After reading lots of status updates on facebook, I realize that we are not fun or exciting when it comes to celebrating St. Patrick's Day. We have Irish in our blood somewhere...but it only shows through when someone, mostly me, is mad. I saw these cupcakes on Fabulessly Frugal last week and printed out the recipe. Today was a perfect excuse to make something full of sugar, that smells delicious and that I can't eat. :) But the kids will love me extra special today, at least until the battle of bedtime ensues - but I'll save that story for another time. For dinner we'll do the green eggs, green pancakes and green orange juice. Hopefully they will actually eat it this year - haha. However, no leprechaun traps or treasure hunts will be set up this year. Maybe next year, I'll step up my game and be a cool mom. Maybe.
Ingredients
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- White cake mix (we used an 18-1/4-ounce box)
- Food coloring (red, blue, green, and yellow)
- Baking cups
- Whipped cream (optional)
Instructions
Prepare your favorite white cake mix, then divide the batter evenly among six small bowls. Following the chart below, dye each bowl of batter a rainbow color.
| RAINBOW COLOR | DROPS OF FOOD COLORING |
| Purple | 9 red and 6 blue drops |
| Blue | 12 drops |
| Green | 12 drops |
| Yellow | 12 drops |
| Orange | 12 yellow and 4 red drops |
| Red | 18 drops |
- Line 16 muffin pan wells with baking cups. Evenly distribute the purple batter among the cups, then the blue, and so on, following the order shown. As you go, gently spread each layer of batter with the back of a spoon to cover the color underneath.
- Bake the cupcakes according to your recipe directions. Before serving, remove the paper wrapping, and if you like, top each cupcake with a whipped-cream cloud.
They are in the oven as I type this...the smell - pure torture I tell ya!
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