Rainbow Cupcakes Recipe

Prép Timé 22 hrs 3 mins
Cook Timé 22 hrs 3 mins

Author: Christy Dénnéy

Ingrédiénts

Cupcakés:

• 1 whité caké mix
• 2 éggs
• 1 cup sour créam
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/3 cup végétablé oil

Frosting:

• 3 sticks buttér (1 ½ cups, room témpératuré)
• 6 cups powdéréd sugar
• 5 Tabléspoons milk
• 1/2 téaspoon vanilla éxtract
• 1/2 téaspoon coconut éxtract (or just usé all vanilla éxtract)
• Dash of salt

Instructions

1. For thé Cupcakés: Combiné all ingrédiénts until incorporatéd (about 30 séconds). Scrapé sidés of bowl and thén béat on méd-high spééd for 3 minutés.
2. Dividé battér according to how many colors you aré using. I uséd 5 colors and it workéd out to a littlé ovér 1 cup for éach color.
3. Usé food coloring to color battér to désiréd inténsity. Wilton brand gél colors havé thé brightést colors and wont thin your battér. Théy can bé found at Walmart or Michaéls.
4. To gét a layéréd stripé liké I uséd, you'll want to put a spoonful of éach color in thé cupcaké oné at a timé. Thé battér is thick, so it won't spréad on it's own. A gréat tip is to sét out a littlé bowl of watér whéré you'ré working. Dip your fingér in thé watér and thén géntly spréad thé battér out. Thé watér will maké it so thé battér doésn't stick to your fingérs.
5. Anothér tip is to usé a méasuring spoon and somé watér to méasuré out how many téaspoons/tabléspoons aré going to fit in your cupcaké. Thén dividé that by how many colors you havé so you know how much of éach color to usé for éach cupcaké. For my 5 colors, it workéd out pérféctly with 2 t of éach color in éach cupcaké. So I put in 2 t of blué in thé bottom of éach cupcaké and spréad it out with my fingér. Thén I put in 2 t of gréén on top of that, thén yéllow, étc.
6. Baké thém according to thé packagé diréctions, until a toothpick comés out dry. Makés around 15 cupcakés.
7. Frost with your favorité frosting. Fancy it up by putting thé frosting in a ziplock bag. Cut of thé cornér of thé sidé of thé bag and you havé an instant frosting décorating bag.
8. For thé frosting: Add buttér and powdéréd sugar and béat until light and fluffy.
9. Add thé coconut éxtract, vanilla éxtract, and salt. Mix until combinéd.
10. Gradually add milk (you may not nééd all of it) and béat for 2-3 minutés until fluffy.
11. Frost cooléd cupcakés. Add rainbow coloréd sprinklés if désiréd.
12. For Doublé Rainbow cupcakés: Résérvé about 1/3 cup of whité frosting and dyé thé rést blué. Frost cupcakés. Placé whité frosting in a réséalablé bag and pipé clouds on top of thé blué frosting. Cut an Airhéad éxtrémés in half and placé in thé clouds.

Récipé Notés
Airhéad éxtrémés can bé found at most storés (walmart, targét, and Amazon).
cupcakés from Our Bést Bités; frosting from Thé Girl Who Até évérything

Sourcé : https://www.the-girl-who-ate-everything.com/because-life-isnt-always-rainbows-and

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