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Cupcakes that look like rainbows and taste like cloud 9
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It has been done before, i must say

but it really is a crowd pleaser!

I couldnt me bothered with icing, but white piped would look really cute as clouds :D

recipe is the BEST ever cupcake recipe, from nigella's domestic goddess :>

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  1. Step 1

    Preheat oven to 200 degrees C

    Round up your ingredients

    Beat the sugar and butter together, until fluffy and light coloured

  2. Step 2

    Beat in the eggs one at a time, adding a little flour each time, until you've added it all.


  3. Step 3

    Ad the vanilla essence, mix

    one tbsp milk, mix

    one tbsp milk, mix

    one tbsp milk, mix

  4. Step 4

    Divide between 6 bowls

    Bowl 1- Add half a cap full of red colouring

    Bowl 2- Add half a cap full of red and half a cap full of yellow

    Bowl 3- Half a cap of yellow

    Bowl 4- Half a cap full of green

    Bowl 5- Half a cap full of Blue

    Bowl 6- Half a cap full of Blue, half a cap full of Red.

    Obviously, mix after youve added the colourings


  5. Step 5

    Divide the purple bowl between the 12 cases. smooth to form bottom layer.

    Repeat with the other bowls in this order:
    Blue
    Green
    Yellow
    Orange
    Red

    Put in the oven for 15-20 mins

    skewer to find out if it's ready, if it come out gunky, put it back in the oven! if clean, then pop on a cooling rack

  6. Step 6

    Decorate!!!

    go crazy!

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Skacore_Princess

Skacore_Princess

02 May 17:43

i AM making them.

queenfairypants

queenfairypants

02 May 17:54

wow wow wow!

so AM i!

ʎǝɔɐɹƃ

ʎǝɔɐɹƃ

02 May 18:00

OH MY DAYS
THIS IS SOO COOL
*RUNS TO THE KITCHEN TO GET FOOD COLOURING*

Knittin' Kitten

Knittin' Kitten

02 May 18:52

I'm gonna make these for my boyfriend for his birthday =)

Erika A.

Erika A.

02 May 19:58

This is the coolest thing I've seen in a long time. Kudos!

Loco- Lita

Loco- Lita

02 May 20:06

wow!!!
i gotta make this soon =)

Alexis W.

Alexis W.

02 May 20:58

I'm so making these this week-end!!
anyone who knows me knows I go for colourful things!!! :D

Dolly

Dolly

02 May 22:54

LOVE THEM!
& the pictures. haha

Nanzaa LOW

Nanzaa LOW

03 May 03:32

can i have one ???

astral_sakurachan23

astral_sakurachan23

03 May 05:14

OMG!!!! *_________* I'm sooooooo making these!!!! **runs to the kitchen**

Crafty Minou

Crafty Minou

03 May 19:18

I make some like these too, mine are swirlies though. I usually put chocolate icing on top and use dark papers so no one knows these are all colourful. I love seeing peoples faces the first time the bite into one of these!

Mutantcarrot

Mutantcarrot

03 May 21:36

those look really good...

Courtney.

Courtney.

04 May 09:34

Holy macoroni! Im Gonna Make this for bank holiday!!

JuliaFuentes

JuliaFuentes

04 May 21:27

woww
im so going ot do thiss:]

Maraluce M.

Maraluce M.

05 May 14:36

*drools*
I'll have to try this sometime :P

dany d.

dany d.

05 May 17:36

wow that is one pimped out cup cake i love......and so does my friend. i hope it tastes good when i make one!!!!:) it looks YUMMY!!!

dany d.

dany d.

05 May 17:36

wow that is one pimped out cup cake i love......and so does my friend. i hope it tastes good when i make one!!!!:) it looks YUMMY!!!

Cat Morley

Cat Morley

05 May 23:29

Wowie, these are incredible!

gtrdreems

gtrdreems

07 May 06:42

Going to try to add a different flavor to each color.
Red: Strawberry (Probably like a dab of jam or strawberry sauce)
Orange: Orange (Orange Juice)
Yellow: Lemon (Juice from a lemon + lemon zest)
Green: Lime (Juice from a lime)
Blue: Blueberry (Blueberry Juice, or possibly Blueberry pomagranite juice)
Purple: Grape (Grape Juice)

And I'll use frosting.

I love this, can't wait to make it!

gtrdreems

gtrdreems

07 May 06:42

Going to try to add a different flavor to each color.
Red: Strawberry (Probably like a dab of jam or strawberry sauce)
Orange: Orange (Orange Juice)
Yellow: Lemon (Juice from a lemon + lemon zest)
Green: Lime (Juice from a lime)
Blue: Blueberry (Blueberry Juice, or possibly Blueberry pomagranite juice)
Purple: Grape (Grape Juice)

And I'll use frosting.

I love this, can't wait to make it!

gtrdreems

gtrdreems

07 May 06:43

Oh frosting w/rainbow sprinkles.

80sobsesser

80sobsesser

18 May 06:15

my friend made these the other day
They looked really good!!

k.e.l.l.y.

k.e.l.l.y.

18 May 14:01

I finally got around to making these and they taste DELICIOUS! All my friends think so too and my mom said we are definitely saving this recipe!!! Thank you so much!

Marbear

Marbear

18 May 22:06

I can't wait to make these,
I have a slight obsession with rainbows, and the picture is making me drool already ;)

Marbear

Marbear

18 May 22:06

I can't wait to make these,
I have a slight obsession with rainbows, and the picture is making me drool already ;)

queenfairypants

queenfairypants

20 May 15:05

You can save a little bit of money on this if you just buy the food colouring in the primary colours (yellow, blue, red) and mix the colours together.

Kim

Kim

28 May 17:49

I am defiantly making these!!

louishin.

louishin.

30 May 18:14

oooh! YUMMY!
and v pretty
I'm deffo making these ASAP!

Taz

Taz

16 Jun 10:37

This is AWESOME!!! I can't wait to make them!!!! xx

Alexandria Sherbert

Alexandria Sherbert

19 Jun 13:37

I HAVE to try this!! They're gorgeous!

KattyRa

KattyRa

23 Jun 15:25

OMG!!Soo much people like them!!I like them too!

Cuervito

Cuervito

21 Jul 01:59

WOOW! *_* Amazingg!!

Pirate Moose

Pirate Moose

22 Jul 15:19

These look great!!! Hope to make some soon!
Thanks for sharing :-)

astral_sakurachan23

astral_sakurachan23

23 Jul 04:49

Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!! please!!! I need help with these!!! can somebody tell me the trick to avoid the "infected-mushroom" effect?? T_T I always end up with green and yellow spots on the top of my cupcakes T_T heeeeeeeeeeelp!!!!!

Jenny Bones

Jenny Bones

03 Aug 01:54

Bah, following the directions turned out to be a little challenging with the portions/ingredient amounts that you provided. I did figure it out eventually though, despite some oven malfunctions that were totally unexplainable. :)

But these turned out adorable and my boyfriend thought it was the greatest birthday cupcake ever. :)

Kae Lani

Kae Lani

21 Aug 23:16

It's so kyoot!

CeeyraCatastrophe

CeeyraCatastrophe

24 Aug 14:20

I jusst made these they taste awsome :D

rsky

rsky

24 Aug 20:32

do you think this would work for a cake?
I hpe it does, cause I want this for my birthdayyy

Jasmin N.

Jasmin N.

26 Aug 17:45

this has to be the most poplaur thing on CO&K, im making them tonight, to help with making a person feel better (she got cancer, and im hoping to cheer her up)

ʎǝuʇɹnoɔ

ʎǝuʇɹnoɔ

05 Oct 06:05

my friends and i are gonna make these this week. here's hoping i don't totally screw them up!

Pjs

Pjs

12 Oct 10:20

I am going to make these, ice them and cover them in edible glitter

PB

PB

18 Oct 05:07

Ooh yum I did the same thing with finger jell-o, it's all the colors of the rainbow with white in between each stripe.

Gelidpetals

Gelidpetals

26 Dec 05:05

Too incredable !!!!
I'm defanitly doing this with some friends =D

sophiebeth2006

sophiebeth2006

29 Dec 10:10

Me and my nephew have just made them e was so excited when they came out the oven! I had to rip one in half straight away so he could see the mix inside!

RockChalk11

RockChalk11

03 Jan 17:23

I made these with the two little girls I nannyed for and they LOVED them... such a great idea!!!

Sophia R.

Sophia  R.

03 Jan 19:55

Hey this looks really cool and before I make them I have one small qeustion..
Can i use regular sugar? like the stuff in my pantry? I'm too lazy to go shopping right now..

charbie

charbie

08 Jan 13:29

utterly superb! i think i'll make them for my birthday :)

emily r.

emily r.

03 Feb 20:49

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Check it out! Share your recipes and get some new ones to try!

♥SHAR♥

♥SHAR♥

07 Feb 02:49

These are AMAZING!!! Mine turned out very vibrant, but I think I got the measurements wrong... trial and error :) They are still very tasty!

accident.

accident.

03 Apr 01:45

These are so awsome >.< i really want to make them but i ca't find out how to convert grams to cups!!

Marlene G.

Marlene G.

26 Apr 02:46

i love them !!!
i love rainbows
i cant wait to make them!!!!!!!

Hannah B.

Hannah B.

29 Apr 04:44

I LOVE these! I made them, and while it took me FOREVER to do the different layers of colors (I wanted to make sure they didn't swirl together), it was so worth it. They looked amazing and tasted great!
I put icing on them and surprised my friends with them. :) They were so shocked when they saw the inside and thought I had bought the cupcakes somewhere.

Denim Venture

Denim Venture

01 May 13:54

These are amazing! Im going to make them tonight! I will be posting my version later :D

Mooky

Mooky

26 May 19:11

*gasps* pretty colors!! must make!

Arundhati N.

Arundhati  N.

01 Jun 16:56

i baked them!
its nice!
(:

duckyness

duckyness

05 Jun 10:34

omg i love rainbow things! psychedelic XDD

Haylee S.

Haylee S.

05 Jun 22:49

mine are in the oven right nau <3

The conversions were horrible though ><

Natalie L.

Natalie L.

14 Jun 10:35

i'm so happy that you took AND uploaded 14 pictures of the cupcakes. shows your true spirit as a crafter if i do say so myself :P (EXACTLY what i would have done ...)

Roxanna

Roxanna

18 Jun 06:14

xD those are awesome! I have to do this with my bff!

♫ BecSTAR ♫

♫ BecSTAR ♫

30 Jun 17:59

These look amazing, I'd love to make them, but I'd like to know how many calories they are, does anyone know? Much appreciated... they are veeeeeeeeeery pretty though!!

soon

soon

08 Jul 14:14

what kind of food color did you use ? When I tried this the color faded when it baked and became grey ugh

Stephanie M.

Stephanie M.

28 Jul 05:23

*starts to drool* man, they look so yummy

polkadot

polkadot

01 Aug 11:44

It doesn't look edible, don't you think?

Navika

Navika

22 Aug 13:13

soo cute! I'm so making them! :)

Manda F.

Manda F.

26 Aug 00:26

Wow. People really like these cupcakes.

And now I want to make some too.

Manda F.

Manda F.

26 Aug 00:26

Wow. People really like these cupcakes.

And now I want to make some too.

Alias Dani

Alias Dani

27 Aug 22:39

oh my gosh! those are gorgeous!

Alias Dani

Alias Dani

27 Aug 22:40

oh my gosh! those are gorgeous!

Stormy

Stormy

11 Sep 00:35

I am so sad. ive tried these twice, and they both came out terribly. i followed the directions exactly... Can someone help me figure out what im doing wrong?

Xu Z

Xu Z

29 Sep 17:19

Made 2 batches this afternoon and my 2 childrend loved them.

Rachel

Rachel

19 Oct 21:37

I am so making these for my friend's birthday.

BunnieRox

BunnieRox

25 Oct 16:10

These cupcakes are wickedly AWESOME!!! xx i love em!!! xx

BunnieRox

BunnieRox

25 Oct 16:10

These cupcakes are wickedly AWESOME!!! xx i love em!!! xx

Charming.Junkie

Charming.Junkie

09 Nov 17:30

I just made these! But i didn't have food colouring :( and so they;re just plain, i'm going to buy some more ingredients tomorrow to do it again with the coloufulness :L Oh yeah and by the way you didn't put how much sugar was needed :D :T

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