Using your favorite cake mix and a pint of frosting, make easy mini cakes or cupcakes in just a matter of minutes!
MAKES: 6 MINI CAKES OR LARGE CUPCAKES
INGREDIENTS
cake mix
pint of frosting
2 Color Kitchen Color packets (pink + blue)
1 Color Kitchen Rainbow Sprinkles
small microwavable bowls or coffee cups
CAKE MIX
Add a little under ½ cup cake mix into each cup. Then add 3 tbsp of water to each and stir until fully mixed and there are no lumps.
OPTION: For confetti cakes, add ½ tsp sprinkles to each and stir lightly. Be sure to save some sprinkles to decorate frosting.
Put in microwave 1-2 at a time for 2 minutes, until batter is fully cooked. Let cool 10-15 min. before frosting.
Add toppers and sprinkles.
FROSTING
Split a pint of frosting into 2 bowls ¾ cup each.
For light pastel colors: Add ½ tsp color to each bowl of frosting. For deep rich colors: Add 1 tsp color.
Any remaining color can be saved or used for cake batter.
With a spoon or hand mixer, blend each color into frosting.
For purple: Take ¼ cup blue frosting and ¼ cup pink frosting and blend together.
Add multiple colors into piping bags for a color swirl.
Recommended: star tip.