Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Leprechaun Cupcakes


one white cake-mix, prepared to box instructions
food color; red, blue, green, yellow
16 paper cupcake liners
whipped cream

Prepare cake mix and equally divide batter into 6 bowls. Use following chart to add food color to each bowl to make rainbow colors:

Purple: 9 red and 6 blue drops
Blue: 12 drops
Green: 12 drops
Yellow: 12 drops
Orange: 12 yellow and 4 red drops
Red: 20 drops

Line 16 muffin pan wells with cupcake liners. Evenly distribute purple batter among cups, gently spreading batter to edge of cup with spoon. Follow with blue, then green, etc. taking care to cover the underlying color. Fill cupcakes no more than 2/3. Bake per box instructions.

Remove paper cupcake liners prior to serving. Top with whipped cream clouds. Yield 16 cupcakes.

2 comments:

  1. I think I already told you in person how cute these were, but if not... Wow! These are super-cute! :)

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  2. These were such a pain to make. Fortunately I can't think of another appropriate holiday which would call for these. However, the kids will be expecting them next St Paddy's day.

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