Ingredients
- 3/4 cup Self-Rising Flour
- 3/4 cup Granulated Sugar
- 3/4 cup Unsalted Butter, Softened
- 2 Eggs
- 1 1/2 tsp Vanilla
- 3 tbs Milk
- Red, Blue, and Yellow Food Coloring
- Mixing Bowl
- Measuring Cups
- 6 Small Bowls
- Muffin Cups
- Muffin Pan
- Measuring Spoons
- Whisk
Directions
- Start by pre-heating your oven to 395 degrees.
- In a large mixing bowl, use whisk to beat sugar into butter until creamy and fluffy. The mixture should be light in color.
- Slowly stir in eggs and flour, making sure each is thoroughly stirred in. Mix in Vanilla.Stir in milk 1 tablespoon at a time, stirring thoroughly after each tablespoon is added.
- Divide mixture evenly into each of the smaller bowls. Add food coloring in this manner: Bowl 1- 8 drops red; Bowl 2- 8 drops yellow, 4 drops red; Bowl 3- 8 drops yellow; Bowl 4- 8 drops green; Bowl 5- 8 drops blue; Bowl 6- 8 drops blue, 4 drops red.
- Mix well until colors are evenly distributed. Colors are as follows: Bowl 1- Red; Bowl 2- Orange; Bowl 3- Yellow; Bowl 4- Green; Bowl 5- Blue; Bowl 6- Purple.
- Line muffin pan with muffin cups. Starting with purple, spoon batter evenly into each of the muffin cups, spreading slightly. Continue, layering, with blue, then green, then yellow, then orange, then red.
- Bake for 20 minutes at 395 degrees.
- Makes 12 regular-sized cupcakes.