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    You are here: Home / Recipes / Cupcakes / tie-dye cupcakes

    tie-dye cupcakes

    Jun 14, 2011 · 5 Comments

    tie-dye cupcakes | The Baking Fairy

    Yes, tie-dye cupcakes. Okay, well, not actually tie-dyed (obviously), but colorful and swirled and fun as if they were tie-dyed! These little cupcakes are seriously so easy (wow, I feel like I've been saying that on every recipe recently... this may or may not be a recurring theme with me), and these would be a perfect, and delicious, activity to do with friends or kids! I made these with my boyfriend, but I have also made them while babysitting, so they're really just fun for everyone.

    tie-dye cupcakes | The Baking Fairy

    On a side note, I've made these with cake mix before, and they turned out great.. but the vanilla cupcake recipe I used here was so good, I had to share! I found this little gem buried in my 700 page Bon Appetit Dessert cookbook, and I am so glad I found it! It makes for deliciously vanilla-y, moist cupcakes, and they come together in a jiffy. Yes, I really just said jiffy. The swirl of crazy colors (and how cool they looked already!) made me refrain from topping them with frosting, as a dusting of powdered sugar seemed to fit them well. But, I can tell you that if/when I open my own bakery, these will definitely be topped by a little cloud of buttercream vanilla frosting... pure white, of course. Depending on the occasion, you may or may not top them with icing, and I won't even judge if you decide to use ready-made frosting from the store. I mean, if you're baking with little kids, who has the time and patience? They'll be delicious anyways.

    tie-dye cupcakes | The Baking Fairy
     {adapted from Bon Appetit Desserts}

    tie-dye cupcakes
     
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    Prep time
    10 mins
    Cook time
    20 mins
    Total time
    30 mins
     
    Author: Valentina | The Baking Fairy
    Recipe type: Cupcakes
    Serves: 12
    Ingredients
    • 1⅓ cups cake flour
    • 1 teaspoon baking powder
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • ⅓ cup skim milk
    • 3 large egg whites, at room temp
    • 2 tablespoons light sour cream
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
    • 1 cup sugar
    • food coloring in various colors; I used blue, yellow, green, red, and purple
    Instructions
    1. Preheat the oven to 350F; line 12 regular muffin cups with liners, set aside.
    2. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt. In a (slightly large) measuring cup, mix together milk, egg whites, sour cream, and vanilla, whisking until completely incorporated.
    3. In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat together butter and sugar until very light and fluffy, 8-10 minutes.
    4. Add in the flour mixture in three additions, alternating with the sour cream mixture, starting and ending with the flour, and beating on low in-between additions.
    5. Divide batter into several small bowls, as many as the colors you want to do. I did 5 colors, so I divided the batter equally into 5 containers. Add in food coloring to the divided batter until you reach the desired coloring.
    6. Drop batter by spoonfuls into the prepared muffin pan, layering colors. If desired, swirl using a toothpick.
    7. Bake cupcakes for about 20 minutes, until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean. Let cool completely, then top with some powdered sugar (or white frosting) and enjoy!
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    1. Tara says

      June 14, 2011 at 1:34 pm

      These look wonderful! I made a similar batch back in April, and they're so fun to do--and a surprise if your guests don't expect a colorful cupcake! 🙂

      P.S. I just started following your blog recently, and I wanted to let you know how amazing your work is. You have a ton of talent!

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    2. valentina says

      June 15, 2011 at 1:44 am

      Awh, thank you so much Tara! That really means a lot! 🙂

      Reply
    3. c-zarm house says

      June 17, 2011 at 10:18 am

      awwww... they are adorable <3

      Reply
    4. Jennifer Soccio says

      July 14, 2012 at 11:46 pm

      Had some of these at a baby shower today, had to come check out others that have done it. Great job!! I will certainly be trying this soon!!

      Reply

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