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Rainbow Cupcakes Recipe
These are my favorite EASY Rainbow Cupcakes! Start with a box mix for the cupcake but make a homemade marshmallow buttercream frosting and FOUR different ideas for topping!
👥 12 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 50 min⏳ Prep: 30 min🔥 Cook: 20 min👤 Dorothy Kern📖 crazyforcrust
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●bowl
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Make the Cupcakes
2
Mix the cake batter according to the recipe or box directions. Line your muffin tins with cupcake liners.
3
Divide your batter evenly among six bowls. Add food coloring to each bowl, one for each color of the rainbow (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple). Stir to combine.
Food coloring (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple (gel food coloring works best for vibrant colors)
4
You are going to layer the cupcakes into the liners in a reverse rainbow, so the purple is on the bottom and the red is on the top. To make this easier to do, place each color in a separate quart-sized Ziploc bag. Seal the bag almost all the way, leaving about 1/2" open for air to escape. Snip off a tiny corner and place a small amount in each cupcake liner, starting with purple (use just enough to cover the bottom of the liner). Repeat with the remaining colors in this order: blue, green, yellow, orange, red.
5
Bake according to box directions. Let cool completely.
6
Make the frosting
7
Beat butter and marshmallow creme together until smooth, then mix in powdered sugar, vanilla and salt. Frost cupcakes as desired (I like using a 1M tip).
vanilla1 teaspoon
8
Topping the cupcakes
9
Leave plain with the frosting.
10
Add rainbow sprinkles.
rainbow sprinkles
11
Place an Airhead Extreme in a rainbow arch on top.
12
Place a white chocolate peanut butter cup on top, frost it with frosting and sprinkle with sprinkles (like it's a mini cupcake ton top).
13
Store cupcakes in refrigerator to set frosting (it's a bit fluffy and will collapse if it's not set).
Nutrition Facts
calories
128 kcal
fat Content
8 g
serving Size
1 cupcake
sugar Content
15 g
sodium Content
2 mg
protein Content
1 g
cholesterol Content
20 mg
carbohydrate Content
15 g
saturated Fat Content
5 g
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