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Spring Polka Dot Cupcakes

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Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Apr 12, 2016
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Dot the day with deliciously simple and colorful cupcakes.

Spring Polka Dot Cupcakes

  • Prep Time 40 min
  • Total 1 hr 45 min
  • Servings 24
  • Ingredients 9
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Ingredients

Cupcakes

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

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Place paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups.
  • Step 
    2
    Make cake batter as directed on cake mix box, adding gelatin with the water. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups (about two-thirds full).
  • Step 
    3
    Bake 22 to 27 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
  • Step 
    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.
  • Step 
    5
    Frost 6 cupcakes with each color of frosting. Poke 4 or 5 white vanilla baking chips, flat side up, into frosting on each cupcake to look like polka dots. Store loosely covered.

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