St. Patricks day rainbow cupcakes

Hello! To celebrate this holiday, I decided to bake something fun and a little less technical than I'd normally choose. Something sweet (obviously) and good for my morale. It also captures how I feel about the nice sunny days we've been having in Wisconsin :)

When it came to the cupcakes, I have to disclose that I didn't change a THING from the boxed mix. Because it was going to be a rainbow, I felt like there was no need! There's something about the airy and super sweet flavor of yellow cake mix that makes me feel like it's my birthday again. I also have to say that yes, I did spend a good 15 minutes elbows deep in the box of Aldi-brand of lucky charms trying to dig out the marshmallows. There's no reason to sugar coat the process (get it) because that's the sort of moment that always makes me laugh when no ones around.

rainbow cupcakes

Follow instructions to any yellow cake mix
I used:
3 eggs
1 cup water
1/2 cup oil

Preheat your oven to 350 F. Split the batter into 5 even amounts in different bowls. Add purple, blue, green, yellow and pink food coloring to each bowl until desired color is achieved. Line a cupcake pan with liners, then add in 2 TBSP of each color batter. Layering one on top of the other, start from the bottom with purple, following ROYGBIV until you get up to pink (it will be reversed). Bake for 15 minutes or until done.

buttercream

2 sticks butter
2 cups powdered sugar
splash of milk
1 TBSP vanilla
​sprinkle of salt

Add the butter to the mixing bowl and mix on medium speed for 1 minute to soften. Add in powdered sugar and a splash of milk. Mix slowly at first to incorporate the sugar, then whip on medium for 2-3 minutes. Lastly, add the vanilla and salt.

I hope this brought a little bit of sunshine to your Sunday. I know it did for me :)