These Rainbow Cupcakes were made for a very special Girl Scout activity but they would be so much fun for a Birthday party too! They’re guaranteed to WOW once bitten into!
Amelia is one of the sweetest kiddos I’ve had the pleasure of knowing. When she was a girl scout at the Daisy level she worked very hard and achieved the Brownie level which is celebrated with a “Bridging” ceremony. Amelia’s mother Jessica was in charge of organizing this event. The rainbow is significant to this celebration so she wanted to make Rainbow Cupcakes.
We started by mixing up 4 white cake mixes and divided the batter evenly into 6 bowls. Each bowl was colored, using Americolor food coloring, according to the colors of their rainbow including purple, orange, green, yellow, blue and red. In addition to the vivid colors we got by using Americolor gels, they were also safe for Amelia’s brother to eat. He’s has a dangerous peanut allergy and these gels are “safe”.
We put a teaspoon of each batter color into each muffin cup until they were 3/4 full.
Once baked, all colors were separated brilliantly! How fun is that!
We frosted each cupcake with vanilla buttercream frosting and then sprinkled sugar in the rainbow colors on top, all 112 of them!
These Rainbow Cupcakes were such a hit and so easy to make. They would be so much fun for any party or event!
If you read my post on the butterfly cupcakes, you will recognize my cupcake model, Amelia! Here are a couple other kitchen activities that we’ve enjoyed together!
Minion Cupcakes
Super Fun Summer Ice Cream Pops
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Salty Sweet Life says
May 29, 2014 at 4:13 pmThese are adorable! I can’t believe how vibrant the colors turned out! Amelia is such a cutie pie, too!
HostessAtHeart says
May 29, 2014 at 4:15 pmI know! The color isn’t photoshopped. I really like the Americolor food coloring. We use it because it is safe for people with peanut allergies as is Amelia’s two brothers.
gerryann says
May 28, 2014 at 5:10 pmWish you were my neighbour!
HostessAtHeart says
May 28, 2014 at 9:23 pmThank you!
sweetstreatsgalore says
May 27, 2014 at 4:15 pmReblogged this on Sweets Treats Galore and commented:
Wow
HostessAtHeart says
May 27, 2014 at 4:46 pmThank you for visiting!
celebratingsunshine24 says
May 27, 2014 at 12:48 pmDid you say 112? Wow… They look great! They are not just cupcakes, this is ART!
Garden Walk Garden Talk says
May 27, 2014 at 12:30 pmThat smile is a rainbow of happiness. Those cupcakes say happy in all that color too.
HostessAtHeart says
May 27, 2014 at 11:42 amThey really are impressive when you bite into one. Kind of a “SURPRISE”!
Mama's Gotta Bake says
May 27, 2014 at 11:40 amHow cute are these. I can’t wait for an excuse to make them…or maybe I don’t need an excuse.
amforte66 says
May 27, 2014 at 10:57 amWhat fun!! These are gorgeous…and so is your model! 🙂
HostessAtHeart says
May 27, 2014 at 10:58 amThanks! They were a lot of fun. My model is a natural!
pattisj says
May 27, 2014 at 9:25 amMy granddaughters said we need to make these! Amelia makes a good cupcake model. 🙂
HostessAtHeart says
May 27, 2014 at 10:20 amThanks Patti! They would be a great project to do with your granddaughter. For that matter, anything done with a grandchild would be great!