Rainbow Cupcakes

Name: Rainbow Cupcakes
Ingredients: 3/4 cup self rising flour; 3/4 cup sugar; 3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened; 2 eggs; 1 1/2 tsp vanilla (I use extra); 3 tbsp milk; 1 red, blue, green, and yellow food coloring

7 ingredients

23 steps

Ingredients

3/4 cup self rising flour
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
2 eggs
1 1/2 tsp vanilla (I use extra)
3 tbsp milk
1 red, blue, green, and yellow food coloring

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 400F.
2

In a large mixing bowl, use whisk to beat sugar into butter until creamy and fluffy.
3

Mixture should be light in color.
4

Slowly stir in eggs and flour, making sure each egg is thoroughly stirred in.
5

Mix in vanilla.
6

Stir in milk 1 tablespoon at a time, stirring thoroughly after each addition.
7

Divide mixture evenly into 6 smaller bowls.
8

Add food coloring in the following manner.
9

Bowl # 1 8 drops red
10

Bowl # 2 8 drops yellow 4 red
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Bowl # 3 8 drops yellow
12

Bowl # 4 8 drops green
13

Bowl # 5 8 drops blue
14

Bowl # 6 8 drops blue 4 drops red
15

Mix well until the colors are evenly distributed.
16

Line muffin pan with muffin cups.
17

Starting with purple, spoon batter evenly into each of the muffin cups.
18

Spreading slightly, continue layering colors.
19

After purple, layer blue, green, yellow, orange, and red.
20

Bake for approximately 20 minutes at 400F.
21

Top with your favorite frosting (I use a white frosting to make the colors stand out more).
22

ENJOY!
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