Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Tie Dye Cupcakes



The most fun you will ever have making cupcakes- I promise!!
And they're super simple!!


** I apologize for not having many pictures for this DIY- but check out the tutorial for Christmas Peppermint Tie Dye Cupcakes - there are many more pictures that explain the process! 

Ingredients:
-Your favorite vanilla cake mix (white cake works too.. but it's a little to light & airy of a cake to handle the dye well... the texture came out a little off where there was no difference when using vanilla cake mix)
-Whatever other ingredients your cake mix calls for.. in my case eggs, water, and vegetable oil
-Vanilla Frosting 
-Food Coloring (in a bunch of different colors) .. I really like Wilton brand food dye because it has a nice, thick consistency and the littlest bit still packs a big punch of color!

Step One: 
-Make the cake batter according the the directions on the box. 
-When the batter is completely blended and smooth, separate into small bowls or custard cups (one bowl for each color you would like to use)
-Slowly add dye to bowls. Remember, a little bit usually goes a long way so blend completely before deciding if more dye is needed. Also keep in mind that no one wants to bite into a bubble of dye so blend completely... and then blend even more. 

Step Two:
-Line your tin with cupcake liners. 
-Using a different spoon for each color, layer spoonfuls of various colored batter in each liner. The smaller the spoonfuls (and the more layers) -the more of a tie dye effect you'll get. 
-Fill liners 3/4 of the way (or whatever the recipe calls for)
-DO NOT try to swirl or mix the different colored batter! This will only make it turn a muddy greyish/ brown. LAYERING ONLY!!

-Step Three:
-Bake for as long as the recipe on the box calls for!
-Remember you added an ingredient (the dye) so a little extra baking time may be needed! Just be careful and keep an eye on your cupcakes!






Step Four:
-Decorate!
-After your cupcakes have cooled, ice them! I used a plain vanilla canned icing and an icing bag and topped it off with colored sugar sprinkles!





I love how the wrapper looks when you take it off of the cupcake! Enjoy!! 






YUM!

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