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| 1 | box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® white cake mix |
| Water, vegetable oil and egg whites called for on cake mix box |
| 1 | box (4-serving size) orange-flavored gelatin |
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| 3 | cups powdered sugar |
| 1/3 | cup butter or margarine, softened |
| 1 | teaspoon vanilla |
| 2 | to 3 tablespoons milk |
| Yellow, red and blue food colors |
| 1/3 | cup white baking chips |
| 1. | Heat oven to 375°F (350°F for dark or nonstick pans). Place paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups. |
| 2. | Make cake batter as directed on cake mix box, adding gelatin with the water. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups (about 2/3 full). |
| 3. | Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes. |
| 4. | Meanwhile, in medium bowl, beat powdered sugar and butter with spoon or with electric mixer on low speed until well blended. Beat in vanilla and 2 tablespoons of the milk. Gradually beat in just enough of the remaining milk to make frosting smooth and spreadable. Divide frosting among 4 small bowls. Stir 6 drops yellow food color into frosting in one bowl. Stir 4 drops red food color into frosting in second bowl. Stir 6 to 8 drops blue food color into frosting in third bowl. Stir 4 drops yellow and 2 drops red food color into frosting in fourth bowl. |
| 5. | Frost 6 cupcakes with each color of frosting. Poke 4 or 5 white baking chips, flat side up, into frosting on each cupcake to look like polka dots. Store loosely covered at room temperature. |
| Follow High Altitude directions on cake mix box. |
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| Have fun making other colors and flavors of cupcakes by using lemon, lime, strawberry, raspberry or watermelon gelatin. |
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| Try paste food color! It can be purchased at cake decorating and craft stores. The color is more concentrated, so a little goes a long way. |
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| An easy way to frost cupcakes is to carefully dip tops into the frosting, give a slight twist and remove. Finish off with a swirl of a knife if needed. |
Nutrition Information:
230 ( 80); 9g ( 3g, 1/2g); 5mg; 190mg; 37g ( 0g, 29g); 2g 0%; 0%; 2%; 2% 1/2 ; 2 ; 0 ; 1 1/2 2 1/2