Rainbow Cupcakes

• 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ cup milk
• ½ cup vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ cup butter
• 1 cup white sugar
• 3 eggs, room temperature
• red food coloring
• blue food coloring
• green food coloring
• yellow food coloring

Step 1:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (175 degrees C). Paper baking cups should be used to line two 12-cup muffin pans. In a large mixing basin, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. In a separate dish, whisk together the milk, vegetable oil, and vanilla essence until well combined; leave aside.

Step 2:

In a large mixing bowl, beat the butter and sugar with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. The colour of the combination should be substantially lighter. One at a time, add the room-temperature eggs, allowing each to integrate into the butter mixture before moving on to the next. Alternately pour in the flour mixture and the milk mixture, mixing until barely combined.

Step 3:

Divide the cake batter into four separate bowls. Add a few drops of food coloring into one bowl of batter and stir; add more food coloring, if necessary, to reach the desired shade. Repeat with the remaining colors and bowls of batter.

Step 4:

Using a different spoon for each color batter, spoon a small spoonful of each color into the cupcake liners, until 1/2 to 3/4 full. Do not mix the batter once it is in the cupcake liner. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes clean, about 15 to 20 minutes.

Bonus Step:

Try decorating the cupcakes further using our cake embossing stamps which are available in circle cake stamps or square. We have cake embossers for all occasions and if we don't then contact us for a custom one!