La Kitchenette Souris : Tie-Dyed Easter Cupcakes

I had this idea in my mind for some cute, colorful Easter cupcakes & wanted to give them a go.

I will admit, I had a lot of unforeseen difficulties with these & they still didn't turn out quite how I wanted them to, but I was still pleased with the results & now I will know how to go about this style next time! 

To make the cupcakes different colors, I made a basic White Cake mix, divided it into 3 bowls & added a few drops of food coloring.

Then just used a separate teaspoon & spooned bits into the cupcake liners in various orders. 

It just made it a little more interesting & unique than regular white or chocolate cake. 

For the grass on top, I used a Wilton Cake Decorating "grass" tip, made my own buttercream icing in a soft-almost-medium- consistency & then just nestled Mini Eggs (Cadbury brand I think?) on top. Once you've mastered the icing technique, it is fast & simple. 

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White Cupcakes

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp. baking powder
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 2/3 cup milk

Preheat oven to 350°F & line your cupcake tin with paper or foil liners .

Cream the butter & sugar together.

 Add the eggs, beat well.

Stir in the vanilla extract.

Sift together the dry ingredients & add to the butter mixture one third at a time, alternating with the milk.

 Pour into the prepared cupcake pan & bake for 18 to 24 minutes, or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.

 Makes 12 cupcakes.