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!

The Ultimate Pumpkin Spice Bundt Cake

I am about to share with you the recipe for the most scrumptious, delicious, sinfully amazing pumpkin spice bundt cake of all time... and it's super easy! When I say easy I mean really REALLY easy. So get baking because I know you will love this cake as much as I do and it's perfect for halloween, thanksgiving, or general autumn yummy pumpkin cravings (which I have a lot of).

What you need

-A box of spice cake (I used good old Betty Crocker)

-1 can of cream cheese frosting (also Betty brand)

-1/4 cup Vegetable Oil

-2 Eggs

-2 cups Sugar

-1 small can (14-15oz) of Pumpkin Puree/ Pumpkin Pie filling (the brand I used was called Libby's)

Baking your cake:

Step One:

-Preheat Oven to 350 F

Step Two:

-Mix in large bowl: spice cake mix, 2 eggs, 1/4 cup veg oil, 2 cups sugar, and pumpkin puree. I used a beater on medium for about 2 minutes. Mix until well blended. 

Step Three:

-Grease your bundt pan and then pour batter into pan. 

Step Four: 

-Bake the cake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. You want the cake to be moist so check your cake at 25 and every 5 minutes following. 

-Let your cake cool!

Decorating your cake:

Step One: 

-Empty frosting from canister into a microwaveable bowl. 

Step Two:

-Microwave for 8-10 seconds or until frosting is liquified. Be careful- frosting will start to burn if it's microwaved too long! If 10 seconds is not enough, stir the frosting before continuing to microwave.

Step Three:

-Add optional food coloring- I split my frosting into two bowls and made two shades of orange.

Step Four:

-Using a spoon or spatula, drizzle the frosting around the cake. Warning: it will get everywhere so have your cake on a plate to catch the frosting! 

-If the frosting begins to harden or becomes difficult to drizzle just pop it back into the microwave for 4/5 seconds!

Step Five:

-Make optional cake toppers- These are just halloween stickers & ribbon on wooden sticks! 

Happy Baking!!