Rainbow Cupcakes!!

I have been dying to make the old school classic: Rainbow Cupcakes! However, I was a little afraid to try them, as I'm not much of a baker. I triple love cooking and cook meals at least 4 times a week, but baking....notsomuch.

Anyway, last night, I got brave and decided to try it (if for nothing else but to quell my unending craving for Funfetti cupcakes). It is SO EASY and really FUN! I'll walk ya through it, here we go....

First, you need white cake mix, whatever brand you like. I used Duncan Hines. Prepare it according to the box directions. Once you have the batter mixed, separate it into however many bowls you'll need for the colors you choose. I used 5 colors, so 5 bowls.

You will also need food coloring. I used Betty Crocker Classic Colors (the gel kind) but they also make Neon if you want to try that.
**note: there will only be 4 colors in the food coloring box, but it gives you directions to make other colors on the back of the box.**

In your bowls of batter, add food coloring and stir. Add food coloring, in drops, until you get the color you want. Remember to use separate spoons for each bowl (I say this as I almost starting stirring orange with a spoon that had blue icing all over it).

Almost done! Now, line you muffin pan with paper liners. Next take spoonfuls of each color and drop into the liners. One color on top of the other. You can see how I didn't put even amounts of each color in the liners as I wanted a swirl effect.

Then bake! The box said to bake for 16-21 minutes, but I ended up baking for 26 minutes because I made my cupcakes a little too big :)

This is what they look like just out of the oven:

Here are the delicious little rainbows inside!!

Seriously, I was jumping up and down like a little kid at Christmas!

I frosted mine with cream cheese icing and added some sprinkles on top!

Don't be afraid to try these, they are really easy. I can't wait to make these for my nephews, I know they will LOVE them!

I may or may not have eaten 4 of them by the time I went to bed. I'll never tell!

Have a happy Tuesday!
K~

p.s. I used white paper liners and I'm glad I did! You will be able to see the rainbows through the paper and when you take the papers off of the cupcakes they are rainbow colored inside! Who knew?!?