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Rainbow Cupcakes
Kids will love these delicious homemade Rainbow Cupcakes for a dessert or snack!
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
Ingredients
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
Instructions
- Begin by adding the flour to a bowl with the baking powder, salt, and sugar. Stir well to combine with a spoon or whisk.
- Stirring in between each ingredient, add the milk, oil, and eggs to the flour mixture.
- Add in the vanilla bean paste. Stir for 1-2 minutes to fully incorporate the paste throughout the batter.
- 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.
- Bake for 20 minutes at 350F. Allow to cool completely.
- 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.
- 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.
- Add the buttercream to a piping bag with a star tip (optional).
- 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.
- Pipe the buttercream under the rainbow first and then around the edges of the cupcake.
- Add the sugar pearls to the edges of the rainbow for the ‘clouds’.
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Nutrition Information
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
% 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.