Colourful Cupcakes

Total Time: 27 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 17 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup flour
• 1 -2 tablespoon baking powder
• red food coloring
• blue food coloring
• yellow food coloring
• icing (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350 degrees and place liners in muffin pans.
• 2 beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
• 3 beat in eggs.
• 4 stir in flour and baking powder.
• 5 separate the batter into four bowls. tint each one a different colour, (i use red/pink, blue, yellow and then mix blue and yellow to make green).
• 6 put a bit from each bowl into the paper liners, being careful not to mix them and make muddy colours. use a different spoon for each colour. fill the liners about 3/4 full. after, use a toothpick to stir the batters slightly. you do not want to create swirls; just get the air bubbles out.
• 7 bake for 17 minutes and allow to sit in pan for a minute or two after they come out. transfer to a cooling rack to prevent the bottoms from becoming soggy.
• 8 apply icing if desired. you can use the same technique and have multicoloured icing.