I made Rainbow Cupcakes for Jenny’s 1st birthday party and they were so tasty, easy and delicious to make!
To make them all you need is a box of white or vanilla cake mix (I used vanilla), all the things that are called for on the cake mix box (eggs, water, oil), food coloring, cupcake liners and muffin tins.
First, place cupcake liners in the muffin tins. With one box of mix, you can make approximately 24 cupcakes.
Then mix up the cake batter per the instructions on the box.
Divide the batter into six bowls as evenly as possible.
Use food coloring to color each bowl of batter into a separate color of the rainbow.
Remember ROY-G-BIV from science class?
Red
Orange
Yellow
Green
Blue
and
Purple (I combined indigo and violet)
Use can use regular food coloring or gel food coloring that is used to tint icing for cake decorating. I used the Wilton gel colors because I think they do give a bolder color.
After you have made all of your rainbow colors, it’s time to start filling the cupcake liners.
Place a small dab (about 1 tbsp.) of each color of batter in the cupcake liners.
I started with red, filled all the liners with that color, then moved onto orange, placing a spoonful of it in each cupcake liner, and then moved on to each color in ROY-G-BIV order.
Bake according to the box directions, cool and decorate.
And then wow your kids and maybe even some party guests with your creative cooking skills!
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Joy says
Loved this idea! Thanks for sharing!!
Laura says
Do the colors not blend when put them in the cups? I love this idea. Can’t wait to try it!
Monica says
I was scared that they would blend, too, but they didn’t. I was surprised at how well they turned out!
Cecily says
These are great! My son just heard me say “rainbow cupcakes??!” and came running over to see. Think I’ll be making these pretty soon! Thanks for the recipe! 🙂
April@NaturalNester says
They are so pretty!! I love all the rainbow cakes floating around, but this looks so much easier…I may have to make these for our next family fun day! 🙂
Kelli says
They look so pretty! Isn’t it amazing what a little food coloring can do to make food so much fun:) We made these last year for St. Patty’s Day and they were a huge hit!
Shana says
These are so beautiful! My daughter is having a Rainbow themed party next month and this will be great! Thanks for this quick and easy tutorial! Please visit my blog to find more creative party ideas! http://www.belvajune.com
Cheers!
Shana
SJ @ Homemaker On A Dime says
Hi, Monica! I’m admiring all your creativity here. Can you please share them with us at the Creative Bloggers’ Party & Hop. Hope to see you there at the party 🙂
Btw, I also have a party called Market Your Biz & Giveaways every Tuesday. Please feel free to link up your etsy and giveaways 🙂