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Tie Dye Cupcakes with White Chocolate Frosting

Try making Tie Dye Cupcakes to celebrate your next party or special occasion. They will be the talk of the event. These cute cupcakes are a perfect addition to any table. You can make them using food coloring or a mix of both. To get the tie dye effect, you can use a disposable pastry bag with the colored food coloring. If you don't want to use a disposable pastry bag, you can also use ziploc bags to create the tie dye effect. To create the look, simply drag a skewer through the batter in a swirling motion. Don't overmix the colors.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 135
Ingredients Method Video Notes

Ingredients
  

White Cake Batter (homemade or boxed)
  • At least 5 colored food gels I used pink, purple, red, blue, dark green, neon green and yellow Divide the cake batter into 5 bowls or however many colors you have and color the batter until it is the desired color. Grease cupcake wrappers and add a bit of each batter. I like to make each cupcake different looking by starting and ending each one with different colors. Use a skewer or toothpick and swirl each cupcake only once. You don’t want to mix the colors. Bake your cupcakes like you normally would and let cool.
Ghirardelli White Chocolate Frosting
  • 4 1/2 oz Ghirardelli white chocolate chopped
  • 1 3/4 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 6 Tbl butter softened
  • pinch of salt

Method
 

  1. Melt the white chocolate in a double broiler and stir until smooth. Set aside.
  2. Sift the powdered sugar in mixing bowl and beat all other ingredients until smooth. Add white chocolate and beat until smooth. Add cream or powdered sugar to adjust the consistency if you need to. Chill for 30 minutes before using.

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Notes

I will make these again for sure. You could use lighter pastel colors for Easter with a coconut frosting. Or maybe some red,white and blue ones for Memorial Day. The possibilities are endless.