Love these cupcakes, a great tutorial showing you how to makes these Skittles Cupcakes with Rainbow Icing that would be amazing for a child’s birthday party tea as they look such fun are are yummy to eat too , bound to be a hit with all the guests and the birthday child too .. a great tutorial to follow that I am sure you will love to try out these cupcakes for yourself .. so take a look at the video tutorial to see how to make these fantastic cupcakes
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Here below is the video to watch along with the ingredients you will need etc from the YouTube channel
Ingredients
• 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup Skittles
• Vanilla Buttercream- http://youtu.be/rjqOTM5icOE
• Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple gel paste
• Additional Skittles for garnish
Procedure:
1. Preheat oven to 350F. Line cupcake pan with cupcake liners.
2. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, add flour, sugar, baking powder and salt and mix until combined.
3. Cut butter into 1″ cubes and add one at a time to the mixing bowl, while the mixer is on medium speed. Mix until the crumbs resemble fine sand.
4. With the mixer on low, add eggs one at a time and slowly add the milk and vanilla. Mix until combined.
5. Add the Skittles, and stir briefly.
6. Bake in the preheated for 18-22 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted to the centre of the cupcake comes out clean. Allow to cool completely before icing.
7. To make the rainbow icing, use a paintbrush to stripe the inside of a piping bag fitted with a 1M tip. Apply a stripe of each colour of gel paste to the inside of the bag.
8. Fill bag with prepared buttercream.
9. Pipe a standard swirl to the top of the cupcake, and the rainbow colours will come out beautifully!
10. Add additional Skittles to the top of the cupcake as a garnish if desired.
11. You can serve these immediately, or you can store them in an airtight container in the fridge for 2-3 days.Original recipe source:Cookies Cupcakes and Cardio
