Rainbow Cupcakes

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  • Prep Time

    15 mins

  • Cook Time

    15 mins

  • Cooling Time

    1 hr

  • Total Time

    1 hr 35 mins

  • Servings

    9 cupcakes

  • Calories

    532 kcal

  • Course

    Dessert

  • Cuisine

    American

Rainbow Cupcakes

Kids will love these delicious homemade Rainbow Cupcakes for a dessert or snack!

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Ingredients

Servings

CUPCAKES

  • 1 ¼ cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 ¼ tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 2 large eggs beaten
  • ½ cup whole milk
  • 1 tbsp vanilla bean paste
  • ½ cup vegetable oil

BUTTERCREAM FROSTING

  • 4 cups powdered sugar sifted
  • 1 cup unsalted butter 2 sticks
  • 2-4 tbsp heavy whipping cream
  • 1 tsp Blue Food coloring optional

RAINBOW/CLOUDS

  • 9 Airhead Xtremes Rainbow Berry Candy
  • 72 Sugar pearls in white 8 per cupcake
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Instructions

  1. Begin by adding the flour to a bowl with the baking powder, salt, and sugar. Stir well to combine with a spoon or whisk.
  2. Stirring in between each ingredient, add the milk, oil, and eggs to the flour mixture.
  3. Add in the vanilla bean paste. Stir for 1-2 minutes to fully incorporate the paste throughout the batter.
  4. Preheat the oven to 350F and place cupcake liners in a muffin pan. Using a large ice cream scoop filled ¾ of the way full, scoop the batter up and pour into the cupcake liner. Repeat with other cupcakes.
  5. Bake for 20 minutes at 350F. Allow to cool completely.
  6. While the cupcakes are cooling, prepare the buttercream frosting. Add two sticks of softened butter into a large bowl. Sift four cups of powdered sugar on top of the butter. Using a hand mixer, start on a low speed to combine the butter and powdered sugar. A low speed ensures powdered sugar does not fly out of the bowl.
  7. Increase the mixer to a medium speed and add the heavy whipping cream 1 tablespoon at a time. Mix for 4-5 minutes until thickened. Then, add the food coloring and mix enough to combine, 1-2 minutes at a low speed.
  8. Add the buttercream to a piping bag with a star tip (optional).
  9. When the cupcakes have cooled off, cut two slits in the bread on opposite sides. These slits will serve to help your rainbow stand up on the cupcake. Place each edge in the slit to create an arch/rainbow.
  10. Pipe the buttercream under the rainbow first and then around the edges of the cupcake.
  11. Add the sugar pearls to the edges of the rainbow for the ‘clouds’.

Nutrition Information

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Serving 1cupcake Calories 532kcal (27%) Carbohydrates 79g (26%) Protein 4g (8%) Fat 23g (35%) Saturated Fat 14g (70%) Polyunsaturated Fat 1g Monounsaturated Fat 6g Trans Fat 1g Cholesterol 96mg (32%) Sodium 154mg (6%) Potassium 121mg (3%) Fiber 0.5g (2%) Sugar 64g (128%) Vitamin A 754IU (15%) Vitamin C 0.02mg (0%) Calcium 58mg (6%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 9cupcakes

Amount Per Serving

Calories 532 kcal

% Daily Value*

Serving 1cupcake
Calories 532kcal 27%
Carbohydrates 79g 26%
Protein 4g 8%
Fat 23g 35%
Saturated Fat 14g 70%
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g 6%
Monounsaturated Fat 6g 30%
Trans Fat 1g 50%
Cholesterol 96mg 32%
Sodium 154mg 6%
Potassium 121mg 3%
Fiber 0.5g 2%
Sugar 64g 128%
Vitamin A 754IU 15%
Vitamin C 0.02mg 0%
Calcium 58mg 6%
Iron 1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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