Springtime Cupcake in a Jar
Yield
8 Cupcakes in a Jar
Prep Time
20 minutes
Cook Time
20 minutes
Additional Time
20 minutes
Total Time
1 hour
Springtime Cupcake in a Jar is a unique and colorful take on a traditional cupcake - layers of blue, purple, yellow, and pink cake and creamy buttercream frosting combine into one delicious Easter dessert!
Ingredients
- Batter from 1 box of White Cake Mix
- Wilton Color Right Food Coloring - Pink, Yellow, Blue
- 2 batches Best Buttercream Frosting
- 8 Mason Jars - Pint sized
- Jelly Roll Baking Pan
- Parchment Paper
- Cupcake Sprinkles
- Decorating Bags
- Wilton 1M Decorating Tip
Instructions
- Using a box of White Cake Mix, make the batter according to the directions on the box.
- Split the batter into four equal portions.
- Color the batter portions pink, yellow, purple and pink.
- Pour each of the batter portions into either a small jelly roll pan lined with parchment paper or a cupcake pan lined with cupcake liners.
- Bake the cakes/cupcakes according to the directions on the cake mix box.
- Allow the cakes to cool.
- Make two batches of our Best Buttercream Frosting.
- To assemble the Cupcake in a Jar - add a layer of blue cake pieces on the bottom of the Mason Jar.
- Then add a circle of best buttercream frosting around the edge of the mason jar.
- Keep adding layers of cake and frosting - we added purple cake, then yellow cake and put the pink cake on the top.
- For the final layer of frosting, use a Wilton 1M Decorating Tip to make a pretty swirl of frosting.
- We topped our Springtime Cupcake in a Jar with sprinkles.
Notes
Food Coloring Formula
Pink = 3 drops of Wilton Color Right Pink Food Coloring
Yellow = 2 drop of Wilton Color Right Yellow Food Coloring
Purple = 5 drops of Wilton Color Right Pink Food Coloring and 2 drops of Wilton Color Right Blue Food Coloring
Blue = 2 drops of Wilton Color Right Blue Food Coloring
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