Rainbow Cupcakes

"These cupcakes have become quite popular on several of the Livejournal baking communities. They are fun, funky, and very easy to make! A great project to do with kids!"
 
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photo by Ashley Cuoco
photo by Ashley Cuoco photo by Ashley Cuoco
photo by Emily D. photo by Emily D.
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Ready In:
35mins
Ingredients:
6
Yields:
12-16 Cupcakes
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ingredients

  • 19 12 ounces white cake mix
  • 3 eggs
  • 13 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 cup water
  • 6 ounces food coloring (Gel food coloring is best, Betty Crocker offers traditional colors as well as neon colors)
  • 8 ounces cream cheese frosting
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directions

  • Mix the cake batter according to package directions.
  • Evenly divide prepared batter into several different bowls. The amount of bowls will depend on the amount of colors you want for your cupcakes.
  • Add a generous amount of gel food coloring to each bowl until you have a vibrant batter.
  • I usually mix 7 bowls - red, orange, pink, yellow, green, blue, and purple.
  • Line your muffin tin with paper cups and then begin spooning the colored batter into the cups.
  • Add batter color by color, one tablespoon of red in each of the cups, then added a tablespoon of orange on top of the red, and so on until all colors were used. The colors will not "leak".
  • Fill the cups approximately 2/3 full of batter.
  • Bake as directed on the box.
  • Allow the cupcakes to cool completely, and frost to your liking.
  • I used whipped cream cheese frosting to give the cupcakes a "cloud" effect.

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Reviews

  1. Wonderful idea! I just made these for my best friend, as i can't really afford to get her a nice birthday gift this year. She absolutely adored them!
     
  2. i made these for my sisters birthday and our guests loved them! i recommend using a lot of coloring to get the rainbow this bright.
     
    • Review photo by Emily D.
  3. Cool cupcakes! My whole family enjoyed them! Thanks!
     
  4. These were amazing!! Such a great idea! Used a from-scratch recipe instead of a box mix, and had some neon food coloring on hand. They look great. :)
     
  5. These were enjoyed by my son's classmates, for his birthday. I see that the yield is 12-16, but can't figure out why a cake mix that typically makes 24, only made 21. Somewhere, I lost 3 cupcakes in translation. I only used 5 colors (red, orange, green, blue and purple) and even dividing everything equally didn't let me use all colors in all cupcakes. It's OK, as I called them kaleidoscope cupcakes, instead. I made cream cheese frosting and sprinkled with non-pareils. They were very pretty to look at, also! Thanks for sharing the great recipe, Steph H.
     
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Tweaks

  1. Can you please help me tweak the recipe if I'm using less cake mix? Pillsbury box of white cake mix is only 15.25 ounces
     
  2. i added lemonade powder to my icing to give it a little more flavor
     

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I love to cook and bake! I try to make at least one new recipe per week! I love baking cakes and cupcakes, but I am famous for my artichoke dip!
 
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