tie-dyed chocolate cupcakes
I found this recipe in Womans World - they are very pretty cupcakes! I tweaked it just a little bit also.........got a lot of compliments on them! I think you and your kids will love them.
prep time
20 Min
cook time
30 Min
method
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yield
makes 18 cupcakes
Ingredients
- - cake mix, devils food
- - prepare for cupcakes - fill cups 3/4 full
- - bake according to cupcake directions on mix
- FROSTING
- 1/2 cup butter
- 6 cups powdered sugar
- 1/3 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
How To Make tie-dyed chocolate cupcakes
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Step 1On high speed, beat 1/2 Cup butter until light and fluffy, 1-2 min. Gradually beat in powdered sugar. Add 1/3 cup milk, 1 tsp.vanilla and 1 tsp.almond extract. Beat until fluffy 2-3 minutes. Transfer 2 and 1/2 cups frosting to seperate bowl and tint bright yellow with food coloring. Transer equal amouns of remaining frosting into 2 more seperate bowls. Tint one blue and tint one red with your food coloring.
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Step 2Alternately spoon heaping tablespoons of yellow and blue frosting into pastry bag with medium tip. Gently press sides of bag to slightly blend frosting. Repeat with Red and yellow frosting into pastry bag, blending gently. (You can use baggies for a pastry bag, just cut the tip on bottom corner) Pipe frosting onto cupcakes after they have cooled completely. The kids will love these!
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