Rainbow Cupcakes

As an extracurricular activity, I model. For Easter, the agency decided to host a bake sale! So I decided to bake up some rainbow cupcakes- as I wanted to try something new!

So I mixed up a batter for a white cake:

White Cake Recipe:

• 2 1/4 all purpose flour
• 1 2/3 cups sugar
• 2/3 cups shortening
• 1 1/4 cups milk
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 5 large egg whites

Instructions:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease 13 x 9 inch rectangular pan or two (2) 8 inch round pans.

• Combine all ingredients except egg whites. Mix on high speed for 2 minutes.
• Mix in egg whites on high speed for another 2 minutes and pour into prepared pan.
• Bake rectangle for about 40-45 minutes and bake rounds for about 25-30 minutes, or until toothpick comes out clean.
• Cool completely before icing, about one (1) hour.

Okay so I copied that recipe but instead of adding the batter to the cake pans, I separated the batter and divided it into four bowls and added some food coloring to each bowl.

After coloring the batter, I first added the blue portion of the batter into each cupcake liners. You are free to add whatever color you feel comfortable with adding at the bottom first.

 Then I decided to add the green and the yellow portions! I didn't have enough time to make colors such as purple and orange...

For easier pouring and less spills, I used a piping bag to get the batter into the cups. Just pour each color onto the previous color, do not stir or mix the batter!

This is the finished product. Sorry, but I lost  a couple of the pictures in the process. These are the cupcakes after their trip to the oven!

 These are the ones left over!
 They were a hit at the bake sale :)