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Fruit Loop Cupcakes
Cook Time:
20
minutes
minutes
Total Time:
20
minutes
minutes
Serve up these colorful Fruit Loop Cupcakes for a weeknight dessert or birthday cupcake. These cereal cupcakes offer color in crunch in every bite.
Ingredients
1
box of french vanilla cake mix cake mix
3
large eggs room temp
1/2
C
of softened unsalted sweet cream butter
1
C
whole milk
1
TBSP
pure vanilla extract
Purple
,
Blue, Orange, Green, Yellow, Red Gel food coloring
6
bowls
cupcake pan
Frosting Ingredients:
2
C
unsalted sweet cream butter
,
softened
5
C
powder sugar
2
tsp
vanilla
6-10
TBSP
heavy whipping cream
1
large piping bag with star tip
4
small bowls
3
C
crushed Fruit Loop cereal
1
large ice cream scooper
Purple
,
Blue, Green, and Red gel food coloring
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350 thenLine muffin pan with cupcake liners.
Using a standing mixer, beat until combined the cake mix, eggs, milk and butter. This is the cupcake base.
Divide the batter evenly between the 6 bowls, so you can add multiple colors.
Mix in a few drops of each color into 1 bowl each and mix until combined.
Scoop 1 tablespoon of each color into the cupcake liners in layers, so it creates layers of color.
Use a knife or toothpick and swirl the colors slightly.
Bake in the oven for about 18-20 minutes.
Pull out the cupcakes and allow to cool before frosting.
Frosting Directions:
Using a stand mixer, combine the butter, powdered sugar, vanilla, and heavy whipping cream and mix on medium speed until stiff peaks form
Scoop 1 ½ C of white frosting into another bowl
Scoop ⅛ C of frosting into the 4 bowls
Mix in the colors into their own bowls
Using the remaining white frosting in the mixing bowl, mix in 2 C of the crushed fruit loops
Using the ice cream scooper, scoop dollops of frosting onto the cooled cupcakes
Place the piping bag into a large glass and fold the sides over
Using a small spoon/knife scoop the red frosting onto one side of the piping bag
Scoop the blue frosting onto another side
Repeat with two remaining colors
Scoop the white icing that you set aside into the piping bag
Frost the top of the cupcakes and sprinkle the remaining crushed fruit loop cereal on top
Enjoy!
Author:
Laura