Rainbow Cupcakes with Cloud Frosting

Jhuls @ The Not So Creative Cook

11 years ago

One year ago, this blog, thenotsocreativecook, was born. I was afraid at first to even start writing as I was not really sure how people will react or if I will write correct grammar or correct punctuation. I was really terrified to start this blog, but after watching Julie and Julia and after one final encouragement from my close friend, I finally made up my mind to start this blog. I was thrilled to have received positive feedbacks and welcoming comments. <3

After starting this blog, people inspire me more and it made me more confident to try more recipes and to try again when I fail. I was such a person who needs to perfect everything I cook – perfect looking, perfect everything. Then a very close friend of mine made me realize something – she told me that not everything should be perfected, as long as it is made with love, it is perfect. Also, having this blog and having every one of you changed it all. It made me realize that I also need to make mistakes to get a better outcome.

This post is dedicated to each and every one of you…

What do you feel when you see a rainbow? You feel happy and rainbow gives a smile on your face, right? That’s what you are to me – a rainbow – you always make me happy and you always put a smile on my face. 😀

Just before April 23^rd, I was thinking what treat I could share with all of you on this blog’s first blogiversary. Then I thought I should make something that was not completely successful the first time I made it… I don’t know, maybe to challenge myself?

During the first months when I started to love baking (two years ago, I think), me and one of my friends tried experimenting on rainbow cupcakes. Who doesn’t love rainbow cupcakes? They are such adorable looking cupcakes. We used a cake mix and followed the instructions and put the required colors on the divided batter. I was so excited that I even took a photo of the colorful batter – the colors were so bright and beautiful. So we proceeded – divide them on individual cupcake cases and pop it inside the oven. Waiting… Waiting… Waiting… I was embarrassed laughing when I saw what happened to the cupcake batter – it overflowed and what else? It made the oven floor so messy. The cupcakes were cooked, though, but the colors mixed really well that I didn’t know if it’s dark purple, brown or almost black. I wanted to cry and I told myself, I will never do rainbow cupcakes again. But for the sake of trying my luck again, I did bake them. 😉

Rainbow Cupcakes with Cloud Frosting

Servings: 20
Difficulty: easy
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Ingredients:

For the cupcake batter:

2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
½ baking soda
¼ tsp salt
1 cup butter, unsalted, softened at room temperature
1/ ½ cups white sugar
4 eggs, room temperature
1 cup milk
1 tsp vanilla extract
Food colors in red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple

For the cloud frosting:

900 ml heavy cream
1 cup powdered sugar
2 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions:

For the cupcake batter:

Preheat oven to 350 F. Line 2 muffin pans with paper liners.
In a bowl, combine flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
In a large bowl, add in butter and beat until smooth. Gradually add white sugar and beat again until fluffy (about 3 minutes). Add in eggs one at a time, beating after each addition. Add in milk and vanilla. Mix well.
Add in dry ingredients and using a rubber spatula, mix dry and wet ingredients. Scrape down the sides of the bowl.
Separate batter into six bowls and add different food coloring on each batter until you get your desired brightness.
Using six separate spoons, pour different batters into the prepared muffin pan. Start with the color purple and end with red. Fill the paper liners until 3/4 full.
Bake for 20-25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
Remove from the oven and let them cool in the muffin pan for 15 minutes and transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely before frosting.

For the cloud frosting:

Make sure your cream, bowl and beaters are very cold to get a good whipped cream.

In a large bowl, add in heavy cream and beat until thick. Add sugar and vanilla and beat until stiff peaks form.
Frost your cupcakes according to your liking.

Recipe from Deceptively Domestic