Spring Polka Dot Cupcakes

Dot the day with deliciously simple and colorful cupcakes.

Prep Time: 40 min
Total Time: 1 hour 45 min
Makes: 24 cupcakes

(19 ratings)

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Cupcakes
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
Bright Buttercream Frosting
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.
High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): Follow High Altitude directions on cake mix box.

Variation

Have fun making other colors and flavors of cupcakes by using lemon, lime, strawberry, raspberry or watermelon gelatin.

Did You Know

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.

How-To

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:

1 Cupcake: Calories 230 (Calories from Fat 80); Total Fat 9g (Saturated Fat 3g, Trans Fat 1/2g); Cholesterol 5mg; Sodium 190mg; Total Carbohydrate 37g (Dietary Fiber 0g, Sugars 29g); Protein 2g Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 0%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 2%; Iron 2% Exchanges: 1/2 Starch; 2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 1 1/2 Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 2 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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