Rainbow Bright Cupcakes. Happy 2nd Birthday Picky Palate!

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I need to wish Picky Palate a belated Happy 2 Year Birthday! I’m a tad late, but I thought it would be fun to celebrate it on my actual birthday too! Yes, it’s my birthday today. I was hoping once 30 hit, birthdays would slow down a little, unfortunately that is NOT the case. My birthdays are flying by faster than ever!

This is such a fun recipe I am thrilled to share with you on this special day. I started playing around in the kitchen and came up with these ultra bright and cheery cupcakes. They are incredibly easy and are such “lookers!” They are beautiful, really.

Take a look at the process these babies go through….. Enjoy!

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This is my favorite part! Take 2 little spoons and start filling the cups with all of your different colored batter. Don’t make it perfect, they are prettier when they are a bit messy!

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Ready for the oven!

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Look at that! Right out of the oven so pretty and puffy!

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Love it!

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I definitely got carried away with the photos, sorry!

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Rainbow Bright Cupcakes

1 box yellow cake mix

4 eggs

1/2 Cup vegetable oil

1/2 Cup water

8 oz sour cream

small box instant vanilla pudding mix

Food Coloring Paste:  Red, Blue, Yellow, Green and Purple (I used the William Sonoma brand’s paste)

Vanilla or Cream Cheese Frosting of Choice

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a stand or electric mixer, beat the cake mix, eggs, oil, water, sour cream and pudding on medium until well combined. Batter will be nice and thick. Divide batter evenly between 5 white or glass bowls. Drop 5 different colors of food coloring into each cake batter bowl until you reach your desired colors. Stir well. Spoon each color into paper lined cupcake tins until all are filled. Bake for 22-25 minutes or until cooked through. Remove and let cool completely. Frost with frosting of choice.

24 cupcakes

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Have a great rest of your week and weekend! See you all soon!!

Two red, blue, yellow, and green cupcakes on a plate.

Rainbow Cupcakes

Rainbow Cupcakes are sure to be a hit with their ultra-bright colors! These moist, cake-mix cupcakes are perfect for parties, birthday celebrations, and more!
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings: 24
Calories: 109kcal
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Ingredients

  • 1 box yellow cake mix
  • 4 eggs
  • ½ cup vegetable oil
  • ½ cup water
  • 8 ounces sour cream
  • 1 small box instant vanilla pudding mix
  • food coloring paste I used red, blue, yellow, green, and purple (All from William Sonoma brand's paste)
  • vanilla or cream cheese frosting of your choice

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • In a stand or electric mixer, beat the cake mix, eggs, oil, water, sour cream and pudding on medium until well combined. Batter will be nice and thick.
  • Divide batter evenly between 5 white or glass bowls. Drop 5 different colors of food coloring into each cake batter bowl until you reach your desired colors. Stir well.
  • Spoon each color into paper lined cupcake tins until all are filled. Bake for 22-25 minutes or until cooked through.
  • Remove and let cool completely. Frost with frosting of choice.

Nutrition

Calories: 109kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 33mg | Sodium: 171mg | Potassium: 32mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 98IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 59mg | Iron: 1mg
Keywords: cake box cupcakes, multicolor cupcakes, rainbow cupcakes, rainbow design cupcakes

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84 Responses
  1. Kate

    The cupcakes are cute, but what drew me in was the platter you have them on. I have the same one and always forget I have it. I think we will have to start using it again!

  2. Mona

    Happy Birthday Jen! Your cupcakes are absolutely adorable! Can’t wait to make them. We love you and miss you all. We are counting down the days till you get here! Love, Mona

  3. Gera @ SweetsFoods

    Happy Blogiversary and Birthday!! So cute and colorful sweeties 🙂

    Cheers!

    Gera

  4. France

    wow I have to try this recipe. It looks so simple and easy. And my son will be happy to help I guess 🙂

    I wish you a Happy Birthday 🙂 Enjoy your day

  5. Jill W.

    Happy birthday to you and Picky Palate! These cupcakes are gorgeous! I’ll have to make them at home.

  6. Larisa

    Jenny- thank you so much for all the fabulous recipes! I stumbled onto your blog a few weeks ago and I am so glad I did! Your recipes are now a regular addition to my meal plans! I have made 4 of your dinner recipes so far and we have LOVED them all! Your Black-Bottomed pumkin spice cheesecake bites are next on my list to make! I would like to know how you stay so thin with all your decadent desserts:)! You look very familiar to me and I’m not sure if it is from growing up in Mesa or from Food Network challenges! Hope you have a FABULOUS birthday & anniversary! Thanks so much for sharing your JOY of cooking!

  7. HoneyB

    They are so cute! Love them….and happy birthday (belated today but I wished you yesterday on FB!) ;o)

  8. Meg

    Happy 2nd year to a wonderful woman and an amazing blog! Love the colorful cupcakes…the perfect way to celebrate 🙂

  9. Monica Bertone

    Those are awesome… Me and the kids are going to have to try that! Happy Birthday to you and your blog! I love the things you post! I hope your birthday is fabulous!

  10. Stehanie Curtis

    Happy Birthday and Happy Blogday!!! BTW – Look at birthdays this way – a celebration that you made it through another year!!!

  11. Jessie Romney

    I made a cake and cupcakes for my sister in law like that back in July and we all loved them. They are so fun and colorful!!

  12. Michele

    OMG that IS so easy!!! I would’ve never really thought about that. Thank you so much. Can’t wait to surprise my son and hubby with these 🙂

  13. Ramona

    Happy Birthday!!! Happy 2nd Aniversary too!!!

    That settles it. I’ve been looking for something to take to the horse show concession stand this weekend. THIS IS IT!!!

    Bright, beautiful cupcakes for the horse showers. We take food donations to raise money at the horse show thru a concession stand.

    I can’t wait to see how they go over!!!! I love them and I bet everyone else will too.

  14. Meghan

    Happy Birthday to you and Picky Palate!!! These cupcakes are amazing – the colors are so vibrant and beautiful! They look like so much fun to make too 🙂

  15. shelly (cookies and cups)

    Happy birthday and gorgeous cupcakes! I love the change-up to the box mix! Easy and cute = perfect!

  16. Joanna

    Oh, I love making rainbow cupcakes! They are so much fun to make and also to eat. Happy birthday to you and your little blog, too!

  17. Lauren

    I love these cupcakes, they are so cute and fun! Happy 2nd Birthday Picky Palate! I have just recently discovered your blog over the past couple of months and love checking out all the yummy recipes you come up with!

  18. Molly

    How fun, Jenny! You just never cease to amaze me!! I hope you have a wonderful birthday. Andy Happy Birthday to Picky Palate, too! I hope your boys spoil you this weekend 🙂

  19. Jennifer

    Those look absolutely amazing and I am going to have to make them with my girls. Thanks for sharing and a very Happy Birthday to you and Picky-Palate hope your day is filled with love!!!!!

  20. Jessica @ How Sweet It Is

    Happy 2nd birthday!! I love your site so much, especially your pictures!! 🙂 Enjoy the weekend!

  21. Pam

    Oh happy day, oh happy day…celebrating you and your site. I’m so glad you did get carried away with your pictures. All this color is so fun so early in my morning. I saw a 6 layer cake on someone’s site with colors this bright and I wanted to make one for no good reason…. Wonder what my hubby’s office of steady-eddy engineers would think of all this FUN!

  22. Carol Dallape

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    For sure this is a great way to celebrate!! The cupcakes are gorgeaus!!! I was looking for this rainbow recipe… I found it now!! Very simple, the way I wanted!!…

    Carol (from Brazil!!)

  23. I Drank What?!

    I always wondered how the stores did that…those are cool as all get out! LOL And Happy 2nd Anniversary/Birthday or whatever you call it LOL May there be many more as long as there is an internet of course LOL

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