Rainbow Cupcakes with Vanilla Buttercream Frosting
Nutritional Info
- Servings Per Recipe: 26
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 256.9
- Total Fat: 14.0 g
- Cholesterol: 42.2 mg
- Sodium: 166.4 mg
- Total Carbs: 30.8 g
- Dietary Fiber: 0.3 g
- Protein: 2.4 g
View full nutritional breakdown of Rainbow Cupcakes with Vanilla Buttercream Frosting calories by ingredient
Introduction
I was looking for a rainbow cupcake recipe that was made from scratch. I found one at bakingbites.com & have adapted it. I was looking for a rainbow cupcake recipe that was made from scratch. I found one at bakingbites.com & have adapted it.Number of Servings: 26
Ingredients
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CUPCAKES:
2 c flour
1 Tbsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 c sugar
4 eggs
1 c olive oil
1 c buttermilk
1 Tbsp vanilla
liquid food colouring
VANILLA BUTTERCREAM FROSTING
1 Tbsp vanilla
3 Tbsp heavy whipping cream
1/2 c butter, softened
3 cups powdered/confectioners/icing sugar
candy sprinkles for decorating (optional)
Tips
These would be great for a kids birthday party. I am going to try using concentrated fruit juices for the colours the next time, to see if I can avoid using food colouring.
Directions
Grease muffin tins or line with paper or silicone cupcake liners. Preheat oven to 350.
Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda & salt together.
Whisk eggs, sugar, olive oil, buttermilk & vanilla together in a large bowl.
Add dry ingredients to wet & whisk to combine.
Divide batter into 6 bowls, using 3/4 c batter for each.
Add food colours as follows & stir well to combine:
Purple - 3 drops red colour & 2 drops blue colour
Blue - 6 drops blue
Green - 6 drops green
Yellow - 6 drops yellow
Orange - 6 drops yellow & 2 drops red
Red - 9 drops red
Add 1 generous teaspoon of purple batter to each prepared liner. Put a teaspoon of blue on top & follow through with the rest of the colours in order given, ending with red. You can place the colours one on top of the other & get layers, or place the spoons of batter around the edge to get a blocky colour effect. Do not try to spread the batter or you will blend the colours.
Bake at 350 for 15 - 20 minutes. If using a convection oven bake at 325 for the same amount of time. Place cupcakes on wire rack to cool. If you have used silicone liners remove the cupcakes from them after 10 minutes or they will creat too much moisture.
VANILLA BUTTERCREAM FROSTING:
Beat butter, cream & vanilla till light & fluffy.
Beat in icing sugar 1 cup at a time. Beat well after last cup.
Spread or pipe frosting on cooled cupcakes. If using candy sprinkles, sprinkle after frosting each cupcake before the frosting has a chance to set up.
Enjoy.
Serving Size: 26 cupcakes
Number of Servings: 26
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user DEMELZAPOLDARK.
Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda & salt together.
Whisk eggs, sugar, olive oil, buttermilk & vanilla together in a large bowl.
Add dry ingredients to wet & whisk to combine.
Divide batter into 6 bowls, using 3/4 c batter for each.
Add food colours as follows & stir well to combine:
Purple - 3 drops red colour & 2 drops blue colour
Blue - 6 drops blue
Green - 6 drops green
Yellow - 6 drops yellow
Orange - 6 drops yellow & 2 drops red
Red - 9 drops red
Add 1 generous teaspoon of purple batter to each prepared liner. Put a teaspoon of blue on top & follow through with the rest of the colours in order given, ending with red. You can place the colours one on top of the other & get layers, or place the spoons of batter around the edge to get a blocky colour effect. Do not try to spread the batter or you will blend the colours.
Bake at 350 for 15 - 20 minutes. If using a convection oven bake at 325 for the same amount of time. Place cupcakes on wire rack to cool. If you have used silicone liners remove the cupcakes from them after 10 minutes or they will creat too much moisture.
VANILLA BUTTERCREAM FROSTING:
Beat butter, cream & vanilla till light & fluffy.
Beat in icing sugar 1 cup at a time. Beat well after last cup.
Spread or pipe frosting on cooled cupcakes. If using candy sprinkles, sprinkle after frosting each cupcake before the frosting has a chance to set up.
Enjoy.
Serving Size: 26 cupcakes
Number of Servings: 26
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user DEMELZAPOLDARK.