Taste the Rainbow

Rainbow Cupcakes

Ingredients:

White Cake Mix                       Baking Cups

Red, Blue, Yellow, and Green Food Coloring

Directions:

Prepare your favorite white cake mix. The divide white cake batter evenly in 6 separate bowls. Following the chart below, dye each bowl of batter a rainbow color.

Color	Drops of Coloring
Purple	9 Red, 6 Blue
Blue	12 Drops
Green	12 Drops
Yellow	12 Drops
Orange	12 Yellow, 4 Red
Red	18 Drops

Line 12 muffin pan wells with baking cups. Evenly distribute the purple batter among the cups, then the blue, and so on following the order in the chart. Using the back side of a spoon smooth each layer before starting a new one.

Bake cupcakes according to your recipes directions.

Buttercream Icing

Ingredients:

½ cup Vegetable Shortening                 ½ cup Butter or Margarine

4 cups Powdered Sugar                        2 Tablespoons of Milk

1 teaspoon Clear Vanilla Extract

Directions:

Mix in a large bowl, using a mixer.