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Saint Patrick’s Day is just around the corner. Time to bring a little luck to your kitchen with these Lucky Rainbow Cupcakes! St. Patty’s Day is a fun day to celebrate with little treats. These cupcakes are a fun twist on the every day box cake mix and tub frosting.
Gel food coloring gives the cake batter the vibrant colors. You can usually find gel food coloring in the baking section or cake supplies area in your grocery store. My favorite color on these cupcakes is the green frosting. Let the kids top the frosting with their favorite rainbow sprinkles. They will go crazy over these cupcakes and feel very lucky to be able to eat them!
Ingredients:
- 1 box White Cake Mix
- Ingredients called for cake mix (eggs, water, oil)
- Gel food coloring (red, yellow, blue, purple, green)
- Rainbow Sprinkles
- Cupcake liners
Directions:
- Make cake mix according to package.
- Divide cake batter into four equal parts
- Color each batter individually. Scoop into piping or zip plastic bags.
- Layer batter in cupcake liners. (be careful not to fill more than 3/4 of the way)
- Bake 18-21 minutes
- Whip green food coloring into frosting with a hand held mixer.
- Pipe frosting onto cooled cupcakes.
- Top with sprinkles.
The cupcakes look so festive and yummy. I think I will make cupcakes this weekend.
Those are super cute! For some reason, I’ve always thought the more colorful the cupcake the better it tastes!
That is PERFECT for the party I am having this weekend! My kiddo would love to eat these. They look fun to make.
Such a cute idea for the kids, thanks for showing us how to make this fun cupcakes. =)
Rainbows of any kind totally make my day brighter, but these would definitely make it sweeter as well. I don’t know who would have more fun baking these, me or the kids.
Who wouldn’t love rainbow cupcakes! This is a sure hit with the kids and it’s perfect for birthday parties too! Thanks for the awesome idea!
These are SO cute! They also look really moist and yummy, too! Thanks so much!
Those are just the thing I’d like to find at the end of a rainbow! The layers are just too cute!
These are so freakin’ cute! The last time I tried to do camo layered cake, it turned out horribly lol These look SO much better AND easier than that recipe was.
What a perfect party idea. Those are so fun and colorful!
These cupcakes are so cute and easy to make. I will have to try this with my kids this weekend. They look so delicious.
This is a fantastic cupcake idea. I have a party to go to soon and i am supposed to bring a treat. I will have to try making these.
Yum, those cupcakes look amazing. Now you have me craving cupcakes 🙂 They also look super cute, you did a great job on them.
How awesome. These are so cute
My kids love rainbows They would adore these cupcakes!
So cute and colorful. I can’t wait to make this for the kiddos.
These rainbow cupcakes look like a fun way to brighten up a cold, dreary winter day around here! Maybe I will make them with my kiddos so we can have some fun in the kitchen!
These are so cool! Thanks for the recipe! I know my son would love these colors!
These are super cute! Love the colors! 🙂
Totally looks like a fun cupcake recipe. I love the green with the incorporated rainbow. Very St. Patrick’s Day!
Wow these look amazing! My son saw them and without hesitation asked if we could make these. We are going to have to try! Yum.
Wow, these are definitely the most colorful cupcakes I have ever seen!
I think my niece would enjoy making these – thanks!
These are super cute and perfect for St. Patrick’s day too!
OMG! My kids would love these. We’ve made the ones from the box, but yours look so vibrant and easy! What a good idea for St. Pats!
I’ve made these a number of times, especially in team colors for NFL games. So fun to do!
This recipe is what I want to make for St-Patrick’s Day! Fun and I bet delicious!
These look super cute. Perfect St Patty’s day food.
Great idea. Rainbows make everyone happy and stops kids from fighting over a particular color.
I love this! I can’t wait to try it. So colorful, my kids will love it.
I love this! I can’t wait to try it. So colorful, my kids will love it.
My goodness, this is adorable. With Saint Patrick’s Day around the corner, I am sure this is such a wonderful recipe to try out which looks so delicious. The highlight is those beautiful colorful combination & those rainbow Sprinkles toppings making it the best cupcakes that my kids would love so much.
These cupcakes are so pretty! I love that they fit in with St. Patrick’s day. I think my kids would love to make these.
Your rainbow cupcakes are beautiful. The colors are so vibrant. These remind me of Rainbow Bright from when I was a kid. 🙂
These are colourful. They would be perfect for St Patrick’s day or even for Mardis Gras next year.
Those cupcakes look like they are fun to look at and eat! What a great idea! Thanks for sharing.