Mini Rainbow Cupcakes
St. Patrick’s Day wouldn’t be the same without a few Rainbows to celebrate with! And these Rainbow Cupcakes are perfect for Rainbow Week!
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Rainbow Cupcakes are not an original idea, and although I’ve been wanting to bake them for a long time, I decided to change it up a little and add my own twist to them.
These cute little Rainbow Cupcakes would not only be a hit for St. Patrick’s Day, but you could also use them for a Rainbow Birthday, a Tie Dye Party or even a Baby Shower.
Baking them is pretty straight forward, but it does take some time and a few supplies that you may not have on hand.
Prepare cake mix or other cake recipe. Divide batter into 6 bowls and add coloring to each bowl. I added about 1 cup of batter for the Red, and then a little less for each color..
Add 1 tablespoon of batter to each cupcake liner Bake at 350 degrees for about 10 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
To assemble the Rainbow you will need…
- Red – 20 cupcakes
- Orange – 17 cupcakes
- Yellow – 14 cupcakes
- Green – 11 cupcakes
- Blue – 8 cupcakes
- Purple – 6 cupcakes
I have found to get the most vibrant color, it’s best to use gel paste to color the batter.
To decorate…
Fit a decorator bag with a giant round tip, add the frosting to the bag. Pipe on a small amount of Buttercream Frosting and immediately add colored sugar.
What goes with Rainbow Cupcakes? Well…Rainbow Ice Cream of course!!
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Such a cute cupcake rainbow!! I am definitely inspired!
So creative!! I invite you to link up any and all of your delightful creations to The Homespun Bake Shop @ The Tattered Tag. It’s a fun new place for delicious inspiration.
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Wow! That is so creative and pretty too!
That is so pretty!!! I love it!!
I’d love to have you come link up at my For the Kids Friday Link Party! Stop by and check it out!
http://sunscholars.blogspot.com/2011/03/for-kids-friday-2-part-2.html
I featured your darling rainbow loveliness in my roundup!
http://funkypolkadotgiraffe.blogspot.com/2011/03/true-confessions-rainbow-addiction.html
How cute is that?!?! Love it!!!
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Blessings,
Marilyn
Thanks so much Marilyn!
LOVE!!! I love everything about this post! I need me some rainbow cupcakes…and rainbow icecream??? Just brilliant! Sharing with my FB fans and stumbling 🙂
Thanks so much Amy! I’m thrilled you like it! 🙂
~Liz
Too too cute! Love the pot of gold and the leprechaun! These would be perfect at a rainbow b-day party too:)
Lady, you are impressive!!
Alison, thanks so much!! You totally made my day.
~Liz
Even more than the recipes and projects, (and I love your recipes and projects!) I love the colorful photos you always use 🙂
Love everything! I just made a rainbow cake for my daughter’s birthday party this past weekend–she wanted a rainbow party! 🙂 Wish I had known about the rainbow ice-cream a week ago 😉 I love it! Will definitely bookmark that for future birthdays!! Thanks!
SO FUN!!! I wish I’d seen this before I posted my rainbowlicious feature today!
here from tater tots!
I want to make those!!
Your rainbow of cupcakes look fabulous! I am dying to try my hand at this!!! The Jell-o pot of gold is so creative… CLEVER~!
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