Fun & Family Friendly St. Paddy’s Day Recipe Ideas

Rainbow Cupcakes(3 of 5)

Ingredients

• 2 boxes white cake mix
• 2 1/2 cups water
• 2/3 cup vegetable oil
• 6 egg whites
• Food coloring (red, yellow, green, blue)
• 2 containers vanilla frosting

Preparation

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Place muffin cups in muffin pan.
3. In large bowl, beat cake mixes, water, oil and egg whites until blended.
4. Divide batter among 6 separate bowls. You will color each bowl a different color.
5. Follow these food coloring instructions:For red, add 18 drops red food color. Orange: 4 drops red and 12 drops yellow. Yellow: 12 drops yellow. Green: 12 drops green. Blue: 12 drops blue. Purple: 9 drops red and 6 drops blue.
6. In each muffin cup, place 1 tablespoon red batter. Add about 1 tablespoon of each remaining color batter until you have added all 6 colors.
7. Bake 30 to 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
8. Cool and then frost.
9. How fun!