Spring Polka Dot Cupcakes

Name: Spring Polka Dot Cupcakes
Prep time: 1 h 45 min
Cook time: 1 h 45 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 79 milliliters butter or margarine, softened; 24 servings Yellow, red and blue food colors; 1 box (4-serving size) orange-flavored gelatin; 2 Tbsps milk; 79 milliliters white baking chips; 710 milliliters powdered sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 1 box Betty white cake mix

Spring Polka Dot Cupcakes might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe serves 24. One serving contains 184 calories, 2g of protein, and 5g of fat. This recipe covers 2% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Spring. Head to the store and pick up betty cake mix, milk, gelatin, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 1 hour and 45 minutes. This recipe is typical of American cuisine.

Instructions

Heat oven to 350F (325F for dark or nonstick pans).

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Oven

Place paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups.

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Muffin Liners

Make cake batter as directed on cake mix box, adding gelatin with the water. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups (about two-thirds full).

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Cake Mix

Gelatin

Water

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Muffin Liners

Bake 22 to 27 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.

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Wire Rack

Toothpicks

Oven

Frying Pan

Meanwhile, in medium bowl, beat powdered sugar and butter with spoon or with electric mixer on low speed until well blended. Beat in vanilla and 2 tablespoons of the milk. Gradually beat in just enough of the remaining milk to make frosting smooth and spreadable. Divide frosting among 4 small bowls. Stir 6 drops yellow food color into frosting in one bowl. Stir 4 drops red food color into frosting in second bowl. Stir 6 to 8 drops blue food color into frosting in third bowl. Stir 4 drops yellow and 2 drops red food color into frosting in fourth bowl.

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Red Food Color

Powdered Sugar

Frosting

Vanilla

Butter

Milk

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Hand Mixer

Bowl

Frost 6 cupcakes with each color of frosting. Poke 4 or 5 white vanilla baking chips, flat side up, into frosting on each cupcake to look like polka dots. Store loosely covered.

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Baking Pieces

Cupcakes