cupcake batter, evenly between your six bowls
- Color each bowl with 6 different rainbow colors
- See the colors of the rainbow, below…
**Colors of the Rainbow –
- Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet
- I used six out of the seven colors, and it was hard to only go 2/3 of the way up the cupcake wrapper. You might want to pick 5 out of 7. But, if you want them all, just trim any excess off of the cupcake. (It will definitely puff up, and out)
Filling the Cupcake Wrappers:
- Have a separate spoon for each color, so you don’t end up with brown
- Start with the bottom color of the rainbow – violet.
- Spoon just enough to cover the bottom of your wrapper. Spread the color around to cover the entire bottom.
- With your next color, try to spoon it out in a circle. Make a circle with your color, on the outer edge of your cupcake, and add a drop in the middle. This will help your spread the color without mixing the two together
- You can pick up your cupcake tin, and tip it side-to-side to help spread the top layer of color.
- Use your spoon to spread and fill in the gaps
- If it isn’t perfectly covered, don’t worry. Just try to get most of it.
- Continue, until you have your top color
- Bake as cupcake mix directs you. Typical instructions for cupcakes is 350 degrees, 18-22 minutes
Decorating Ideas:
- Spread white frosting onto cooled cupcakes
- top with gold sprinkles, or mini marshmallows
- Spread light blue frosting onto cooled cupcakes and top with rainbow candy and mini marshmallow clouds – Example in picture below
Notes
Storage:
Store covered at room temperature for 3-4 daysHow much batter do I use for each cupcake?Â
Experiment with how much batter to use for each cupcake – Start with 2 tsp. of each color and go from there. You’ll want to fill your cupcake liner about 2/3 of the way to avoid over fillingNutrition
Calories: 288cal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.04g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 224mg | Potassium: 74mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 23g | Vitamin A: 34IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 85mg | Iron: 1mg
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! :0)
~Melissa
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