Monday, September 5, 2011

Rainbow Cupcakes

Bright and bold Rainbow Cupcakes are as easy as 1, 2, 3... 4, 5, 6! Watch and learn...
1. Make a vanilla cake mix, and preheat oven accordingly. I KNOW, I KNOW! I am usually religiously against cake mixes but you want a runny (not fluffy) batter. Plus these cupcakes look labor intensive, even though they aren't at all, so your friends will already be impressed. Stop over achieving. 

2. Divide batter equally into bowls and add food dye/gel for each color. I used six colors.

3. Place liners in cupcake tray and spoon 1 teaspoon of each color in the center of the cup. The cake cups should be about 1/2 - 2/3 full. 


4. Bake according to mix (I'm cringing, too. It's okay.) instructions.

5. Remove from oven and cool on a rack.

6. Enjoy, and show off your colors!

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Posted by meghan at 9:30 PM
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39 comments:

  1. Jessica - The Novice ChefSeptember 5, 2011 at 11:25 PM

    Wow! These are so beautiful! I love how bright the colors are! Beautiful!

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  2. ShadiSeptember 6, 2011 at 3:19 AM

    So so lovely! good job!

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  3. firefoodieSeptember 6, 2011 at 4:29 AM

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  4. firefoodieSeptember 6, 2011 at 4:30 AM

    They are well pretty, I am now a follower (without the typo this time!)

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  5. TinaRBKSeptember 6, 2011 at 5:08 AM

    These little gems are quite eye catching, you did an awesome job with the colors!

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  6. LauraSeptember 6, 2011 at 5:43 AM

    So cool! Love the vibrant colors. They remind me of lava lamps. :)

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    1. faizan22October 11, 2022 at 4:08 AM

      Most people think of lava lamps as being big, glittery, and fun. What they don’t know is that lava lamps can also be made to glow in the dark. This is done by using a black light bulb in the lamp.

      To make a glow in the dark lava lamp, you will need the following materials: a black light bulb, a clear jar, mineral oil, water, food coloring, and glitter. First, fill the jar with water. Then add a few drops of food coloring to the water. Next, slowly pour in the mineral oil so that it floats on top of the water. Finally, add glitter to the jar.

      Turn on the black light bulb and watch your lava lamp come to life! The glitter will shine and the colors will swirl around in the dark.

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  7. Cookin' CowgirlSeptember 6, 2011 at 6:16 AM

    WOW! Those are bright! Last time I tried to do an orange cake (school colors) it didn't really turn out orange. Cake mix here I come!
    Great job!

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  8. Shannon @ JustAsDelishSeptember 6, 2011 at 8:03 AM

    Wow that's a yummy rainbow cupcake! my nieces will love them!

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  9. alanaSeptember 6, 2011 at 9:09 AM

    These are soo adorable!

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  10. AnonymousSeptember 6, 2011 at 9:49 AM

    Wow, I have been seeing so much of this lately...so amazing. I feel like I would be so scared to do this haha. They are wonderfully cute!

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  11. laughingridSeptember 6, 2011 at 1:03 PM

    Awesome!

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  12. SaraSeptember 6, 2011 at 4:09 PM

    LOVE THIS!!! These are so cute! :)

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  13. Elizabeth {sunny bug}September 6, 2011 at 4:35 PM

    So fun! I made these earlier this year (around St. Patrick's Day) with fluffy white frosting (the "rainbow" & "cloud") and then sprinkled gold sugar ("pot of gold"). They look a lot more intimidating than what they really are. I'll admit though, yours are much prettier and deeper in color...mine were more sorbet colored. :)

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  14. TorviewtorontoSeptember 6, 2011 at 5:37 PM

    beautiful rainbow cupcakes
    I have a event on food palette rainbow colours in my site would love for you to join it :)
    following you on google friends

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  15. Liz That Skinny Chick Can BakeSeptember 6, 2011 at 6:31 PM

    Buzzed these beauties!! What fun!!!

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  16. AnonymousSeptember 6, 2011 at 7:33 PM

    I love the bright colors - what a pick me up!

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  17. AnonymousSeptember 6, 2011 at 7:39 PM

    THese looks SO perfect. I've seen similar recipes, but yours are so symmetrical! well done. :)

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  18. AnonymousSeptember 6, 2011 at 9:40 PM

    These are stunning! I've buzzed them! your pictures are amazing!

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  19. AnonymousSeptember 7, 2011 at 8:28 AM

    Soooooo pretty!

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  20. Heather MulhollandSeptember 7, 2011 at 8:55 AM

    Wow, such vibrant colours :)

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  21. UnknownSeptember 7, 2011 at 3:44 PM

    Never seen anything like this! How fun!

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  22. briarroseSeptember 8, 2011 at 3:57 PM

    Love...love...love the color.

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  23. Camilla BakerSeptember 9, 2011 at 12:13 AM

    Very very awesome!

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  24. Bubble My LicoriceSeptember 12, 2011 at 5:27 PM

    Love the vibrand colors i bet these taste heavenly!

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  25. EvitadSeptember 14, 2011 at 2:42 AM

    So cool! :)

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  26. KendallSeptember 20, 2011 at 2:17 PM

    I love love love this!! What a great idea and so much simpler than the layered rainbow cakes I've seen. I can't wait to try this.

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  27. AnonymousOctober 10, 2011 at 3:13 PM

    do you recommend any specific food coloring/amount to get them so bright? mine always turn out more pastelly colored

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  28. meghanOctober 10, 2011 at 3:17 PM

    I recommend Ateco (there's a link for these in my #2.) or AmeriColor food gels. The gels in my experience give more vivid colors than the liquid dye drops. I used about 2 squeezes (exact science, I know) for each color.

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  29. lovingAsoldierNovember 15, 2011 at 1:30 PM

    These were GREAT I did blue red and green for my sons Birthday!! I plan on making them for xmas too with candycane colours and mint flavours mmmmm

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  30. meghanNovember 15, 2011 at 6:17 PM

    @lovingAsoldier - I'm glad it all worked out :D Happy Birthday to your son! Those Christmas cupcakes sound like an excellent idea! They would be so cute as mini-cupcakes but I don't know if I have the patience to layer such tiny scoops, haha!

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  31. AnonymousNovember 17, 2011 at 2:23 AM

    I made these tonight. I wish mine looked as fantastic as yours. But it was fun and I think my kids will like them

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  32. dvpatelNovember 29, 2011 at 12:50 PM

    I want to make these for my niece's birthday but she loves frosting so what kind of frosting would go best with these?

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  33. Sue/the view from great islandJanuary 6, 2012 at 6:04 PM

    I love these so much!!!

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  34. UnknownJanuary 25, 2012 at 10:38 AM

    My boys will loves these ... even if they are 11 and 9!!!

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  35. Linda LeeFebruary 28, 2012 at 9:36 AM

    What brand/type of food coloring did you use to get the vibrant colors?

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    1. meghanMarch 31, 2012 at 2:06 AM

      Ateco Food Gel: http://www.amazon.com/Ateco-1112-12-Color-Food-Coloring/dp/B00004S1C6

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  36. Lisa @ Henderson Rubin Creative Design StudioJuly 20, 2012 at 6:58 PM

    Thank you for the tips on how to make these fun treat! My boys will love them!

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