Tie Dye Cupcake

Tie Dyeing tshirts is always really fun, but tie dying cupcakes is even better!! I am always amazed at how these cupcakes turn out, and I am super excited to share this recipe with you. These are the official cupcakes of awesomeness, fun, and UNICORNS! ;))  I always feel a little bad eating such a pretty cupcake, but then I remember that I can always make more!!!!!!!

Recipe:

For the Cake:
~one box WHITE cake mix
~Betty Crocker Neon food gel
~many bowls
Mix the batter as the box directs, and separate into however many bowls as your have colors. Add each color to its bowl and mix. Layer scoops of each color into the liners until it is 3/4 full. DO NOT MIX OR STIR, you will only make brown. Bake at 350 for 18 minutes.

For the frosting:
~1 cup unsalted butter (2 sticks or 1/2 pound), softened

~3-4 cups confectioners (powdered) sugar, SIFTED

~1/4 teaspoon table salt

~1 tablespoon vanilla extract

~up to 5 tablespoons half n half or heavy cream

~Betty Crocker Neon food gel

Beat butter for a few minutes with a mixer, or until fluffy. Add 3 cups of powdered sugar and turn your mixer on the lowest speed (so the sugar doesn’t blow everywhere) until the sugar has been incorporated with the butter. Increase mixer speed to medium and add vanilla extract, salt, and 3 tablespoons of milk/cream and beat for 3 minutes. If your frosting needs a more stiff consistency, add remaining sugar. If your frosting needs to be thinned out, add remaining milk 1 tablespoons at a time. Once the frosting is made, separate it into bowls and mix in the color like the batter. Alternate little scoops of each color until your frosting bag is full. At first the frosting will be a solid color, but as you go it will become tie dyed!!